BBHC 1st XI 2 v 3 Maidstone South Hockey League BEXLEY and Belvedere Hockey Club entertained unbeaten league-leaders Maidstone and very nearly turned in the performance of the season. BBHC had players unavailable and so went with a young-looking
Gravesend and Northfleet 1 v 2 Hereford Nationwide Conference WITH just 16 minutes left against play-off favourites Hereford, Fleet were winning by a single goal. However, two goals in six minutes courtesy of Robbie King's shot and Andy Williams
Corinthian Casuals 1 v 2 Cray Wanderers Ryman League Division One CRAY boss Ian Jenkins remains upbeat about his team's chances of reaching the play-offs, despite the odds being stacked against them, writes Tim Ashton. Victory at bottom-of-the-table
THE Nationwide South Conference clash between Franborough and Welling United was called off due to a waterlogged pitch. A date for the rearranged fixture will be announced shortly. Welling entertain Maidenhead this Saturday at Park View Road. KO
In Loving Memory of GERT GOSLING Passed away 9th March 2003 A Special Mum, Nan and Great Nan. Loved and missed everyday. Pat and Terry, Iris and Roger, Stephen and Nicola, Tracey, Graham and Louise, Paul and Jenni, Emma, Alan and Great Grandchildren Callum
In Loving Memory of DANNY WHALIN 14.6.1980 - 8.3.2003 I think about you every day And miss you very much I miss your smiles and laughter Also you great big hugs. Love Mum and Terry x x.
BEN TITCOMBE 8/3/84 - 7/11/98 On your 22nd Birthday. It's lonely here without you Ben, Nothing seems the same, It's hard to hide the heartache when someone speaks your name, The pain we have to live with, The tears we never show, The emptiness without
DAWES RICHARD Beloved Son of Doris. After a short illness peacefully on 27th February 2006 at Wombwell Hall Nursing Home. Funeral service at Northfleet Cemetery Chapel on Thursday 16th March 2006 at 12 noon. Followed by private burial. No flowers please
ELLEN DREWRY Died 27th February 2006, aged 88 years. Funeral Service to be held at Eltham Crematorium on Tuesday 14th March at 10.30am. All who knew Ellen are welcome to attend, donations to MIND and Cancer Research, via Co-Operative Funeral Care. Tel
In loving memory of PAUL TAYLOR Our dearly beloved son and much loved brother who fell asleep on the 14th March 1992 aged 22 years. To lose you, Paul, broke our hearts in two, Because we all thought the world of you. Beautiful memories we will always
ROY EDGAR STONE Aged 75 years. Passed away 23rd February 2006. Will be sadly missed by his loving wife Jill and all family and friends. Funeral to take place on Tuesday 14th March 2006 at Eltham Crematorium at 2pm. Donations to The British Heart Foundation
VENICE ROWE Who sadly passed away 24th February at Peace in Heaven. Love Ellesse, Khristian, Justin and Chanel X X
In Loving Memory of JOSEPH PETER COOPER 1.4.89 - 11.3.05 Forever in our thoughts. All our love, Mum, Luke, Beth & Nanny Mag.
In loving memory of LILIAN RUNHAM who passed away on 27 February 2006 aged 93. She will be greatly missed by family and friends. Funeral at Beckenham Crematorium on Wednesday 8 March at 1.30pm. Family flowers, please - donations to St Christopher's Hospice
In loving memory of ALAN GEORGE ROBERTS 18/4/1944 - 4/3/2005 Sweet are the memories silently kept Of the one we loved and will never forget. Miss you and love you always. Sandie, Michael, Tracy and Family xxxx
In Loving Memory PETER JAMES KITCHENER Who passed away on 18th February 2006. If flowers could bring you back again, We would order them worldwide. We would visit at your place of rest, And lay them by your side. We will love and miss you always, And
Greenwich & Bexley Cottage Hospice Registered Charity 1017406 Share the Care' is supported this week by Eve, Howard & Malcolm King to acknowledge the birthday of George King on 8th March Doreen Johnston to remember the birthday of her late husband George
Remembering my Son & Brother on his 40th Birthday JOE MORRISSEY 10th March To all the world we are coping, We say we are fine when asked, But if they could see inside our hearts, They'd know it's just a mask. Wherever life should lead us, In every thing
BEN GARY TITCOMBE Happy Birthday Ben 8th March There's a bridge of golden memory From here to heaven above It keeps us very near to you It's called The Bridge of Love They say it's a beautiful journey From the old world to the new Someday we will take
Announcing in sorrow the death of JOAN BENNETT aged 75, tragically killed 16th February. The funeral will be held at Beckenham Crematorium, Elmers End on Wednesday 15th March at 1:30pm, followed by a service of commemoration at Bromley Common Methodist
In Loving Memory of GRACE ROSETTA SKINGLEY Who passed away on 2nd March 2006, aged 84. Much loved mother of Michael, Hazel and Graham. Grandmother of Daryl, Helen, Christina, Robert, Hannah, Stephen, Martin and Claire. A very special Mother-in-Law to
MICK RAYMAN Died 21st February 2006, aged 61. A light has from our family gone, A voice we loved is stilled, A place is vacant in our hearts Which never can be filled. God Bless my Darling Brother. Funeral on 15th March at 2.30 at Eltham Crematorium.
