YOUNG people have the chance to make their own film this summer. Swanley Technical College in St Mary’s Road is hosting the film-making course for 11 to 18-year-olds from August 23 to 27. Staff from the Stag Community Arts Centre in Sevenoaks will run
A COMMUTER has been left “angry and intimidated” after being detained at a railway station for taking photos. The secret blogger, who refers to himself as 'Olly Cromwell' and wears a pigs mask at protests to conceal his idenity, was ordered
Most people would agree that skyscrapers are synonymous with cities. However, despite London’s international fame and position as an important global megacity, such skyscrapers are somewhat scarce. A quick glance at the skyline will present us with the
Like it or not, cycling is an excellent way for the average Joes of the world to stay fit and healthy without interfering with there day to day lives. It also avoids the use of the expensive and frustrating services of London transport. So, more and
That memorable lyric from The Undertones' famous song Teenage Kicks you could say is a very accurate description of teenage life. This is the point in your life when you have nothing to worry about and having as much fun as possible is the main objective
A UNIVERSITY will be holding an open day for future students to look around its three campuses. The University of Greenwich will be hosting the event from 10am until 3pm on August 21, two days after A-level results are announced. Future students
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a man was punched in the face as he sat in his car. The victim, a 49-year-old Asian man, was punched as he was sitting in his green BMW in the car park in Queen Street in Gravesend town centre at around
POLICE are appealing for information about the theft of cast iron drain covers from roads across the borough. Between April 9 and July 26, 76 covers have been stolen, probably to be sold as scrap as the price of metals soars. Police say it is a
WINNING numbers in the Greenwich and Bexley Cottage Hospice lottery. The Greenwich & Bexley Cottage Hospice lottery provides a great way for people to donate to the hospice and at the same time have the chance of winning a top prize of £1,000
A DIAMOND wedding anniversary is nothing for a couple who have celebrated an incredible 70 years together. Harry and Alice Noble, who have two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren, were married at a church in Mile End in 1940.
A SEVEN-YEAR-OLD girl has cycled five miles to raise money for the hospital which cared for her granddad before he died. Isabella Rodgers raised £515 by cycling around the park near her home in Belmont Road, Beckenham, and she has donated the money to
HOW much of a football expert are you? Show off your forecasting skills in News Shopper’s new Predictions Cup competition for the 2010/11 season. We are challenging you to make 10 predictions for competitions and events, from Premier League
SKIPPER Paul Robinson sees no reason why Millwall can’t repeat what Mark McGhee’s side achieved the last time the Lions won promotion to English football’s second tier. McGhee led the Lions from promotion to fourth place and the play-offs in 2002,
THERE were on average more than 200 parking fines issued each day in the Bromley borough last year. Figures released today by London Councils show 76,320 penalty charge notices were given out in Bromley in 2009/10 compared with 80,512 in 2008
A SCOUT group have been working hard to help restore and clean a war memorial. The monument, at St Mildred Church in St Mildred's Road, Grove Park, had been neglected for many years and the names inscribed on the stone were fading away.
DOG owners are being asked to volunteer their pooches for a position with the police. Kent police is asking owners who feel they can no longer care for their dog to get in touch, so the animals can be trained to sniff out drugs, weapons and explosives
CHILDREN are being invited to take part in National Playday tomorrow (August 4) at Buzz Zone play areas. Events are taking place in the play areas at the Adventure Kingdom in Bromley, The Spa at Beckenham, and the Walnuts Leisure Centre in
FOLLOWING the success of last year’s festival, the Brockley Jack Studio Theatre is once again on the look out for fresh and exciting writers to take part in Write Now 2 - a season which aim to celebrate the creativity of south-east Londoners.
ARGUABLY one of the greatest rock bands in the world Guns N' Roses will be playing The O2 Arena this autumn as the London date on their Chinese Democracy world tour. The tour is said to be the largest undertaking in rock history, kicking off
A GOLDEN bolt has been fastened into the steel structure of a £60m events venue being built at Bluewater. In a ceremony to promote the 5,200 square metre Bluewater Events Venue, Mayor of Dartford Councillor Pat Coleman joined the shopping centre
A RETIRED men’s club celebrated its 64th anniversary with a mixture of events. A trip out to Broadstairs was among the entertainment enjoyed by members of the Beckenham Retired Men’s Club, which has around 40 members aged from 60 to 90. A yard sale
Even though we are still slapping on the sun cream and dreaming of jetting off on our holidays the catwalks are already turning their attentions to autumn. Throughout the summer months we have been happily going around in our flip-flops and
FAMILIES visiting The Hop Farm this month will be hoping the sun holds for the Kent attraction's collosal water fight. The Wet Yourself Weekend on August 14 and August 15 will see contestants split into age groups and given a spyro hat to wear.
