People have been speaking out about the death of a man who was out celebrating his birthday in Bexley at the weekend. Paul Gunner, 32, was standing outside a kebab shop in Bourne Road at about 1am on October 16 when he was approached by three
NEIGHBOURS have told of their shock after two teenagers were stabbed outside their homes in Abbey Wood. Police were called at 8.50pm on October 15 to Rochdale Road where officers found a 19-year-old man and an 18-year-old man suffering from stab wounds
THREE elderly people have been rescued from a care home blaze this afternoon. Six fire engines and 30 firefighters were called to a blaze at a care home in Brownhill Road, Catford, where part of a ground floor was ablaze. The brigade
Moorings Action Together (M.A.T.), supported by community development agency and registered charity, Trust Thamesmead, held a Harvest Market Festival in Arnott Close, Central Thamesmead on Saturday 15 October. More than 200 Thamesmead residents joined
A FREE scheme to help homes become more energy efficient has been rolled out in parts of Bromley. Homeowners in Chatterton Village and Southborough will soon be able to benefit from the RE:NEW energy efficiency programme. The programme
THREE hundred years ago Alexander Selkirk sailed into Erith after being marooned on a deserted island for four years. On Saturday the Scottish sailor was greeted by more than 400 people, when he rowed ashore once again. Families, school
A 15-YEAR-OLD says he cannot wait to get started after becoming Lewisham’s new young mayor. Forest Hill School pupil Kieran Lang beat 18 other candidates in last week’s election, securing 2,817 votes from his peers across the borough. The teenager
YOUNG singers, actors and dancers have raised £5,165 for Children in Need. The cash was raised by 75 members of the In The Wings Productions, who performed a youth version of the musical Billy Elliot at The Orchard Theatre, Dartford.
AFTER days of preparing for the worst, a missing dementia sufferer’s nephew says being told his aunt was still alive was better than the birth of his children. Maureen Fairbrass was found in a makeshift bed amidst brambles in an overgrown part
A CATFORD couple who work with deaf and blind youngsters have been awarded for their work. Flo and Simon Howard from Rushey Green have been crowned the Sense charity’s Volunteers of the Year. The award was made by TV star Arlene Phillips at the charity
HIGH school massacres are understandably a popular subject for filmmakers following tragedies such as Columbine. However, while previous attempts to understand why a teenager from an affluent middle-class family might wake up one day and decide
A GROUP of women have raised more than £250 for charity through baking cupcakes in a confidence boosting workshop. All the women who took part in the Petts Wood workshop had been affected by breast cancer and wanted to do something to support
IT’S been years in the planning, has suffered endless delays and spats over funding but a new station for New Cross is finally back on track. Last week, a Lewisham Council planning committee approved in principle the Surrey Canal Road development
POLICE are appealing for information after two men were stabbed in Abbey Wood. Officer were called at 8.50pm on Saturday (October 15) to reports of a stabbing in Rochdale Road. A 19-year-old man and an 18-year-old man were found suffering
TUMBLE TOTS in Orpington are hoping to raise more than £1,000 for charity after taking part in national children’s activity week. More than 250 toddlers turned out over the week to take part in rolling classes to raise money for Tommy’s, the
TWO Greenwich police officers are still under investigation over theft allegations. Three constables based in Greenwich borough were arrested last week on suspicion of theft. The officers were arrested in their homes on October 13 at
A MISSING 13-year-old girl from Erith has been found. Toni Searle was last seen at 2.20pm on October 1, in Manor Way, Erith, after she left her foster home to go out for a few hours. She was found yesterday (October 16).
EBBSFLEET United recorded their third win of the season with a 2-0 victory over AFC Telford United in an entertaining game on a chilly Saturday afternoon at New Bucks Head Stadium. Despite not having as much possession as their hosts, Ebbsfleet created
RELIGIOUS members from across the world met in Petts Wood to worship and discuss the future of their church. Around 75 representatives from the Evangelical Lutheran Church of England [ELCE] from across the UK, as well as visitors from India
BROMLEY produced an impressive late comeback to recover from 2-0 down to win 3-2 at Margate in the FA Cup third qualifying round on Saturday. However, they were very fortunate to find themselves in the hat for the fourth qualifying round because
By Stephen McCartney DARTFORD booked their place in the final qualifying round of the FA Cup as they fought back from going a goal behind to see off Cray Wanderers. The Ryman Premier League hosts took the lead in the 47th minute through
A SPECIAL needs school has celebrated its first harvest festival. Baston House School in Bromley, which specialises in caring for pupils with autism, celebrated with a joint primary and secondary school assembly. Parents attended the
TWO stunning strikes from Wilfried Zaha and Jermaine Easter was the difference between the sides as Crystal Palace beat Watford 2-0 at Vicarage Road on Saturday. In truth this was a hard-fought game and neither side were able to exert their authority
DOUGIE Freedman is hopeful Crystal Palace’s travel woes could be a thing of the past as the Eagles matched last season’s total number of points picked up away from home with a 2-0 win at Watford on Saturday. Freedman’s side endured a miserable record
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a fire at a paper recycling bank in Bexley this morning. (October 17). The crew could not get access to the contents so put a hose through the slot and soaked the contents with water. They were at the scene
A THREE-YEAR-OLD boy is in hospital with a fractured skull and broken leg after running into the road in Penge and being hit by a car. Emergency services were called to the scene in Thornsett Place, off Croydon Road, at around 4.40pm on Saturday
FLAMES tore through the top floor of an outhouse in Bean last night as firefighters battled to bring the blaze under control. The fire was well alight by the time crews from Dartford and Thames-side arrived in Sandy Lane at around 6pm.
THREE people have been arrested in connection with the death of a 32-year-old man who had been out celebrating his birthday in Bexley. The men remain in custody at a south London police station. Paul Gunner was standing outside a kebab
The first Kent League fixture of the season at Swanley saw a mixture of results for Blackheath & Bromley with one win, three second places and a third in the various team races; plus one individual win and a couple more top three placings. Last season
