THE glitz and glamour of Premiership football could be on its way to Bexley, with the news that a player from one of the world’s most sought-after football leagues has bought a pub in the borough. Jimmy Bullard, a former Erith School pupil, who plays
If the luxurious and glamorous Ferraris and Lamborghinis in Gran Turismo are a little showy for your tastes then you need to get off-road. Try getting down and dirty instead by revving up for some full-throttle racing action in the PSP debut of MotorStorm
GREENWICH theatre's production of Dr Faustus is a cocktail of horror, violence, lust, greed and dark humour. Performed in front of a library backdrop, the play itself is a horror show of blood, ghosts, good, evil and even a cameo from the Seven
A BOROUGH began a month of events celebrating black history with a book launch. The event at Catford Town Hall in Catford Road featured a launch of the reprinted version of W. George Brown’s autobiography Windrush to Lewisham, The Memoirs of Uncle
As my parents continued to moan about the amount of clothes that my wardrobe is bursting with, I was delighted to read of my hours of shopping adding to a good cause, resulting in an improved economy, learning that London Fashion week rakes in an
AMY WINEHOUSE’S goddaughter is to perform on BBC One’s Strictly Come Dancing tomorrow night (October 10). Dionne Bromfield who previously attended Beaverwood School for Girls, in Beaverwood Road, Chislehurst, is to sing on the show with the Back to
ARMED police arrested two men in Downham this morning, during what witnesses describe as an attempted robbery. Moorside Road was closed in both directions while plain clothes officers apprehended two men, one armed with a loaded gun.
A NURSERY has celebrated Black History Month with help from a theatre company. Fifty children aged four months to four-years-old joined in with a play which included singing, dancing and puppetry. Early Years Childcare, Antelope Road, Woolwich hosted
Hello all, Last night I spent a very enjoyable evening with the Current Mr Bell and Mother Bell at the Orchard Theatre watching “That’s Amore” - with the guy from the Rat Pack in Vegas playing Dean Martin, very enjoyable and very entertaining
THIS year’s winners of News Shopper’s Wow Factor modelling contest were decided last night. The competition came to a fantastic climax with a fashion show at The Glades shopping centre in Bromley. Ten gorgeous finalists looked stunning
HEALTH conscious residents can take part in an autumn walk. The Penge Parks Autumn Tree Walk is being held on October 17 and has been organised by community groups, Penge Partners and the Friends of Cator Park and Alexandra Recreation Ground
A BOROUGH’S deputy mayor is to run for Parliament at the next election. Lewisham Councillor Cllr Heidi Alexander was selected as Labour’s candidate for Lewisham East at a party meeting. The 34-year-old, also cabinet member for regeneration
A NEW martial arts school has opened, teaching the Chinese version of Wing Tsun. Intructors at the Martial Arts School of Excellence claim the school is the only one of its kind in western Europe to teach Wing Tsun’s philosophy and principles
A HAIRDRESSER has dived into the record books after proving a cut above the rest snipping hair underwater. David Rae has just found out he features on page 87 of the new Guinness Book of World Records 2010 after trimming the hair of 33 women
A WAREHOUSE in Dartford being used to store undelivered mail now contains an estimated 15 million items, according to the Communication Workers’ Union. The union says the Royal Mail outhouse in Sandpit Road is continuing to fill up with a backlog
A recently released film about Charles Darwin has put Downe firmly on the map. THIS year has been a Charles Darwin fest for visitors to the village of Downe. His bicentenary in February led to an exhibition Uncovering Origins being opened
YOUNGSTERS learnt how to take care of their animals during a visit from a leading veterinary charity. Volunteers from the People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA) visited Ashgrove School in Widmore Road, Bromley, to teach pupils what to feed their
A GOLF club has raised £2,690 for charity after it held a fun day. The fun day was held at Ruxley Park Golf Club in Sandy Lane, St Paul’s Cray. As well as an 18-hole golf tournament there was a charity auction and a crazy putting contest
HUNDREDS of primary school pupils have celebrated completing a whole school year without missing a single day in the classroom. Bromley Council’s Spike project recognised the fact that more than 800 youngsters, aged four to 11, managed to attend
A HAIRDRESSER has taken part in the final of a national hair colour challenge competition. Natalie Turner, of Temple Hill, Dartford, took part in the Paul Mitchell Colour Challenge, where she had to perform a hair cut and colour on a mannequin’s head