LYDIA ELIZA BARHAM KNOWN AS LIN Died 1.3.2006. Funeral 13.3.2006 at Lewisham Crematorium at 12.15pm. Family flowers only. Donations to Alzheimers Society c/o Doves Funerals, Orpington. 01689 870030.
In Loving Memory of DAVID GROSS who passed away on 28th February 2006. Funeral Service to be held at Eltham Crematorium on Thursday 16th March, at 1.45pm.
DIANE WAKEMAN On the third anniversary, passed away 24th March 2003, aged 56. In loving memory of a dear Wife and Mother. Memories shared will keep us close. Love always Chris, Michelle and Stuart. X X X .
BARBARA SWINDEN Passed away peacefully in her sleep on 27th February 2006. She will be sadly missed by her daughter Sarah and Family. Funeral Service will be on Tuesday 14th March at Eltham Crematorium at 2.30pm. All friends are welcome.
WILLIAM JOHN ROLFE Sadly passed away 25th Feb 2006 Aged 77 years. A true gentleman sadly missed by his wife Lina, his children and grandchildren. Funeral at Eltham Crematorium 10th March at 9am. Donations to The British Heart Foundation.
In Loving Memory of My Darling Husband JOHNNY MAYCOCK Passed away 8th March 2001 Five years gone by In my heart I still cry My love for you will never die I talk to you as days go by. Your devoted wife, son, family and sisters. x x x.
GORDON CROWSON Sadly passed away on 23rd February 2006 aged 72 years. Dearly missed by his loving family. Funeral Service to be held on Tuesday 14th March 2006, St John The Evangelist Church, Parkhill Road, Bexley at 11.00 followed by burial in Sidcup
FIVE children were among seven residents rescued from a block of flats after a fire started deliberately blocked their only exit. They became trapped in Temple Hill Square, Dartford, after an arsonist set fire to a storage area on the stairway leading
A MULTI-MILLION pound residential and care home hailed as one of the first of its kind is set to open next month. Gravesham Place, currently under construction, is part of the £25m Gravesend Community Hospital development in Bath Street, Gravesend.
A PRIMARY school pupil is quids in after winning an anti-graffiti poster competition. Trevor O'Connor, from Thorn Tree School, Thorn Tree Road, Charlton, was one of 100 pupils from five junior schools in the borough to take part in the campaign to highlight
A SPURNED man who tried to murder his ex-wife when she refused him a "final kiss" has been jailed for life. George Nevard, aged 55, hacked at his screaming former wife Julie with an axe and used so much force it broke, Blackfriars Crown Court heard
A PETITION has been signed by 120 residents protesting against a proposed road closure as part of the Sydenham Gateway development. The Sydenham Society put forward the proposal to Lewisham Council last year to transform Cobbs Corner roundabout and
A LORRY driver got more than he bargained for when his vehicle became wedged under a railway bridge. Roads and a train line were closed for several hours after the lorry tipped sideways and became stuck. Police received a call from the driver at 2pm
POLICE have turned to News Shopper's award-winning Shop A Yob campaign in an attempt to track down bus vandals. Officers working on Operation Bustag a scheme run by the Met Police and Transport for London aimed at clamping down on bus yobs believe
A TERMINALLY-ILL father is clinging to life so his son does not become homeless. Tom Jubb, 43, has lived with his parents at their house in Kingsdown Way, Hayes, since 1978 but Broomleigh Housing Association has told him he might not be able to live
AN INSURANCE company has been ordered to pay £12,300 after being taken to court by Bromley Council for breaching health and safety regulations. Churchill Insurance was prosecuted after a flagpole fell from the ninth floor of the company's head office
FAMILIES dug deep and scooped up bargains at a jumble sale to raise funds for church building work. The sale, held at the United Reform Church, Rushmore Hill, Pratts Bottom, raised £245 to go towards the refurbishment of the kitchen at All Souls' Church
GLITCH-FREE technology has helped the council avoid a school admissions fiasco. Every one of the 3,387 children in Bromley who applied for a place at a local authority maintained secondary school has been sent an offer. This is the second year of the
LICENSING HOURS: Bromley Council's licensing sub-committee will tomorrow hear an application to change licensing hours at the BP petrol stations in Widmore Road, Bromley, and in Mottingham, Road, Mottingham. The garages want to sell alcohol for an extra
A CHEMIST who caused a pensioner to be violently ill when he prescribed her the wrong drugs, has escaped with a reprimand. The woman was left with nausea and diarrhoea after pharmacist Rashmikani Patel gave her anti-depressants instead of anti-cholesterol
A SKATER has rolled her way to international exposure in Madonna's latest music video. Former Beaverwood School pupil Simone Wells, 32, from Orpington, auditioned for the part as a roller skater in a roller disco just before Christmas. She didn't hear
A DAY hospice is opening its doors to let the public view its facilities and meet the staff. Harris HospisCare provides free respite to families of patients suffering from life-threatening illnesses. The hospice, which is based at Caritas House, Tregony
A MULTIMEDIA campaign has been launched to try and get young Londoners to vote. Posters about the 1824 Collective are being put up around London and there will be an advertising campaign on radio stations, the internet and music television channels.
