A MUSICAL set in the 1960s has proved a hit with schoolchildren in Bexley. Youngsters from Slade Green Junior School and Northumberland Heath and Peareswood primary schools were invited to a preview of the musical Hairspray, performed by pupils
The former Bricklayers Arms pub in Mayplace Road West, Bexleyheath, is to be turned into a restaurant. The former pub was the first pub in Bexley to have its licence revoked after police asked Bexley Council’s licensing sub-committee to review its licence
Erith and Thamesmead MP John Austin has been leading an all-party Parliamentary delegation to Bangladesh, at the invitation of the Bangladeshi government, to find out more about how the country is being affected by climate change. As well as meetings
Gallions Housing Association in Thamesmead has signed up to the 10:10 campaign aimed at helping people and organisations to reduce their carbon emissions by 10 per cent this year. It has a dedicated in-house team tackling green issues, including
DEVELOPMENT company Tilfen Land has started an ecological project which could take up to 10 years to complete. It forms part of an ecological plan agreed with Bexley Council as part of Tilfen Land’s planning permission for the Veridian Park business
LIZ Doherty is described by the school where she works as “an inspiration to generations of children”. A nursery nurse at Hook Lane Primary School in Faraday Road, Welling, she runs the school’s gardening club and so much more. Already
THE second slice of cash for groups who want to turn a piece of underused land in London into a fruit and veg patch, is now up for grabs. The money, £75,000, is part of the Capital Growth scheme encouraging Londoners to grow their own food . People
IN A bid to boost Bexley’s recycling, a campaign has been launched to get people to wrap their food scraps and recycle them. People are still putting food waste in their general rubbish bin, which means it will go to a landfill site, instead of putting
TONY Burman’s plea for an early home goal was misconstrued by the sporting gods for, after initial Darts’ pressure on the Academy End, the visitors were gifted an unearned penalty which Jamie England promptly dispatched. The orange-clad
I am often asked how to convert successfully to a vegetarian diet. Eliminating meat including fish, chicken, pork and beef, and all animal products i.e. eggs, cheese and milk from your diet may leave you worried about alternative sources of protein
SHOOTERS Hill hung on to second place in the league in the face of the hosts’ unrelenting pressure and good work by the home fly-half. After trailing 20-0 at half-time, Shoots came back with two tries from Dave Viney and Edmar Vinluan kicked
COMMUNITY groups are being encouraged to apply for cycling grants of up to £10,000. Groups in greenwich are being targeted for the money, which comes from Transport for London’s community cycling fund. Grants are available until March 26 and aim
FRANK Bruno, former Olympic GB head coach Terry Edwards and Boxing4Schools are working with The Priory School in Orpington to provide a sport and education package, the only one of its kind in the south east. The Frank Bruno Boxing Academy encourages
KELSEY Park Sports College has teamed up with Blackheath & Bromley Harriers Athletics Club to launch a track and field academy at the college. The new academy, based on the college’s very successful football academy, will provide quality coaching
ELTHAM College’s first XI cricket squad headed down under during the Christmas and New Year break for a three-week tour to test themselves against schools in Adelaide and Melbourne. The boys enjoyed a huge amount of success, winning four from
A 22-YEAR-OLD man has died after the car he was travelling in hit a bus in Elmers End. Emergency services were called to the junction of Long Lane, Croydon Road and Tannery Close at around 3.30pm on Saturday (February 20. They found
AS part of Ravens Wood School’s continued drive to develop athletics, two teams were entered in this year’s national schools cross country championships. Both the junior and intermediate teams qualified for the south of England final, from
A UNIVERSITY student has organised a special event to help mums and children celebrate Mothers Day. Leonie Demetriou, is studying Events Management at the University of Greenwich and has organised a Mum's The Word event on March 14 as part of his course
If your fingers are in the mood for dancing B-Boy Beats is the game that will let you throw some shapes with your digits. With its feet firmly in the 80s at the heyday of breakdance, this fun music rhythm game for iPhone and iPod Touch uses
According to statistics published in 2006 at least a third of all teenagers experience cyber bullying in one or more of its varied forms throughout their adolescent years. That amasses to a startling 13 million teens per annum and with social networking
PRINCESS Royal University Hospital is recovering after being brought to its knees by a major norovirus outbreak. The South London Healthcare NHS Trust shut down many of the services at the hospital last week to try and contain the spread of
A 21-YEAR-OLD man has denied murdering a woman in a London flat. Leo Fyle, of Laleham Road, Catford, pleaded not guilty to murder at the Old Bailey today (Feb 22). Destiny Lauren, 29, was found dead at the Kentish Town flat on November
A CHARITY for the deaf and hard-of-hearing is holding a series of free aftercare clinics. Hi Kent is running sessions at Age Concern in Swanley High Street between 10 and 11.30am on Monday (March 1) and on the following day (March 2) between 9.30
After two difficult defeats on the road Beckenham hosted struggling Maidstone and finally put together the kind of performance they had been threatening all season as they delivered a nine try blitz to condemn the visitors to relegation.
