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  • Vickers embark on four consecutive home games

    The Vickers are at home for the next four matches in the Ryman North league, FA Trophy, Kent Senior Cup and league respectively. The Hoops take on table toppers East Thurrock on Tuesday 13th October at Oakwood (KO 7.45pm). They then

  • Vickers rue missed penalty at Concord Rangers

    A missed penalty in the last five minutes denied the Vickers a good point away to high flying Concord Rangers. VCD played the first of their back to back Saturday games against the top of the table Rangers and they will feel disappointed not

  • THAMESMEAD: Gang jailed for Lily Allen friend kidnap

    SIX gang members have been jailed today for a kidnap which saw two men snatched from a sports shop and held hostage for a week. The victims, one a friend of singer Lily Allen, were grabbed from the shop in Ladbroke Grove on August 2 last year. bundled

  • VIDEO - MOTTINGHAM: Life sentence for cafe killer

    A 48-YEAR-OLD trainee driving instructor who shot a man in the head before turning to a witness and saying “call the police – I have killed someone” has been jailed for a minimum of 21 years. Gary Oxley was sentenced at the Old Bailey today

  • Chelmsford end Dartford's Cup dream

    DARTFORD’S FA Cup tie at home to Chelmsford was a pulsating affair with the visitors pocketing the prize money with a scoreline which belied the closeness of the affair. An excellent crowd of 1,830 were vocal throughout, with the Dartford’s

  • BNP threatens to boycott News Shopper's advertisers

    THE BNP is calling on its supporters to threaten to boycott businesses which advertise in News Shopper. Following an article we ran about Paul Golding, a BNP councillor in Swanley St Mary’s, supporters of the party have contacted three of our

  • ORPINGTON: MP John Horam to retire after 18 years

    A LONG-STANDING Tory MP will not contest the next general election after 18 years in the job. John Horam MP has represented the Orpington constituency since 1992, and has successfully contested his parliamentary seat four times. But

  • Beckenham secure long awaited away victory

    Beckenham travelled to Aylesford looking for their first away league win since December last year and headed for home with mission accomplished as they ran out comfortable winners by 13 to 30. The home side were quick of the blocks and dominated

  • NORTHFLEET: Man in hospital after stabbing

    A 37-YEAR-OLD man is in a stable condition in hospital after he was stabbed in Northfleet in the early hours of the morning. Police were called to London Road at 3.20am on Saturday (Oct 10) after reports of a stabbing. The victim, whose

  • McKenzie relieved to make Addicks bow

    CHARLTON new boy Leon McKenzie finally made his debut for the Addicks against Oldham on Saturday – and the veteran striker is eager to build on his lively cameo. The former Coventry and Norwich man ended six weeks of injuries and rust since arriving

  • Parky defends Charlton's tactical approach

    CHARLTON manager Phil Parkinson believes that the team’s tactical formation remains the right choice despite the Addicks making it three league games without a goal against Oldham. The line-up, featuring teenage playmaker Jonjo Shelvey up top alongside

  • Double Bubble for Jen and Alex

    Alex Bruce Littlewood and Jen Hamer both came away from the Blackheath & Bromley Club 5 mile cross country championships with two titles as, not only did they win the Junior races, they won the Senior races as well. Alex, a student at Portsmouth University

  • BROCKLEY: Stolen phone was mother's last link to dead son

    HAVING a mobile phone stolen is frustrating for most people, but for one woman it has meant losing the final link with her dead son. Anne Jones’s son Jim died from cancer last October, aged just 34. For Ms Jones, a children’s counsellor

  • THAMESMEAD: Older people get active for Olympiad

    OLDER people have been showing the youngsters how it’s done at a sports event. The event at Woolwich Polytechnic School, Hutchins Road, Thamesmead, was organised by community group Greenwich Older People’s Olympiad and Voice. Activities

  • NORTH KENT: Cigarette ends are a pain in the butt

    A COMPANY is giving away wall-mounted ash trays to businesses as part of a campaign to keep town centres free of cigarette butts. Pain in the Butt, of Lion Business Park, Dering Way, Gravesend, says it has already fitted almost 700 ash trays