A 48-YEAR-OLD man is to go on trial accused of murdering a Downham woman in 2004. Thuy-An Mao, who was arrested in Lewisham in April, appeared at Wolverhampton Crown Court today (July 21) for a plea and case management hearing. He pleaded
GREENWICH Council will ignore government guidelines and continue to publish its own weekly newspaper. The council’s cabinet agreed to continue its Greenwich Time freesheet despite a recently published code of practice which recommended council
CHARLTON boss Chris Powell is happy with his transfer dealings this summer but will add to the squad if he can before the August deadline. And Powell admits it is ultimately down to the owners whether he will be able to bring in more bodies
A COMMUNITY health group which aims to improve patient care has received a visit from a politician. Bromley and Chislehurst MP Bob Neill was shown the services offered by Bromley Healthcare, which range from district nursing and home visits
A TEENAGER who was found in a tree after going missing yesterday (July 20) has been sectioned. The police helicopter and officers were called in to search for the 17-year-old girl after she was reported missing from Orpington at around 6.30am
WHEN Stravinsky's Rite of Spring, the revolutionary work composed for Diaghilev and his Ballets Russes, was first performed in Paris in 1913, it's fair to say it got a bit of a mixed reception. The audience was apparently so taken aback by the complex
HORRIBLE Bosses has a great premise. Who hasn’t imagined killing their boss at one time or another? Some of us have even gone so far as to buy piano wire, duct tape, garbage bags and a tidal forecast chart. But even though it is consistently
AN off-duty policeman who pulled a man out of a car by his neck has been given a community order by magistrates. PC Ian Collis, who works in Lewisham, was arrested following the attack in Crofton Road, Locksbottom, on November 16. The
ALAN McCormack has been allowed to leave Charlton by mutual consent and looks set to join Swindon Town. The midfielder had one-season left to serve on the two-year deal he penned last summer after being signed from Southend by former manager
LEEFEST, the music festival which began in a Beckenham schoolboy's back garden, is back for its sixth year. To promote the non-profit event at Highams Hill Farm in Surrey on August 12 and August 13, Bromley-based bands Miss Scarlet and The
CHARLTON defender Michael Morrison says team bonding and dressing room banter has been a highlight during pre-season so far. The summer signing from Sheffield Wednesday believes the club will be in top six by Christmas but stressed it’s important to
AN animal sanctuary says quarrelling neighbours, noise abatement orders and the death of 12 animals have been blessings in disguise. The Retreat Animal Sanctuary in Daltons Road, Crockenhill, was dealt its first blow in November last year,
DOUBLE Olympic gold medallist Dame Kelly Holmes is to make a guest appearance at Brands Hatch this weekend for rounds nine and ten of the FIA Formula Two championship. The Kent athlete, who won two gold medals at the Athens Olympics games in 2004,
KENT’S chances of picking up a first AEGON summer County Cup title in four years gathered pace after an emphatic victory over the north of Scotland. The county were last crowned champions in 2007 but have watched Lancashire and Hertfordshire dominate
PREPARE for the amp to be cranked back up to 11 as 80s heavy metal guitarist Misha Calvin emerges from the suburban wilderness of Beckenham to make a hopeful comeback. The self-proclaimed rock legend from Yugoslavia, whose early career has
A VIDEO showing a woman eating dog mess has been launched in protest against people putting dog fouling before young people's issues. During the three minute film, youth worker Melissa Knight appears to eat dog mess in Mayow Park in
PETER Borren’s blitz with the bat helped Holland clinch their third win of the Clydesdale Bank 40 season with a 40-run triumph over Kent on Sunday. Skipper Borren hit 71 not out from just 33 balls to see his side to 206-8 in a game reduced to 37 overs
A 32-YEAR-OLD man has been jailed for seven years for an assault which left a man paralysed. Unemployed Peter Rowley, of Dressington Avenue, Brockley, was sentenced at Woolwich Crown Court on July 18 after pleading guilty to assault with intent
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a violent knifepoint robbery in Lewisham. On July 14 at around 1.20am a man in his 30s was walking along Muirkirk Road following a night out at a bar in Catford. While making his way home he was approached by
PATSY Kensit will be reviving her former bad girl image as the Wicked Queen in The Churchill's panto Snow White. The Holby City actress and star of last year's Strictly Come Dancing will join Blue Peter presenter Barney Harwood and I'd Do Anything
AN AUTHOR from Chislehurst’s debut novel about a planned terrorist attack at the 2012 Olympics has caused a stir worldwide, with US President Barack Obama said to have a copy. David Albert’s fast-paced thriller, Chameleon: 2012, has gathered
A Bexleyheath resident has scooped top prize in the Greenwich & Bexley Community Hospice Silver Anniversary Bumper Draw. Julia Harris, 50, won £2500 in the draw, which was held on Friday July 15. She said: “I couldn’t believe it when Stacey Booth
WHEN Cars was released in 2006 it received a lukewarm response from critics. It failed to live up to the lofty standard that Pixar had established with Toy Story, Monsters Inc. and Finding Nemo. Given Pixar’s commitment to quality, what
If you go down to the woods on Wednesday, you’re sure of a big surprise. If you go down to the woods on Wednesday, you’d better go in disguise. For every bear that ever there was will gather in the Heritage Park Community Hall, Craylands Lane, Swanscombe
A JAMBOREE is a family affair for a scout and a guide who have discovered they might be related. James Belsham, from the 4th Barnehurst Scouts, and Amanda Belsham, from the Orpington Goddington Guides, first met at a pre-Jamboree event.
AN EXPLOSION in an electrical junction box blew off a manhole cover and caused a loss of power to homes in a Dartford street last night (July 20). Firefighters were called after the electrical supply cable which feeds the houses in Brentlands
MEXICAN trialist Antonio Pedroza Whitham got another chance to impress Dougie Freedman by playing 80 minutes of Crystal Palace’s 4-0 victory at East Grinstead Town last night. Pedroza Whitham was joined in the starting line-up by fellow trialist
