Pupil Malika Sawyer found hanged at Eltham's Harris Academy Greenwich

Malika Sawyer

4:47pm Wednesday 19th June 2013

AN ELTHAM school is in shock after a talented pupil was found hanged in one of the toilets yesterday afternoon.

Sun map: Top warm weather spots in SE London and north Kent

Dawn, taken from Clifton Marine parade, Gravesend, looking towards Tilbury power station and the Thames estuary. Photo by Ian Winter

3:40pm Wednesday 19th June 2013

MAKE the most of the warm weather with our map showing some of the best sun spots in south-east London and north Kent.

Blackheath Eliot Pits playground plan could damage heath, says council survey

Blackheath's Eliot Pits

3:47pm Wednesday 19th June 2013

PLANS to build a playground on Blackheath’s Eliot Pits are likely to be shelved after it was found the scheme could damage the heath.

Tributes paid to mother and daughter killed in Plumstead fire

The house in Purrett Road where flames destroyed half the roof

2:45pm Wednesday 19th June 2013

TRIBUTES have been paid to a mother and daughter who died in a horrific house fire in Plumstead yesterday.

Trial date set for 12 men accused of Woolwich Marcus Innocent murder

Marcus Innocent was fatally shot in the stomach in Lord Warwick Street, Woolwich

10:18am Wednesday 19th June 2013

A TRIAL date has been set for 12 men accused of murdering Marcus Innocent who was gunned down in Woolwich last year.

Thamesmead murder: Man appears in court after disabled man found with throat slit

Police guarding the murder scene in Abbotts Close

9:48am Wednesday 19th June 2013

A MAN has appeared in court charged with the murder of a disabled man who was found with his throat slit in his Thamesmead home.

Jessie J, Tinie Tempah and Ed Sheeran to perform at Stephen Lawrence concert

Stephen Lawrence was murdered while waiting for a bus in Eltham, south-east London, in 1993

9:19am Wednesday 19th June 2013

A LINE-UP of stars will perform at a concert for Stephen Lawrence in Greenwich.

New food labels to help fight obesity

8:25am Wednesday 19th June 2013

A FRONT-OF-PACK label which is supported by health groups and all the major supermarkets has been launched to help tackle the obesity crisis.

Sunbathing weather on hottest day of year so far

Sunbathing weather on hottest day of year so far

8:15am Wednesday 19th June 2013

VAST parts of the UK are expected to bask in the hottest day of the year so far.

Plumstead fatal fire: Neighbours distraught after blaze which killed two women

The house in Purrett Road where flames destroyed half the roof

3:02pm Tuesday 18th June 2013

A CLOSE-KNIT Plumstead community says it is distraught after two women died in a fierce fire which tore through a family home.

The Script film latest video in Thamesmead and Abbey Wood

The Script.

3:05pm Tuesday 18th June 2013

Chart-toppers The Script dropped into Abbey Wood and Thamesmead to shoot their latest music video. Reporter ALAN WOODS finds out why they chose this area.

Sidcup man jailed for causing £250,000 of damage in seven-year graffiti spree, Chislehurst man also sentenced

Kristian Holmes caused £250,000 worth of graffiti damage over seven years.

12:09pm Tuesday 18th June 2013

A SIDCUP man who caused £250,000 worth of graffiti damage to trains across London and the South East has been jailed for three-and-a-half years.

Missing Blackheath woman found in Woolwich

11:13am Tuesday 18th June 2013

A BLACKHEATH woman who went missing in Charlton has been found in Woolwich, safe and well.

Two women die in Plumstead house fire

The scene of the fatal house fire in Purrett Road, Plumstead

10:12am Tuesday 18th June 2013

TWO women have died following a fire at a house in Plumstead in the early hours of this morning.

Woolwich Angels petition to be presented at 10 Downing Street

Drummer Lee Rigby was murdered near Woolwich barracks in south east London on May 22

7:54am Tuesday 18th June 2013

A PETITION calling for bravery medals to be given to three women who intervened in the aftermath of the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby is to be presented to Downing Street.

Thamesmead murder: Sister's tribute to 'Christ-like' disabled victim Colin Greenway

Police guarding the murder scene in Abbotts Close

3:47pm Monday 17th June 2013

THE sister of a disabled man whose throat was slit in his Thamesmead home has paid tribute to the “lovely” 56-year-old who reminded family members of Jesus.

