AS birth stories go, being delivered into your dad’s arms in a hospital car park is one of the more memorable. Jenny Davidson delivered son Alex into husband Andrew’s arms in the back seat of their car in the car park at Princess Royal University
AN 18-year-old woman accused of murdering a teenager at Victoria Tube station appeared in court today (May 4). Aspiring footballer Sofyen Belamouadden was stabbed several times in the chest at the station on March 25. Student Victoria Osoteku,
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A COURT today heard how a pub held a charity event to raise money for an employee who falsely claimed her daughter had died from leukaemia. Katie Wolff, aged 20, of Claremont Close, Orpington, initially told her employers at the George and
TOM Chilton, Tom Onslow-Cole and Mat Jackson shared the wins in three highly unpredictable Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship races held in wet conditions at Brands Hatch. However, despite some awful luck on the day, it is arch rivals Matt
A COUNCIL has joined a campaign to help clean up the streets of London. Residents and organisations are being invited to get involved with the Capital Clean-Up Campaign, which starts on May 12 and runs until June 23. The aim is to recruit
By Russell Atkins HARRY Crawley proved his pace as he warmed up for the third round of the hotly-fought British super one series at Whilton Mill. But the highly-rated young Dartford karting star was made to work hard after reliability woes during
YOUNG athletes will gather for a training and team-building day before they represent their borough at a mini Olympics. Members of Team Dartford at the Kent School Games will meet at Acacia Hall on May 25 for a variety of activities to prepare them for
KELIS will be headlining this Friday's ninth Together party at the Coronet in Elephant and Castle. The American R&B star, who has been making her comeback with the electro dance hit Acapella, will be joined by grime MC Tinchy Stryder and hip-hop
A combination of the bank holiday and typical holiday weekend weather deterred many of Istead and Ifield’s Harriers from racing at the weekend. Eight members did, however, make the effort and managed to post a couple of top-three performances
THE Dartford school sport partnership held its first competition at Dartford Girls Technology School last Tuesday. Dartford Gymnastics Club provided all the officials, equipment and display team. The competition was divided into three age groups
ANIMAL lovers are being urged to raise ‘pounds for pets’ to help an animal charity continue with its work. PDSA vets in Amersham Vale, New Cross, provides free veterinary care for the pets of people in need. Pet owners must receive housing benefit
FLEETDOWN United B are the 2010 President’s Cup winners after a 2-1 final success over Culverstone United. They rushed into a 2-0 lead inside half an hour thanks to Andy Hunter and Karl McMullen in a game well officiated by referee Chris Howarth
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a 36-year-old woman was sexually assaulted in a park. Officers have released an e-fit image of a man they want to speak to in connection with the assault, which took place in Beckenham Place Park on April 11
GRAVESEND Rowing Club entered four races in the Herne Bay Viking Shield Regatta on Saturday. The club took their only coastal four to the event and were kindly lent another four by Herne Bay to enable the ladies’ and men’s veterans crews to
DARTFORD Harriers’ senior men’s team got their comeback season off to a winning start in the southern league division three at Sutcliffe Park on Saturday. Their tally off 166 points ensured they finished well clear of Paddock Wood (96), South London
A HOAX caller who told emergency services he had been raped by a whale will be psychologically assessed before being sentenced. Daniel Hammond, of Conifer Way, Swanley, made a series of nuisance calls between August last year and this March, Sevenoaks
TWENTY runners have helped a hospice raise more than £16,000. The money was raised for Greenwich and Bexley Cottage Hospice at this year’s London Marathon. Those taking part included Deirdre Peters, an Abbey Wood nurse, whose own mother was looked
A 25-YEAR-OLD man caught with cocaine with a street value of more than £1m has been given a seven-year jail term. Christopher Oliver was found with 4.8kg of cocaine and £45,000 cash when police raided his home in Bonaventure Court, Gravesend, in the
MILESTONE School will represent west Kent in the county final of the pantathlon challenge later this month after winning the regional heat. The Ash Green school finished top of their group with 52 points to see off competition from three rivals and
LONDONERS are being urged to join their Guardian Angels running team for the adidas Women’s 5K Challenge. The charity run supports the Breast Cancer Campaign and will take place at London’s Hyde Park on September 5. Guardian Angels Leader, Julia Petrukhina
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A RANGE of free taster courses are being held as part of Adult Learners' Week. Anyone who lives or works in Lewisham can attend the event, which is being held at The Civic Suite, Catford, on May 15 from 11am until 3pm. Colleges, universities and
Eaglesfield Park Neighbourhood Watch Scheme is hosting a community fete on June 12. It will take place from 1.30pm until 4.30pm at Eaglesfield Park, Eaglesfield Road, Shooters Hill. There will be a nature trail and guided tour as well
A 52-YEAR-OLD man accused of being the Night Stalker sex attacker has appeared in court. Delroy Grant, of Brockley Mews, Brockley, was arrested on November 15 and has been charged with five rapes, six indecent assaults and 11 burglaries between 1992
It was a tough test for GB’s rookies and veterans alike at the Four Nations Super Series last week, where many of the World’s best players suited up and went into battle at the Olympic Park Sports Centre in Sydney. GB’s brief was simple.
A 10-YEAR-OLD chess prodigy has been selected to represent England in a major European championship. Eltham College pupil Conor Murphy, who is one year ahead in his studies, will take part in the European Youth Chess Championships. The
A PROJECT aimed at helping young women in the area has moved to a new site. The Girl's House project, formerly based in Sydenham, has now moved to the site of the old Windsor Castle pub in Deptford High Street. The scheme is designed to point women
A 21-YEAR-OLD man was found with a gunshot wound to the head last night at a murder hotspot. Police were called to Ludwick Mews in New Cross’s Woodpecker Estate just after 9pm. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Today, officers cordoned off
TWO young children who were trapped by the flames of a house fire in New Cross were among the people rescued by firefighters this morning. Firefighters battled with the blaze on the ground floor of the town house in Balborough Street while a 999 operator
TWENTY Marathon runners proved an inspiration to others in completing the Virgin London Marathon on Sunday (April 25) raising over £16,000 for Greenwich & Bexley Cottage Hospice, a charity that provides high quality care to local people at the
TAKING a punt on David Cameron as PM could see you quids in this week after a bookmaker’s announcement. Paddy Power says it is so sure of a Tory victory on Thursday it is stumping up £100,000 before the results of the General Election are revealed.
