I am so angry about the star letter regarding pensioners. What a rude person who wants all people over 65 banned from shops on Saturdays. All these pensioners are parents and granparents? How old are yours? Show some respect. Lots of the elderly are
In response to 'name and address supplied' - I tell you what, why don't we over 65-year-olds get electronically tagged - would that solve your problem? I live in west Greenwich and although my attitude is live and let live, I also have a couple
Never before have I been so incensed by a letterI have felt the need to respond. How dare the writer accuse pensioners of clogging up their weekend. Likewise prams, pushchairs and screaming children are all too apparent these days but do we complain
I have never written to your paper before but was absolutely disgusted when I read the letter about "the blue rinse brigade". To add insult to injury you condoned this idiot's comments by giving him or her the star letter spot and rewarding it with a
I had to write to agree so much with the star letter about pensioners shopping. Every weekend I'm doing my shopping muttering under my breath "they have all week". Jackie Scott, Bromley
UNCERTAINTY still surrounds Jamie Day’s appointment as Welling manager after Dartford put a dramatic halt to the move last night. Day is under contract at Princes Park as a player and it is believed the Darts are trying to obtain some form of compensation
A JURY has been shown blood-stained jeans which Rosimeiri Boxall was wearing on the evening she fell to her death. Miss Boxall, of Battery Road, Thamesmead, was found beneath an open window after falling from a building in Coleraine Road, Blackheath,
I was amazed to read the comments in the letter "blue rinse brigade clog up shops". I expect this comment was made by a young trendy parent who drives around in one of those outsized cars that clog up the roads and who can’t park more than 100 yards
The Name and Address Supplied’ letter regarding the Blue Rinse Brigade needs to hide behind such anonymity for committing to paper such drivel. That it was ‘rewarded’ with ‘Star Letter’ status is unbelievable. One can only hope that
I refer to the letter about people over 65 shopping at weekends. I am over 65, and I totally agreed with the sentiment. Can I, however, add to the comment - why do the same people have to shop during lunchtimes? I still work full time in Bromley and
The writer of the letter about pensioners is obviously a narrow-minded, selfish individual and therefore I am not going to direct my reponse to him/her as they would probably be of too low intelligence to understand it. I am however extremely disappointed
In regard to pensioners clog weekends Star Letter writer (SLW) is upset at having to share the weekends with all the over 65s. Tongue in cheek perhaps, but enough to make me rise to the bait. SLW is correct in thinking there are a lot of us but we can
In answer to the letter regarding older people shopping at weekends, I would like to put across the other side, I went shopping during the week at half-term and got pushed, shoved, saw children touching everything in sight and mothers ignoring them most
MARK Goldberg says his Bromley side will go into this Saturday’s Hayes Lane FA Cup clash with League One Colchester full of belief they can cause an upset. Tickets for the eagerly anticipated game are quickly selling out as cup fever mounts in the
Your view of Down 4 the Count will depend on what it is you’re looking for from a boxing game. If you’re looking for a fully featured heavyweight sim then you might want to stick with the technically excellent Touch KO from Chillingo. However, if you
A YOUTH accused of murdering 16-year-old Ben Hitchcock has had the case against him dropped. The Old Bailey heard today (Nov 5) the case against Royston Thomas, aged 19, of Hazel Grove, Sydenham, has been discharged as there was no realistic
A 59-YEAR-OLD man who told a court he had a “general weakness for the horses” illegally claimed more than £14,000 in benefits. George William Loveridge, of St Hilda’s Way, Gravesend, was given a 12-month conditional discharge. He had wrongly claimed
The winners of the Danson Park fireworks competition were: Jo Cox, Erith; Mr SR Lilley, Welling; Mr J Fisher, Orpington; Mrs Y Wright, Sidcup; Mrs Y Lampkin, Dartford. Adrian Perry, Greenhithe; Mrs Light, Bromley; Sandra Barrett, Abbey
POLICE want to trace two men in connection with an assault which led to a 26-year-old man falling 40ft onto the A2. The victim was approached by two men asking for a cigarette near the entrance to Eltham Park on October 30. After saying he did
EVEN 1,000 Santas, crowded together in Bexleyheath Broadway were not enough to satisfy the demands of Greenwich and Bexley Cottage Hospice. It was hoping to break the world record last year for the number of Father Christmases gathered in one place
PETER Varney will be answering questions from Charlton fans in Bromley on Tuesday evening. The former Valley chief executive, who recently returned to the club as a non-executive director, will be joined at the latest Bromley Addicks meeting
Two members of Blackheath & Bromley have been selected to race for England in the Gateshead International Cross Country races on the 14th of November. Mike Skinner and Scott Overall secured their selections after some impressive performances
VILLA Court Rovers FC held a celebration recently to mark the retirement of chairman Stuart Turner. Mr Turner has been involved with the Kidbrooke-based side since joining as a player in 1963 and held various positions at the club before becoming chairman