YOUNG football fans had a day to remember when they met Arsenal's Ashley Cole. The group of five to 14-year-olds from schools in Kent and Surrey met the England left back at the club's Highbury ground before Arsenal's game against Bolton Wanderers.
PENSIONERS have been warned not to rely on a health insurance card to protect them on their travels. Age Concern Bromley says the European Health Insurance Card is not a substitute for travel insurance and will not cover all costs. The cards do not
A HIKER from West Wickham has been found dead in New Zealand. Elizabeth Thomson, 55, of The Crescent, disappeared on February 25 while walking alone in Arthur's Pass National Park on the country's south island. New Zealand Police said the body was discovered
A MUSEUM display chronicling the past of the borough from prehistoric times to the present day is due to open. Bromley Museum will open an interactive gallery on March 22, displaying artefacts and exploring some of the facts about Bromley's past. Visitors
PENSIONERS will take to the streets during a week of protests as part of a campaign to improve the basic state pension. The Bromley branch of the British Pensioners' Trade Union Action Association will meet on March 13, outside the ratailer BHS, Bromley
FANCY dress helped make reading fun for children celebrating the ninth World Book Day. The children and staff at Darrick Wood Junior School, Lovibonds Avenue, Orpington, dressed up as their favourite book characters as part of a day of reading activities
LEGAL wranglings have resulted in a deadlock over what will become of the site of a demolished building. Lavender Cottage, Manor Way, Beckenham, was the subject of planning disputes for 10 years, after an application to tear it down and build three
THE number of children getting on a bus to learn about the dangers of drugs has reached 100,000. Health education charity Life Education Centres Bromley (LECB) runs the classes from a mobile classroom, also known as the drug bus, at primary schools.
MAYOR Ken Livingstone has launched a study into whether terrorists could attack trains carrying nuclear waste going through the borough. Spent nuclear fuel rods from Dungeness, Bradwell and Sizewell nuclear power stations are transported by rail through
YOUNG "councillors" had the chance to quiz the Mayor of London on a trip to learn more about local government. Twelve school council representatives from Balgowan Primary School, Balgowan Road, Beckenham, attended a London Assembly meeting at City Hall
PUPILS have spent a week learning about the benefits of eating and living well. Students at the Pendragon School made tasty smoothies, healthy dishes and got to the root of which minerals are in their vegetables. The secondary school in Pendragon Road
A HOME owner has pleaded guilty to defrauding the council of £4,400 in housing benefit. Irene Bigman, aged 58, of Coleridge Way, Orpington, is the joint owner of her house but claimed housing benefit as if she was a tenant between March and December
I APPLAUD the letter from W J Beazley in support of the London Olympics (Good Games, News Shopper, February 22). It is very refreshing to hear someone actually in favour of the Olympics who doesn't mind helping with a financial contribution. I for one
I AM in full agreement with Mr Dawe in respect to sending back one's medals (Pensioner Wants To Fight 2012 Tax, News Shopper, February 22). Why should we pensioners pay any more tax for the 2012 Olympic Games? We pay more than enough council tax to
I WAS very interested to read the article about Brian Dawe's reluctance to pay towards the 2012 Olympics (Pensioner Wants To Fight 2012 Tax, News Shopper, February 22). I heartily agree with his opinions and believe most Londoners are annoyed by this
APPLICATION: Bromley Council's licensing committee will today hear an application by the Met Police for the review of the premises licence for the Delandos Night Club, East Street, Bromley. The application cites a series of assaults, arrests for Class
I WOULD like to thank you for the Shooting From The Lip column by Laura-Jane Filotrani. It makes great reading and is always a must-read each week. I am writing to correct a point she made about the Muslim cartoons (Cartoons Expose Hypocrisy, News Shopper
I AM writing with reference to our new shops in Biggin Hill. We have recently been allocated a brand new smile' shop, Waitrose, and soon we are to be given a Marks & Spencer food hall. Has anyone considered the expense? Both Waitrose and Marks & Spencer
WITH reference to Pensioner Wants To Fight 2012 Tax (News Shopper, February 22) I don't think Ken Livingstone has properly addressed the issue raised by Brian Dawe. The Mayor has been reported as saying: "The whole of the UK will gain from the Games.
MAST PLANS: I received a letter from Bromley Council, pertaining to the proposal for the "siting of a telecommunications mast on land opposite 81-87 Slades Drive, Chislehurst". I would be the first to admit such masts are an inevitability of modern life
