Animal testing was banned from the UK in 1998 followed by The Netherlands and Belgium but sadly this monstrous method of ‘safety checking’ cosmetic products continue in other European countries. The EU agreed to prohibit the sales of cosmetic items that
MORE than 150 competitors took part in Dartford & White Oak Triathlon Club’s ‘Fast and Furious’ duathlon last Sunday. The race, which signals the end of the main competitive races of the club’s season, consists of a 5km run, a 22km bike and then another
In today’s society, men and women are meant to be viewed as equals, with legislation put in place that frowns upon discrimination, for example in the workplace. However, although gender roles in the home and at work have come a long way, the
A VISUALLY impaired gymnast has won an award for the ninth year in a row. Hannah Westerman from Babbacombe Road, Bromley, won the British rhythmic championships for disabled people. The competition took place in Bath and Hannah carried out four
LEWISHAM Thunder’s under-13 team won their first National League basketball game on Saturday at Forest Hill Community Sports Centre. They faced Brentwood Fire in their first outing and won very convincingly 89-39. Lewisham Thunder is
SHORTLANDS Golf Club’s ladies' nine-hole section recently won the Tappen Trophy. This prestigious knockout competition has an entry of 50 clubs from the whole of Kent. Ironically, Shortlands had been left out of the draw and it was only the
A MAN who raped his wife the night before she gave birth has been jailed. The 35-year-old man was sentenced to eight years on September 28. His 37-year-old wife reported the incident to the police in January and an investigation was
BORIS Johnson has dropped his proposal to move the Olympic shooting events away from its planned venue. The Mayor of London had previously called for shooting events to be shifted from from Woolwich Barracks to Barking and claimed it would
Are you a budding Gordon Ramsay? Or a future Alan Sugar? Whatever career path you want to follow, Lewisham College has a course to suit you. Our Lewisham Way campus will be throwing open its doors to Year 11 students and parents/carers from
BECKENHAM Ladies Lacrosse Club opened in determined mood against Premiership opponents Purley. Some of Becks’ play was scintillating, not least from Hollie Harrington whose power was a constant thorn in the Purley side from the start.
EXTENDING Crossrail to Gravesend remains on the cards after the Government said it would protect the route from any future development. Set to open in 2017, Crossrail will run from Maidenhead and Heathrow to Shenfield in Essex and Abbey Wood
BROMLEY Performance Centre, a joint venture between two badminton Orpington Juniors and Park Langley Badminton Clubs, recently hosted a training session led by two current England internationals. The special sessions were arranged as a treat
BICKLEY snooker star Katie Henrick’s bid to regain the women’s East Anglian championship was ended by the formidable Reanne Evans at Cambridge Snooker Centre. Five-time world champion Evans eased to a 3-0 semi-final victory, her 45th straight win on
AN open meeting organised by the Charlton Athletic Supporters Trust will take place this evening. Starting at 7.30pm at the Conservative Club on Charlton Church Lane, the aim of the meeting will be to drive forward the Trust and discuss and
EBBSFLEET United U8s enjoyed a 3-1 success over Docklands thanks to goals from Daniel Chandler, George Martin and Lewis McDonnell. However, the U9 reds crashed to a 5-1 reverse at Orpington Rovers with birthday boy Luke Smoker scoring their consolation
EBBSFLEET Ladies faced a tough Enfield side on Sunday and went down to another defeat. Things looked bright early on when they opened the scoring through Pip Lawrence, who got on the end of Kelly Philpott’s cross. But Enfield quickly drew level with
IN a hard-fought battle typical of a mid-table clash, Brom & Beck shared the spoils with Wapping. Brom & Beck started the game impressively and were by far the stronger side for the opening 15 minutes, winning short corner after short corner, but failing
THERE was change of scenery on Saturday for six Istead & Ifield runners, who were among the 108 finishers of the Quicksand 15. This is a strange 15 mile race along the beach from Margate to the northern most end of Ramsgate and then back to Margate
A 38-YEAR-OLD actress has made the shortlist for the national Burlesque Pin Up competition. Teresa Mahoney from Forest Hill, whose Burlesque name is 'Teaser Mwahoney', works as a walk-on actress in films and on TV shows. But she recently
DARTFORD put the disappointment of last Saturday’s FA Cup exit behind them on Tuesday evening with a league victory over Tonbridge Angels at Princes Park. A slightly modified line-up, which included new signing Danny Harris on the bench, swiftly
Work on the farm for Second World War evacuee Dennis Johnson and his brother was never ending. In part two of his memoirs, DAVID MILLS hears how life for the 10-year-old was set to become even harder. Dorset was supposed to be a safe area
THE British junior golf tour is coming to Royal Blackheath Golf Club on November 15. A national tour for juniors aged six to 17, the competition is in its fifth year. The British junior golf tour is a non-profit organisation, dedicated
RESIDENTS have been working with a council to transfer their homes to a housing association. More than 600 homes in Lee have now been transferred from Lewisham Council to Broomleigh Housing Association. Broomleigh will spend £26m improving the homes