A 32-YEAR-OLD man accused of pushing a woman on to a railway line after she asked him to stop smoking is standing trial this week. Ionel Rapisca, of Joyce Green Lane, Dartford, allegedly shoved 59-year-old Linda Buchanan on to the tracks at
A black tie Dinner & Dance event was held on Saturday 13 February to raise funds for Greenwich & Bexley Cottage Hospice. The event was held at The Westwood Masonic Centre in Welling and raised £1,770 for the Hospice. 95 supporters
A JOBLESS man has been remanded in custody by Bexley magistrates in connection with an attack on two security guards at Bexleyheath Job Centre. Paul Renford, aged 44, of Ellenborough Road, North Cray, will appear in custody at Woolwich Crown Court on
OLYMPIC diver Blake Aldridge has been bailed after being arrested in Beckenham on suspicion of shoplifting and assault. Mr Aldridge, 27, was arrested in Tesco, Croydon Road, on Friday (February 19) after allegedly stealing two bottles of wine
A 43-YEAR-OLD man has been charged with raping a 28-year-old woman. Unemployed Norman Robinson, of no fixed address, appeared at Bromley Magistrates' Court on Saturday (February 20) accused of raping the woman in Plumstead on January 19. Robinson is
AN ELDERLY woman had a lucky escape when the car she was driving flipped over after colliding with a BMW. The motorist, who is believed to be 82-years-old, was driving along Page Heath Lane, Bickley, on Friday afternoon when the incident happened
A 32-YEAR-OLD woman who killed her pregnant stepdaughter in a car crash has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years in jail. Ceyda Ozkan, of St German’s Road, Forest Hill, was sentenced on Friday (Feb 19) at Woolwich Crown Court. She had pleaded
A DISTRESSED pigeon was rescued by firefighters after it got trapped in netting designed to prevent birds from nesting. Firefighters were called to Thomas Cook in New Road, Gravesend after a pigeon got stuck in netting above the shop on Friday (Feb
PHIL Parkinson has hailed the impact made by recent loan signings John Jackson and Kyel Reid after Saturday’s welcome 2-0 win over Yeovil. Reid capped an impressive performance with a stunning first half opener, while Jackson, who arrived
A PENSIONER has been left confused and angry after crematorium staff visited a number of graves, including that of his son, and removed sentimental ornaments and keepsakes. Brian Sweeney and his wife Carole visited Beckenham Crematorium and
A QUIZ will take place in Dartford to raise money for Demelza hospice. Residents are invited to Bexley Park Sports and Social Club in Calvert Drive on March 4 at 7.30pm where a team of Eggheads will take on a team from Charlton. Audience
FIREFIGHTERS will be helping to keep things hot during a charity event. The male models from The Fire Fighters Charity will be appearing at Bibas Nightclub in Widmore Road, Bromley, on March 5. There will be opportunities to pose with the models
IN a bid to reduce the amount of sewage overflowing into the River Thames during heavy rain, Thames Water is about to start an upgrade of the Crossness sewage treatment works in Belvedere. The £200m scheme will provide improvements to increase
The Gravesend Soroptimist Club is holding a women’s health day at the Riverside Centre, Dickens Road, Gravesend on March 6. Registration is at 9:30am for a 10am start and the entry cost is £2 including tea, coffee and biscuits.
A MUM says she has only begun grieving following the death of her newly born baby. Last summer Nikki Ravenscroft gave birth to her fifth child, George, but in less than 24 hours he was dead. George was born on June 9 following a straightforward
On-loan striker Marcus Cassius scored a dramatic late winner to give Cray a well-deserved win against second-placed Kingstonian. The Wands have now won five of their last six, and the confidence of the team was there for all to see as they
