EBBSFLEET boss Liam Daish wants another three players before the new season kicks off. But he admits it will depend on finances available to him as he assembles a squad to compete in the Conference again. “I’m going to need another three players,”
WORLD champion paratriathlete Jane Egan is urging people to sign up for Tri Together at Crystal Palace, a new triathlon event run by the charity Leonard Cheshire Disability. Tri Together takes place on September 11 at the Crystal Palace National Sports
A CAR wash is being sued after a customer claimed the manager caused around £17,000 of damage to his Range Rover when he took it for a drive without permission. Hassan Hussein says he dropped off his Range Rover Sport at Bromley Hand Car Wash
A NEW football team are appealing for Sidcup residents to get behind them this season. Seven Acre & Sidcup FC will be competing in the new Kent Invicta League this season and have big plans to climb the divisions. Later this month they
FIRE crews will be on hand throughout the summer holidays to give safety advice to the public. Members of Kent Fire and Rescue will also be on Dartford Heath, Heath Lane, to talk to youngsters about the dangers of deliberately starting fires
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to the crash which killed 14-year-old schoolboy Kaine May. Kemnal Technology College student Kaine, who lived in Bexley, died after being hit by a black Honda Accord on the A20 outside Flamingo Park, on the
FOOTS Cray Lions FC hosted one of the largest football tournaments in the country last weekend. The competition was the first to be held at the club's ground at Cray Meaow Youth Centre in Foots Cray for more than five years. More than 550 boys and
BECKENHAM Swimming Club members will notch up another national success this summer when 13 swimmers take part in the annual national age group and youth championships in Sheffield. The action at Pond’s Forge will take place over July and August
The summer holidays are finally upon us, so whether you’re simply planning on pulling up a chair in the garden or jetting off to relax in a hammock by the sea, there’s nothing better than switching off and getting lost in a good book. To
A STREAM of frustration is flowing through Petts Wood after Bromley Council closed the public toilets. People who live and work in the village say they fear being caught short after the council closed the toilets in Station Square two weeks
By Ben Baker RAIN, sleet or snow couldn’t slow Orpinngton’s Geraldina Asher-Smith down this season, and she intends to deliver on her potential under the bright lights next week at the European Youth Olympic Festival. The 15-year-old
NEXT month’s annual Park House tens rugby tournament is set to be the biggest yet with 20 teams from across London and the south east set to battle it out to be crowned champions. The August 13 event in Hayes kicks off at midday and an afternoon of
Boyfriend and girlfriend Bailey and Sky are looking for a family to share the love with and are Foal Farm Animal Rescue Centre’s Pets of the Week. It’s not difficult to spot the difference between the loved-up pooches – eight-year-old Bailey
It’s been so long since I’ve posted that I simply have too many items for one single update. So, rather than rushing, I’m just going to put pieces out retrospectively in nice, bite-size chunks. This first piece from the first part of June shows that being
JAMES Henry scored a hat-trick in Millwall’s emphatic win over Dartford at Princes Park. Pre-season games are for managers and coaches to check out the players at their disposal. The result of any encounter is of secondary importance
CONSULTATIONS over new planning policies are set to close in two weeks. Sevenoaks District Council is allowing residents to comment on revised policies which could impact future planning applications. Councillor Jill Davison, the council's cabinet
TWO teenagers are celebrating after coming first in a national art and poetry competition. St Ursula’s Convent School pupils Chelsea Smith, 12, and 14-year-old Tho Nguyen were both awarded first prize in their age categories. Campaign group Animal
BROMLEY Council has submitted its bid for a share of the Mayor of London’s £50m fund to boost town centres across the capital. Council leader Councillor Stephen Carr hand delivered the boroughs application for £500,000 to the mayor, Boris Johnson
A FAMILY fun day has raised £3,000 for the Greenwich and Bexley Community Hospice. Presenter of CBeebies, Andy Day, officially opened the event on Bostall Heath, Abbey Wood, and signed autographs for fans. He said: “I know David Carmichael from
A CHARITY is highlighting the achievements of two young people as part of its 35th anniversary celebrations. Ronke Ige, from Greenwich, received help from the Prince's Trust while pregnant and unemployed. She was given a loan and advice
DARREN Stevens was the man of the moment for Kent as he produced a bowling master class to send the Spitfires through to the quarter-final stages at the expense of rivals Essex Eagles on Friday night. The veteran all-rounder, who passed
BOYBAND The Wanted will be hitting the road next year with their first ever UK arena tour, playing The O2 arena in spring. The five-piece group which became one of the biggest breakthrough acts of last year will be playing 11 arenas across the country
THE mum of schoolboy Kaine May, who died after being hit by a car, has paid tribute to her “beautiful” son. Michelle Stevenson says the loss of 14-year-old Kaine, who was killed on the A20 on the border of Chislehurst and Sidcup on Sunday afternoon
EBBSFLEET United maintained an unbeaten record in pre-season with a draw against Dagenham & Redbridge at Stonebridge Road last night. Despite the League Two visitors fielding a strong line-up, the two sides were even throughout with Ebbsfleet
HIP hop legend Snoop Dogg will perform hits from his 18-year career at The O2 arena in October. The show at the Greenwich venue will be the superstar rapper's only London date on his Doggystyle tour. Since bursting in to our collective consciousness
THE Second World War had a massive effect on every British family, not least the Coopers. Almost as soon as they moved to their home in Farmstead Road, Bellingham, the Cooper boys were evacuated to Sussex, before eventually moving back in 1941
WELLING United stumbled to their third consecutive pre-season defeat with a 3-0 loss at the hands of League Two Gillingham. Absentees for Welling were captain Jack Parkinson, who is being chased by Southend United and Stevenage Borough, Loick
IT rained and rained but nothing could dampen the enthusiasm of the Montbelle kids as they “did it for Freddie”. Pupils from nursery to Year 6 took part in a multi-skills day for the Freddie Farmer Foundation on July 7 and raised a wonderful £360 for
Rain did not stop play at the Greenwich & Bexley Community Hospice Funday on Sunday July 17. Despite the wet weather conditions, it was business as usual for the 60 stallholders and attractions. Andy Day presenter of CBeebies officially opened the
DRIVERS are being warned to expect traffic build-ups on major routes as the school summer holidays begin this weekend. The AA says jams were likely from Friday lunchtime, with around 14 million cars expected on the roads. And road safety
FIREFIGHTERS got an early morning call today (July 20) to deal with a rubbish fire in Gravesend. They were called to Wrotham Road at around 12.20am to reports of several bags of rubbish which were alight. It took one crew from Thames-side
SLASHING opening hours and charging to use the internet are among the options being presented before councillors tonight, when they meet to discuss sharing Bromley’s library services with Bexley. Across the two boroughs there are currently
As part of a News Shopper series exploring the military history of Biggin Hill, DAVID MILLS looks back at the build up to the Second World War. ON September 30, 1938, Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain returned from a meeting with Adolf Hitler
