A FATHER and son have appeared in court following a shooting in Greenhithe. Billy Smith, 42, of Hillhouse Road, Stone, and Billy Nelson Smith, 24, of Moorhen Walk, Greenhithe, appeared at Maidstone Crown Court today (October 20). Both
SHOOTERS Hill Rugby Club have teamed up the Ruggerbeez organisation to offer boys and girls aged from two to seven the chance to take up the game. The aim is to emphasise the true ethics of rugby union together with lots of fun and laughs along
A HEALTH trust has apologised to the family of a young woman who died at Princess Royal Hospital after it emerged there were deficiencies in her care following a routine operation. The family of Jessica Samways, a special care baby nurse from
WELLING skipper Jack Parkinson says it is good to have the points in the bag after last Saturday’s win over Dorchester put the Park View Road side joint top of the Conference South table. The Wings were the only one of the title hopefuls to
GREENWICH is going to have to get used to some big changes in its transport system when the Olympics comes around next year. From closures of the Cutty Sark DLR station to a temporary gyratory system, the way people move around the area
This is the latest incarnation of Codemasters’ controversial Formula One game. Last year’s version was easily one of the most discussed racing games - but probably not for the right reasons. On first glance, Formula One 2010 was the holy grail
FRENCH philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre famously stated that hell is other people. Roman Polanski’s Carnage proves him right, telling the story of four people who hate each other but, despite their best attempts, cannot leave the room. It’s
A TRIO of Dartford-based judo fighters have been selected for the six-strong British squad for the visually impaired European Championships in Crawley next month. World champion and IBSA World Games gold medallist Ben Quilter will look to add
SUSSEX Police is appealing for information to trace a man in connection with theft and burglary. Officers want to speak to Jamie William Reardon, of Sheldon Square, London, in connection with a stolen car recovered from Selsey and a burglary
AN ELDERLY lady was found dead following a house fire yesterday. Firefighters were called to an address in Eagles Drive, Biggin Hill, at 10.30am. The deceased has been named as Dorothy Mary Lock, aged 78. A neighbour who saw smoke
A STRONG contingent of 29 pupils from Colfe’s School in Lee lined up to compete in the Greenwich borough cross country championships at Avery Hill Park. The Colfe’s girls stole the show by winning three out of the four age categories and the Year 8
From Monday to Friday, October 24-28, Sainsbury’s in Philipot Path off Eltham High Street will have fun activities in store to raise funds for their charity for a year, the Freddie Farmer Foundation. The charity partnership started on June 21 and staff
BROADWAY shopping centre in on a mission to find Bexleyheath’s most stylish shopper. A talent spotter will be at the centre on October 27 armed with a professional photographer to take pictures of shoppers with a flair for fashion. People
LIONS boss Kenny Jackett says attack is the best form of defence ahead of Saturday’s trip to big spenders Leicester City. Sven-Goran Eriksson’s expensively assembled squad have unsurprisingly been declared the odds-on favourites to put struggling Millwall
THERE was a mixed response on Tuesday when Bexley Council agreed to invest more than £8m in Slade Green. Around 40 people attended the public cabinet meeting on October 18 where councillors decided to provide new community facilities to replace
CHARLIE Sheringham has completed his move from Dartford to AFC Bournemouth. The striker started out as a youngster at Crystal Palace but has spent virtually all of his career so far in the non-league game. A prolific scoring spree at Princes Park
KENNY Jackett is confident Jay Simpson is finally beginning to settle in at The Den after his wonder goal rescued a point against Brighton on Tuesday. Simpson took a while to find his feet after joining from Hull City in a loan deal on transfer
Earlier this month, all Greenwich & Bexley Community Hospice Lottery members who have played the Hospice Lottery for one year or more were invited to a special Lottery Member’s Thank You event to thank them for their continued support. The event was
ARE you a parent of a Year 6 child who is due to transfer to a Lewisham secondary school next year? Did you attend any of the recent secondary school open days in the borough? If so, Lewisham Council are asking parents to complete a
IT has taken six years and countless accidents but a campaign for safety improvements at a dangerous junction finally seems to have paid off. Catford people and their councillors have long demanded better pedestrian crossing facilities at the
POLICE and firefighters were called out early this morning after a house was attacked with petrol bombs. A crew from Plumstead fire station was called to the scene in Tuam Road at around 1.33am. The occupant of the terraced house was
PEOPLE with weak immune systems or underlying medical conditions are at risk of infection from fish pedicures, experts have warned. The beauty craze involves customers placing their feet in tanks of water containing dozens of tiny Garra Rufa
WHEN Little G disappeared from home a decade ago, his owner assumed he was gone forever. Little did she know the maverick moggy had tired of city life and swapped the mean streets of Lewisham for the peaceful seaside town of Whistable.
BUSHES near a closed down park toilet have been turned into a lavatory, with human excrement found nearby, according to a man petitioning to get them reopened. Jason Batt is a member of Friends of Kelsey Park but has fallen out with the group