Greenwich model graces the red carpet at World War Z to promote blood donors

Greenwich model graces the red carpet at World War Z to promote blood donors

5:04pm Monday 17th June 2013

A MODEL from Greenwich mingled with the stars at the World Premiere of Brad Pitt’s new film World War Z.

Greenwich Council-owned company GS Plus under fire for low wages

Director of GS Plus Councillor Peter Brooks

2:57pm Monday 17th June 2013

A COUNCIL-OWNED company which hands the deputy leader thousands of pounds as a director is not paying some of the borough's poorest workers enough to cover living costs, a union says.

Police appeal for missing Blackheath 35-year-old woman

Kerry Anne Hawe

1:48pm Monday 17th June 2013

POLICE are appealing for information after a 35-year-old woman has been reported missing from Blackheath.

Ofcom probes Woolwich Lee Rigby footage

Drummer Lee Rigby

1:24pm Monday 17th June 2013

TV WATCHDOG Ofcom has launched an investigation over the decision by broadcasters to air footage before the watershed from the scene of the murder of soldier Lee Rigby.

Eltham Dutch House pub saved from becoming McDonald's drive-through

Community outrage over plans to turn Dutch House pub into a McDonalds

12:03pm Monday 17th June 2013

ELTHAM punters are celebrating after their campaign to save a "much-loved" pub from being turned into a McDonald’s drive-through was successful.

Blackwall Tunnel queues after lorry driver suspects stowaways on board

The traffic to get to Whiteley Shopping Centre

9:50am Monday 17th June 2013

POLICE were called to the Blackwall Tunnel this morning after a lorry driver suspected stowaways were hiding in the back of his vehicle.

NHS 'needs new urgent care system'

8:27am Monday 17th June 2013

THE NHS in England must design a simpler system if it is to relieve pressure on emergency care, it has been reported.

Thamesmead murder: Man charged with killing Colin Greenway

7:29am Monday 17th June 2013

A 51-YEAR-OLD man is due in court today accused of the murder of Colin Greenway in Thamesmead.

Disabled man had throat slit in 'brutal attack' in Thamesmead: Murder probe underway

Police guarding the murder scene in Abbotts Close

6:20pm Sunday 16th June 2013

A MURDER investigation has been launched after a disabled man had his throat slit in a ‘brutal attack’ in his Thamesmead home.

Engineering works affecting Southeastern trains across News Shopper region

10:35am Sunday 16th June 2013

SOUTHEASTERN trains are affected by engineering work which is taking place on the Bromley South line, the Hayes line, the Sidcup line and the Sevenoaks line today (June 16).

Woman who wrote of 'burning mosques' after Woolwich Lee Rigby attack spared jail

Drummer Lee Rigby

12:02pm Friday 14th June 2013

A 24-YEAR-OLD woman who posted racist comments on Facebook following the death of Drummer Lee Rigby in Woolwich has avoided a jail sentence.

Goldsmiths University to help Greenwich schools

Take the stress out of exams

9:55am Friday 14th June 2013

GREENWICH schools will be given an educational boost thanks to teaching specialists from Goldsmiths in New Cross.

Thamesmead Isis prison chef gets taste of justice after cannabis conviction

In hot water - Fray

5:17pm Thursday 13th June 2013

A CHEF who smuggled mobile phones and cannabis into HMP Isis in Thamesmead will get his own taste of life behind bars.

Eltham Demelza youngsters in Coronation party

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4:34pm Thursday 13th June 2013

RED, white and blue were the colours of the day at an Eltham party to mark the coronation at Demelza children’s hospice.

Lee Rigby Woolwich memorial flowers being moved

RELIGIOUS leaders united to condemn the killing of soldier Lee Rigby and lay a peace wreath in his memory outside the Royal Artillery Barracks

3:35pm Thursday 13th June 2013

OFFICIALS are now removing some of the flowers from the site of Lee Rigby's murder in Woolwich, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has confirmed.

Eltham boy roller skates in parents' footsteps

Wheely good - Zachary Wootten in action

11:27am Thursday 13th June 2013

HE had pretty big roller skates to fill, but one Eltham youngster has proved talent runs in the family after taking part in a top competition.

Woolwich attack march 'shows BNP are finished'

Matthew Collins (copyright Peter Dunwell)

4:30pm Wednesday 12th June 2013

A FORMER far-right organiser claims the BNP are finished and, despite events following Lee Rigby's death in Woolwich, the EDL won't last.

