Local Charity, Focus on the Arts, held a Youth Arts Workshop during the Easter Holiday. The course ran from Tuesday 10th to Friday 13th of April, and allowed children between the ages of 8 and 18 to take part in a series of session, including Dance, Drama
On the 21st of March, George Osborne (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) announced the budget for 2012 and what it entails. Some changes announced brought up controversy like the ‘Pasty TAX’. In the budget it was announced that 20% VAT would be added to
Every year 15,000 tonnes of scrap metal is taken from people’s front gardens, streets and local buildings. 2627 incidents involving theft of metal from railway lines happened in London last year. The problem has increased dramatically over the past few
At this time of the year, the stress of exams is present for young people everywhere, whether it is GCSES or A Levels. Along with the diabolic weather that is being experienced all throughout Britain, it is difficult to imagine what is happening in a
I am a part of the television generation. What is the television generation? Well, it’s hard to define – I’m not going to say that it’s everybody who watches television because then it becomes less of a ‘generation’ and more like a population. To narrow
Breaking out into spontaneous dance is usually something people only do in the movies. But forget Glee and Mary Poppins – life itself is about to become very much like a West End musical in south east London. More than 30 venues, some rather unlikely
On the 14th April 2012, hundreds of people joined the colourful celebrations for Cambodian New Year in Haggerston. To say it in Cambodian, you say ‘Chaul Chnam Thmey!’ The festival included traditional performances in costume by members of the community
A BLIND puppy has been found tied-up in a bag and dumped inside a Bexleyheath telephone box. Dog-walker Sharon Byrne found the abandoned dark brown Staffordshire bull terrier in a phone box at the end of Cumberland Drive on the morning of April
EAGLES columnist SAM ROSS has a look back at a season which promised so much for Crystal Palace at one stage but ultimately ended up finishing a bit flat. SATURDAY’S 2-1 defeat to Cardiff City saw the Eagles end the season in disappointing
A 50-YEAR-OLD woman has been found guilty of manslaughter after starting a tower block fire which killed two women. Sandra Clarke, of Marine Tower, Deptford, started the blaze in her flat on February 4 last year. The flames spread through
Bexley Council’s chief executive was one of the highest paid people in local government last year. Will Tuckley was paid £258,782 in the financial year 2010 to 2011, making him the sixth highest earner across the country’s 426 local authorities
LIONS columnist MATT LITTLE is signing off for a well earned summer break but takes a look back at Millwall’s 2011-12 highs and lows before he hits the beach. Don’t despair, though, he will be back in August to do it all again next season
CHILDREN at an infant school have been jumping for joy after having a brand new playground installed. The Parent and Friends Association at Barnehurst Infant School, in Barnehurst Close, raised £10,000 for the equipment. School councillor
AN UNLICENSED and uninsured driver from Mottingham has been jailed for six and a half years after mowing down a teenage girl in a hit and run. Stephen Saunders, 22, of Gardeners Close, Mottingham, killed popular teenager Alessia Boschiazzo
BROMLEY Police are searching for a 13-year-old girl who has gone missing. Taylor Archibald from Bromley was last seen in Burger King in Waterloo at about 7pm on Sunday (April 29). She is about 5' 8" tall and knows people in Lewisham
THE RE-launch of Gravesend’s Woodville Halls theatre continues this week with the opening of its new website. As part of the theatre’s re-branding as The Woodville, the website makes online bookings easier and offers greater detail about upcoming shows
A YOUTH club which was on the brink of closure following budget cuts has received two new funding boosts. JusB, which helps troubled young people between 11 and 23 in Bromley get into education and work, has just benefited from a £10,000 grant
A MISSING 14-year-old girl from Erith has been found safe and well. Chantelle Cudlip was last seen at her home in Frobisher Road last night (April 30) at 8.30pm. She was found today (May 1).