Matthew Jenkin tries his hand at traditional English bowls with a trendy twist at the Vauxhall Motors Bowling Club in Brick Lane. PING pong, roller-blading and now Pentanque or Boules - every summer has a trend. In parks and posh little
A HOSPICE is looking for three more people to take part in the UK’s highest abseil. Due to last minute cancellations, Harris HospisCare, based in Tregony Road, Orpington, has three places left for its 469ft descent down the tower of Guy’s Hospital
Welcome to the latest Entertainment Rant opinion column. Join the debate by adding your comments. THERE was a time when smoking a joint or injecting Class A drugs between your toes was not only acceptable for celebrities, it was expected.
YOUNG budding comedians are being invited to perform at a special showcase event during a festival. Teens aged 14 to 19 can take part in a free five day course to develop their joke-writing skills and stage personas. They will then perform
A COUPLE married for 66 years have been permanently reunited following a dispute over care homes. Sandra Blight enlisted the help of MP David Evennett and News Shopper after her parents were separated by Bexley Council. Marie Kennedy
RUNNERS from an athletics club climbed each of the highest mountains in England, Scotland and Wales in 24 hours to raise money for a hospice. Five members of Swanley and District Athletics Club completed the infamous Three Peaks Challenge,
A HEALTHCARE trust's website has been given the highest possible rating for being accessible to disabled people. The Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust website has been accredited as Accessible+ by the Shaw Trust's web accessibility accreditation
RIVALS Kent AC and Blackheath & Bromley Harriers were up against each other in the British Athletics League at Norman Park on Saturday. Blackheath’s pair of Tremayne Gilling and James Alaka dominated the sprints. Sheffield and Cardiff, lying first
AN IDYLLIC retreat has scooped a prestigious national award. Bromley Palace Park, based at the Civic Centre in Stockwell Close, Bromley, was awarded Green Flag status following a Bromley Council improvement programme. The Green Flag Award is the
NEWBIES pulled off rad moves with the help of a pro at a skatepark’s official launch. Total beginners and veteran skateboarders alike turned up to Biggin Hill Recreation Ground to get free tuition from professional Jussi Korhonen. Crowds at the
A PLAY depicting life at an ancient hospital for the mentally ill hits the stage at Shakespeare’s Globe theatre next month. Set in the 18th century, the cast of Nell Leyshon’s Bedlam includes a mixture of sane and mad doctors, patients, a homicidal
SAXON Crown masters’ swimming squad continue to go from strength to strength enjoyed an impressive set of results at the at the Kent count championships in Gillingham. The Ladywell-based club sent its largest team for a competition and returned
FOOTS Cray Lions FC recently hosted one of the largest football tournaments in the country. The tournament was held at Cleeve Park School in Sidcup, where more than 800 boys and girls from 75 different teams competed in the two-day event. As one of
BLACKHEATH & Greenwich Bowls Club had two teams progress in the Bexley borough double fours. The A team won both rinks against Empire BC as Jeff King’s four won 19-13 away, while Paul Field skipped his rink to a 26-8 triumph at home for a 42-27 overall
By Harry Whitewood NIC McDonnell struck a second half hat-trick as Bromley won 3-2 at Tonbridge Angels on Saturday. However, assistant boss Hayden Bird was far from happy afterwards with his side’s first half display. He said: “The game showed how
DOUBLE champion John Reynolds will return to Brands Hatch this weekend when he joins Rizla Suzuki MotoGP star Álvaro Bautista to perform demonstration laps on the Grand Prix circuit at the British Superbike championship round. Reynolds is
A DISGRUNTLED father given parking fines after his ticket fell off his windscreen on two occasions has hit out at the council. Andrew Marney claims the hot weather caused his £2 pay-and-display ticket to fall off when he parked in Ringers Road
BRITAIN still has some way to go to shake off its image as a wet and foggy country, according to a poll of would-be overseas visitors. Only six per cent of the 1,000 potential tourists from 36 countries worldwide totally disagreed that Britain
FIREFIGHTERS are working with the police to crack down on arson attacks near The Bridge development in Dartford. Crews from the town’s fire station were called to reports of two fires on grass land near Marsh Street at around 8pm last night
I will never forget my first day at school, even though it was a long time ago. A lifetime ago, in fact. I didn't want to leave Muffin The Mule, Andy Pandy, Graham Kerr, Mr Benn, The Saint, Captain Scarlet, The Wooden Tops, Fanny Cradock, Brian