Greenwich 'speed-dating' style event helps volunteers make perfect match

Mayor of Greenwich Cllr Angela Cornforth and Cllr Brian O’Sullivan opened the 'speed volunteering' event

4:46pm Tuesday 11th June 2013

A “SPEED-dating” style event took place in Woolwich for caring people to find their perfect volunteering match.

Update: Blackwall Tunnel reopens after accident between car and lorry

3:06pm Tuesday 11th June 2013

THE Blackwall Tunnel has reopened after an accident involving a car and a lorry around 2.30pm.

Bexleyheath woman whose husband and son were murdered revealed as Plumstead gangmaster

Conditions at the Croxwell Road flat

2:06pm Tuesday 11th June 2013

A BEXLEYHEATH widow whose husband was shot dead in India and whose son's body was found in the burning boot of a Blackheath car has been revealed as a gangmaster who kept workers in poor, overcrowded conditions.

Greenwich Peninsula councillor Mary Mills is latest Greenwich deselection victim

Councillor Mary Mills

1:08pm Tuesday 11th June 2013

A POPULAR Greenwich councillor is the latest victim of a series of surprising deselections in the borough.

EDL tactics questionable, says leader after Woolwich attack

English Defence League leader Tommy Robinson denied his group was behind a blaze at an Islamic centre in London

9:44am Tuesday 11th June 2013

FAR-RIGHT group the English Defence League has "completely questionable" tactics, its leader has admitted.

Greenwich Pelton Arms hosts BBC 6 Music and Fun Lovin' Criminals star Huey Morgan for Help for Heroes

Huey Morgan at the Pelton Arms

1:35pm Monday 10th June 2013

A TWEET by the owners of a Greenwich boozer led to Fun Lovin' Criminals and BBC radio star Huey Morgan performing a surprise gig.

One block left in Kidbrooke Ferrier Estate demolition

One block left in Kidbrooke Ferrier Estate demolition

12:34pm Monday 10th June 2013

THERE is just one housing block left of Kidbrooke's Ferrier Estate, as demolition work reaches its conclusion.

Family breakdown and children growing up without fathers: Your views

The CSJ warned of a 'tsunami' of family breakdown and accused the Government of a 'feeble' response to the problem

10:01am Monday 10th June 2013

WITH more than a million children in the UK growing up without a father, we ask how important are male role models in kids’ lives?

Video: Paedophile Greenwich student jailed for raping 11-year-old girl in Enfield park

Opemipo Jaji

3:14pm Friday 7th June 2013

A GREENWICH student who raped an 11-year-old girl has been jailed for a minimum of eight years.

Friend's tribute to Woolwich soldier Lee Rigby

Tom and Lee with a friend on New Year's Eve 2008

12:23pm Friday 7th June 2013

AN INJURED soldier who taught music to drummer Lee Rigby - killed in Woolwich - has spoken of his heartbreak.

Your sun pictures: Gallery of warm weather photos

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11:38am Friday 7th June 2013

VIEW a gallery of pictures we’ve been sent this week during the sunny and warm weather.

Shrewsbury Park in Plumstead hosts dog show and summer fete

Dog owners invited to enter pooches in fundraising show

1:49pm Thursday 6th June 2013

SHREWSBURY Park in Plumstead will host its annual summer fete and dog show on Saturday (June 8).

Bannockburn Primary School opens Abbey Wood site

Bannockburn Primary School opens Abbey Wood site

12:43pm Thursday 6th June 2013

A PRIMARY school has officially unveiled its new site in Abbey Wood.

Greenwich Communication Centre up for London Business Award

11:59am Thursday 6th June 2013

A GREENWICH company has been nominated for a top business award.

Video: Woolwich attack witness Boya Dee takes Channel 4 News around his town

Boya Dee on Channel 4 News

10:56am Thursday 6th June 2013

A WOOLWICH musician who witnessed the Lee Rigby attack and turned down huge offers from national newspapers for his story has made a film about the area for Channel 4 News.

Why can't council or housing association tenants deal with own damp or mice problems? Editor's Eye comment

Separate stories involving cheese and mice caught our  editor’s eye this week

10:09am Thursday 6th June 2013

THIS week the madness began with a lump of cheese and ended up with an infestation of mice.

Muslims fear 'wave of attacks' following Lee Rigby murder

The Bravanese Centre near Muswell Hill in north London was damaged by fire

8:31am Thursday 6th June 2013

MUSLIM groups have called on authorities to take serious action against anti-Islamic attacks and say they fear a wave of reprisals in the wake of the Woolwich murder of Drummer Lee Rigby.






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