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  • Apologies, Apologies, the Lady is back!

    Hello all, apologies for being away for some time but unfortunately I have been rather ill. I am still suffering but feel well enough to be back writing on here for you all. Well, I spent a lovely evening with my parents tonight just relaxing, watching

  • Apologies, Apologies, the Lady is back!

    Hello all, apologies for being away for some time but unfortunately I have been rather ill. I am still suffering but feel well enough to be back writing on here for you all. Well, I spent a lovely evening with my parents tonight just relaxing, watching

  • UPDATE: 'Lucky' escape for cliff plunge pair

    A CAR was left on its roof at the bottom of a cliff after an accident in the early hours of this morning (June 14). The car was travelling along Craylands Lane in Swanscombe when it left the road near London Road and crashed through a fence. It skidded

  • Birthday honours celebrate community stars

    HARD-WORKING members of the community across the News Shopper area were rewarded with places on the Queen's Birthday Honours list today (June 14). OBEs were handed to two Beckenham residents including Malorie Blackman, the popular children's author.

  • Motorist could hold key to phone snatch

    POLICE are appealing to a car driver who may have evidence key to solving a robbery case. At around 5.30am on May 24 a woman in her mid-20s was walking along Kent Road in Gravesend when a man pulled up in a silver or grey four-door car. He got out of

  • Man in hospital after shooting

    A MAN has been left seriously injured in hospital after being shot yesterday (June 13). Police were called to Chipley Street, New Cross at around 2.20pm after reports of a shooting. A 22-year-old black man was discovered with a single gun shot wound

  • Youngsters get the chance to speak out

    YOUNG people will describe their experiences of growing up to councillors and residents at a meeting on Wednesday (June 18). A number of children will explain what life is like for them in Dartford at a meeting of Kent County Council (KCC) Dartford Local

  • Electrical fault at warehouse blaze

    A BLAZE at a warehouse that had more than 60 firefighters battling flames for nine hours was caused by an electrical fault. Fire investigators had suspected arson as the cause of the blaze at Wavecrest Ltd's warehouse in Denton Wharf, Mark Lane, Gravesend

  • 24-hour cooling operation at substation

    FIRE crews are having to work around the clock to keep a substation from catching fire again. Fire fighters from Forest Hill fire station have had to remain at the EDF Energy substation at the junction of Sydenham Park Road and Sydenham Park for 24-hours

  • CARRY ON PIGGOTT

    Yesterday’s blog about bumping into the rich and famous in unusual places went down very well with the Erastus Followers and new contributors alike. Everyone seemed to swing along very nicely and it was very satisfying to see perfect strangers having

  • CARRY ON PIGGOTT

    Yesterday’s blog about bumping into the rich and famous in unusual places went down very well with the Erastus Followers and new contributors alike. Everyone seemed to swing along very nicely and it was very satisfying to see perfect strangers having