A YOUNG Charlton supporter who died is being remembered with a charity walk at The Valley. The annual event is held in memory of Tom Warren, a cerebal palsy sufferer, who passed away in 2008, aged 10. The walk raises money for the Charlton
YOUNGSTERS had a hands on experience when a farm came to visit for the day. Children at Tubbenden Nursery in Sandy Bury, Orpington, enjoyed a visit from Nepicar Farm, which is based in Wrotham, Kent. The farm brought a variety of animals
DARTFORD assistant boss Paul Sawyer is refusing to attach any significance to his side having home advantage in the second leg of their play-off double header with Basingstoke on Sunday. The Darts travel to Hampshire for the first game tomorrow evening
LOWER than expected rainfall overnight has led to a fall in river levels, the Environment Agency said. Although 44 flood alerts remain active in the south east, there are no higher-rated flood warnings and significant levels or rainfall are
POLICE are appealing for help in tracing a missing 14-year-old girl from Erith. Chantelle Cudlip was last seen at her home in Frobisher Road last night (April 30) at 8.30pm. She was wearing distinctive clothing - a short dress with blue
For both musical lovers and fans of Monty Python, Spamalot at The Churchill Theatre, Bromley has it all. Big musical numbers with dancing girls and men in tights, coupled with some of the funniest Python sketches all come together to form one
A six-year-old girl from Dartford has to live neck-to-toe in bandages due to a rare disorder that causes her skin to fall off. Reporter ABIGAIL WOODCOCK finds out more. CIARA Paczensky was born with Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB), a condition that
POLICE powers to disperse troublemakers in Eltham are being extended after being used against 98 people since their introduction last year. Greenwich police will be able to use dispersal orders for another six months, meaning they can quickly
A PAIR of school children taking on a charity swimming challenge had support from more than 4,500 miles away as a dad cheered on his daughter from Afghanistan. Nine-year-old Lucy Glossop and her best friend Sam Angiolini, 10, took part in the
A CARDIAC support group is inviting sufferers and their families to their next meeting. Ace of Hearts will be meeting on May 9 at Frognal House in Frognal Avenue, Sidcup from 1pm until 3pm. Master practitioner of neuro linguistic programming
WELLING United held their annual player of the year awards night after Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Basingstoke. The Wings, who are set to face Sutton United in a play-off double header this week, hosted the awards ceremony in the club bar, where Loui
A PAIR have appeared in court accused of defrauding top TV illusionist Derren Brown. The star's cleaner Rocio Pavon-Navarrete, aged 46, of Bardsley Lane, Greenwich, appeared at Southwark Crown Court on April 27. Alongside her was Bernard
A COMPANY which runs New Cross's incinerator has been criticised for failing to protect a vulnerable worker who was severely burned with hot ash. City of London Magistrates' Court heard how the employee sustained 17 per cent burns whilst cleaning
KENT Police has released CCTV images of a man they would like to speak to following a Gravesend break-in. The alleged break-in took place at a hair salon, in New Road, some time between 3pm on April 6 and 8.15am on April 7. Nothing was
A SCOUT from Welling has been congratulated by the Queen for his scouting achievements. Luke Robertson, aged 18, of Ashmore Grove, has been awarded the Queen’s Scout Award, the highest honour in scouting. His award was presented in a
THE rain may have poured but spirits were high as girl guides from Bexleyheath celebrated their anniversary on Saturday (April 28). Girls from the Hurst Rainbow Guides, based in St James the Great Church in Bladindon Drive, travelled to Sevenoaks
A WOMAN who was left traumatised after being sexually assaulted abroad has started fundraising for the charity which helped her recover. Brigitte Board, 24, wants to raise awareness about the risk of sexual assault while travelling and hopes
DANSON Park will be hosting a packed evening of celebrations on the day of the Olympic Torch Relay in Bexley. The relay comes to Bexley on the afternoon of July 22, travelling from Erith Yacht Club through the borough to Danson Park.
BECKENHAM Town’s season finished with a 1-1 draw at champions Herne Bay on Saturday. When the two sides who have lost the least amount of league games came head-to-head in the final fixture at Winch's Field, then perhaps it was not too surprising that
A 40-YEAR-OLD man has been jailed for eight years after robbing bookmakers in Bexley and Gravesend. Brett Scott Mullan, of Christianfields, Gravesend, was jailed on Friday (April 27) at Maidstone Crown Court after pleading guilty to two counts
A DEAL between Gillingham Football Club and North West Kent College means talented young footballers in Dartford and Gravesend will benefit from academic study. The scheme will see 16 to 18-year-olds study sports-related qualifications at the
A SCHEME where school pupils help fellow students with their maths studies has multiplied a school’s GCSE success. Business Academy Bexley pioneered a scheme where 25 A or A* grade Year 11 pupils helped 30 of their colleagues to pass GCSE maths
KENT County Council’s former chief executive was the second-highest paid of all local authority employees in the 2010/11 financial year. The Taxpayers’ Alliance listed Peter Gilroy just off the summit of its Town Hall Rich List, published last
ONLY a Swanley Town Council meeting about a block of toilets could spark rows over racism, double standards and memory loss. Reporter Abigail Woodcock checks out some of the highlights....well...lowlights. TEMPERS flared last week when councillors
YOUNG singers and songwriters competed to win an X Factor-style contest at Dartford Grammar School for Girls. Year 9 pupils composed songs especially for the contest – now in its 12th year. Eleven groups took part and were judged by
Simon Gross reviews Raining Men at the Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon When life’s a drag put on your dancing shoes. The Spice Girls, Shirley Bassey, Liza Minnelli and Judy Garland arrived at Croydon’s Ashcroft Theatre last week for the arrival
ONE of the teenagers who was injured in a stolen motorbike crash has died overnight. The 17-year-old, who has been named locally as Dean Pennial, was critically injured when the bike he was riding crashed into a hedge then a wall in Orpington
OFFICERS are hoping a television appeal tonight (May 1) will help them find the man who raped a girl in Chislehurst. The 15-year-old was walking home along Chislehurst Road between midnight and 1am on 10 July last year when she was approached