A GROUP against the use of an historic park for the Olympic equestrian events has handed over its 13,200-signature petition. The petition against holding cross country horse-riding in 2012 at Greenwich Park was presented at 10 Downing Street by members
MILLWALL manager Kenny Jackett is hoping Monday’s Den clash with AFC Wimbledon will be the start of another epic cup run for the Lions. Jackett’s side reached the fourth round of the competition last year before going out 2-0 at Hull City and also
ALCOHOL control zones have been introduced to combat anti-social behaviour. Shopkeepers and residents from Arnott Close in Thamesmead, say alcohol is a major factor for trouble in the area. Greenwich Council’s anti-social behaviour team has been
KENNY Jackett believes Millwall are more than capable of repeating last season’s play-off adventure after a slow start to the new campaign at The Den. The Lions only missed out on promotion after a 3-2 Wembley defeat to Scunthorpe, an achievement which
NEWS Shopper has been inundated with responses since publishing a letter from a reader suggesting “blue rinse brigade” pensioners should be banned from shopping centres at weekends. Various people have agreed with the writer while many others
THE Salvation Army, which provides nightly meals across London for the capital’s homeless, has been the first to benefit from a new supermarket. Morrisons has finished its work to convert the former Co-op superstore in Welling High Street into its
GARY Alexander faces an anxious wait to discover how long he will be out of action for after the Millwall striker’s long-term heel injury flared up again. Alexander scored the winning goal against Leeds on October 24 but was forced to miss last Saturday
A SET of London pin badges to mark the 2012 London Olympics will feature Greenwich and Lewisham landmarks.The London 2012 Organising Committee is to produce 33 different pin badges, each bearing a landmark from one of London’s 32 boroughs and the
Friends of Foots Cray Meadows is hosting a tree planting day in the meadows on November 21. Volunteers from the public will be welcome to join them as they help to plant out native trees. Areas of woodland coppiced by Bexley Council are now ready
The winners of the competition are Thelma Dobinson, Dartford; Rachael Torres, Thamesmead; Kelly Davies, Erith.
CHILDREN from deprived backgrounds have been handed the chance to play football against television celebrities. A tournament for youngsters from the five Olympic host boroughs - Greenwich, Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest -
ART students enjoyed visiting galleries, taking photos and making drawings on a trip to New York. Eltham College sixth form art students visited Frank Lloyd Wright’s Guggenheim Gallery as well as the Museum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan Museum
CYCLING groups in the borough and Bexley Council are to be consulted on plans by London Mayor Boris Johnson to try and improve safety for cyclists on the capital’s roads. The mayor has produced a safety plan to try and cut the number of
“CRAZY” increases in council care charges have been abandoned for the time being, amid fears they may still need to be increased. Proposals had been put forward by Lewisham Council officers to change the way it calculates payments for adult
PUT those shades on and dust down your pork-pie hat ready for more than a week of toe-tapping concerts in Greenwich as part of the London Jazz Festival. Concerts and events will take place across the borough and runs from November 13 to 22.
PIANIST Alasdair Beatson will close the Ripley Arts Centre's autumn season with a recital, including Mendelssohn's Sonata in E and Thomas Ades's Darknesse Visible. Alasdair has given recitals in major London venues, including the Wigmore Hall
POLICE and community groups have sought to reassure the public after a spate of violent crimes in the borough. Since the Halloween weekend, police have launched two separate murder investigations following the death of 36-year-old Moses Duvall
MERCURY Prize winner Speech Debelle will be making a special guest appearance at The Albany theatre in Deptford. The Crystal Palace rapper will perform at the Blacktronica party, on November 21, alongside DJs Acyde and Rapscallion who will
TRANSPORT cops are still hunting for a man who indecently exposed himself to four teenage girls at a train station in Penge. And in an effort to catch the pervert, British Transport Police have released CCTV pictures of a man they want to speak
YOUNGSTERS are celebrating the re-opening of a youth and community centre. Woodpecker youth and community centre, Woodpecker Road, New Cross, underwent a £452,000 refurbishment after receiving funding from the government’s youth capital plus
A CHARITY is looking to launch people to stardom with a free performing arts course. Walk Tall is holding the weekly course, which is for people aged 19 and above, at its base in Lower Road, Northfleet, until March next year. Students
VICTIMS of asbestos-related diseases have thrown their weight behind a campaign to make tradesmen aware of the dangers in the workplace. Beverley Towersey lost her carpenter-builder husband John in May after a six-year battle with mesothelioma
HEROES have been recognised for making outstanding contributions to their community. Kent County Council's Black and Minority Ethnic Achievement Awards saw six people receive awards at a presentation at County Hall, Maidstone, with three of
A GROUP of elderly Asian women celebrated a cultural festival in style with a party at a restaurant. Gravesend Asian Women’s Group held the event at Bassant Resturant in Milton Road, Gravesend, on Monday to mark Diwali, an Indian celebration