YOU could not stop the beat when a West End star came to Charles Darwin School for a dance workshop. Charlotte Riby, who is one of the actresses who plays Tracy in Hairspray, took children through routines from the musical. She was invited to the
A POLICE officer is being investigated by the Met after allegedly leaving a woman in the clutches of a rapist. The PC faces a disciplinary hearing after a judge singled out his actions following the trial of 54-year old Vitas Jasionis who was
A TRIO of boxers from the Frank Bruno Academy in Orpington were in action at two events last weekend. On Friday evening Jordan Ellis and Ben Webster took to the ring at the Prince Regents Hotel in Chigwell. Despite boxing well in his debut bout, Ellis
ANGRY residents have been protesting against a university which is charging students to park on site. Over the summer Greenwich University imposed parking charges at the Avery Hill Campus on the Mansion Site in Bexley Road. Since then residents and
More silly than scary, Horror Racing has sped into the App Store in time for Halloween. Horror Racing is a top-down arcade-style racing game. Think Super Sprint meets Wacky Races with a slight horror theme. Despite its name the game
If Kahoots for the PSP was an animal it would be a little puppy – all cute and cuddly, enthusiastic and playful. If you threw a ball for Kahoots, it would race off and bring the ball back before dropping it at your feet, wagging its tail and demanding
LAST weekend produced an array of success and achievement which will be long remembered by members of the Meapa Gymnastics Club in Gravesend. They turned out in force to compete at the south east regional women’s championships at Spectrum Leisure
GRAVESHAM MP Adam Holloway has been asked to repay £1,000 he mistakenly claimed in expenses. After an audit of expense claims going back to 2004 by Sir Thomas Legg, a number of MP's across the country have been asked to repay claims deemed
ERITH & Belvedere and Beckenham Town staged a dramatic finish in Saturday’s Kent League clash when three goals in the final 12 minutes set the match alight. The Deres took the lead on 78 minutes when Huseyin Budak hit a tremendous drive through the
AN ANIMAL charity is urging residents to dress up as Santa and take part in a Christmas fun run. The 5km Santa Run, organised by PDSA pet hospital, will take place on December 6 and is open to anyone aged over eight years of age. The race will start
KENT Exiles have announced the newest addition to the club with the launch of their first flag American Football team for boys and girls aged between seven and 11. The Exiles have recently been visiting schools to showcase the game and have been inundated
GRAVESEND’S first team travelled to Canterbury and made a good start, leading 1–0 at the break courtesy of Kerry Jewiss. Jewiss scored with an excellent strike with a reverse stick sweep into the corner of the goal. However, Canterbury came out strong
Every now and then a game comes out which has the word “fail” stamped all over it and, every now and then, those games actually turn out to be quite good. Mini Ninjas has that feeling. From its quirky graphics through to its linear game mechanic
POLICE have launched a murder inquiry after a Beckenham man was killed in a suspected homophobic attack. Ian Baynham suffered head injuries on September 25 after being assaulted outside the South African Embassy in Trafalgar Square.
FORCED to play over 55 minutes of the game with 10 men, VCD won a six-goal thriller 4-2 against high-flying East Thurrock. In what was a thoroughly entertaining game of football, VCD returned to winning ways against the second placed Rocks
FOUR green spaces across the area could be turned into a nature reserve. Bromley Council is considering designating Hayes Common, Keston Common, Ravensbourne Open Space and Padmall Wood as Ravensbourne Local Nature Reserve (LNR).
FORMER Charlton manager Lennie Lawrence believes Charlton and Crystal Palace could have merged when the Addicks were forced to share Selhurst Park in the 1980s. Lawrence spent nine years in charge of the Addicks between 1982 and 1991 during
A SCHOOL for youngsters with learning difficulties has been boosted by a charity grant. The Jack Petchey Foundation has given Riverside School £5,000 to help support the school’s new specialist status in cognition and learning. The special
A BURGLAR who was tackled by a neighbour of the house he targeted has been given a three-year jail term. Wayne Austin, of Medhurst Gardens, Gravesend, was sentenced at Maidstone Crown Court on October 5 after pleading guilty to burglary.
PASSENGERS are being asked their views on a proposal to change the 354 bus service so it runs to Ravensbourne Station. The change is between Foxgrove Road and Farnaby Road where the amended route would run along Ravensbourne Avenue and Crab Hill,
A HOUSE fire in which a couple died was most likely to have been caused by smoking, an inquest heard. Fred and Sharon Purnell died after a blaze broke out at their home in Main Road, Longfield, on December 29 last year. Mr Purnell, 67
A NEWSAGENT owner has described the moment he was woken in the middle of the night by a gang of men smashing their way into his shop in St Mary Cray. Four men jumped off a pair of powerful motorbikes in the early hours of yesterday morning
A SOAP opera aimed at teenagers which deals with hard-hitting issues has been created by a council for £20,000. Kent County Council (KCC) launched its Hollyoaks-style 10-part show Hollywould on its Kent TV website last Wednesday (Oct 14) and
CRAY earned their elusive first point at home this season in the Ryman Premier with a battling performance against fifth-placed Boreham Wood. The 1-1 draw moved the Wands out of the bottom four, with goalkeeper Jack Smelt making a superb tip-over
