FIRE crews from Orpington Fire Station were called to two abandoned cars set alight last night. The first vehicle, a Renault 5, was found dumped in Chalk Pit Avenue, Orpington at 8.30pm. One fire engine attended and the flames were under control within
A MOTHER and her four daughters had a lucky escape this morning after their living room was gutted by a fire. The family were alerted to the blaze by neighbours and had left the property by the time fire crews arrived at 7.30am. Their home, in King's
AS BROMLEY's new police chief settles into his role, he admits there is room for improvement in the borough's policing. But he is promising a "relentless" effort to fight crime. SARA NELSON spoke to Chief Superintendent Charles Griggs. Mr Griggs, whose
A BROMLEY man buried by a Turkish family who thought he was their son, has been exhumed and will be returned to England. Guy Kendrick, of Southover, Downham, went missing in the Turkish city of Istanbul in September last year. Around the same time
A MURDER suspect has been found dead in his cell at Belmarsh Prison. Thomas Joseph Carty, 22, was found hanged at the Thamesmead prison early yesterday morning. Carty, of West Drayton in west London, was due to stand trial for the murder of a 65
HOSPITAL staff were forced to close and decontaminate A&E after two builders used paint thinner to start a fire. The pair, aged 18 and 19, sparked the toxic emergency at Lewisham Hospital when they arrived by car with burns to their face and hands shortly
Once upon a time, in the days when the summers were longer and the skies were brighter, it seemed that we concerned ourselves virtually soley with the matters which concerned our day to day well being. Now we appear to have entered the era of the trite
BOYS at a Sidcup secondary school are preparing to take up their roles overseeing 150 babies. The pupils at Kemnal Technology College, Sevenoaks Way, have just taken delivery of wild trout eggs from the Environment Agency. They will care for and prepare
PRIMARY care trusts are gearing up for a consultation on a scheme set to shake-up healthcare. The trusts in Lewisham and Greenwich will begin the consultation on April 1 on the Picture of Health for South East London initiative. This involves south-east
THE driver and passengers of a passing car saved a man from a robbery. The 30-year-old was walking along Park View Road, Welling, at around 9.30pm when three youths and girl pushed him to the ground and punched him. They demanded his wallet and mobile
