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SNOW and freezing conditions are forecast for the region during the next 48 hours. The Met Office has issued an early severe weather warning across many parts of the UK for Thursday and Friday, including south east London and Kent. The forecast is mostly

THREE teenagers died when the car they were travelling in collided with a bus in Charlton on New Year's Day - post your tributes and messages of condolence here. Amy Curran, aged 15, of Raeburn Road, Sidcup, Joe Wallis, aged 18, of Dallin Road, Shooters

A HOMELESS charity is appealing for any unwanted Christmas toiletries. St Mungo's, which helps homeless people across London, is calling on Lewisham's residents to donate any toiletries they received as presents but do not want. Asinette Williams, the

A GROUP of business students brought a touch of glamour to their college when they staged a fashion show. Models wearing this season's must-have items strutted down the catwalk at the event at Christ King Sixth Form College, Belmont Grove, Lewisham.

A PENSIONER has spoken of his shock after being woken on New Year's Day by a car crash near his home in Charlton which claimed the lives of three teenagers. Amy Curran, aged 15, of Raeburn Road, Sidcup, Joe Wallis, aged 18, of Dallin Road, Shooters Hill

THERE were emotional scenes as friends of three teenagers killed in a road crash in Charlton visited the scene today to lay floral tributes. Amy Curran, aged 15, of Raeburn Road, Sidcup, Joe Wallis, aged 18, of Dallin Road, Shooters Hill, and Georgina

LIAM Daish has praised the effort of his Ebbsfleet side after a productive festive period for the Conference play-off chasers. The highlight was yesterday's emphatic 4-1 home success against Grays at Stonebridge Road - a result described by the Fleet

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Chinese/Noodles Restaurant 12-12A Hythe Street Dartford Kent DA1 1BX Telephone 07900 828188

Indian Restaurant 8 Market Street Dartford Kent DA1 1ET Telephone 01322 285853

OLYMPIC athlete Judy Oakes has been trying to inspire some of Bexley's girls to get more involved in sport. At 42, Ms Oakes became the oldest ever competitor in an Olympic field event when she took part in the shot putt at the Sydney Games in 2000.

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IN A bid to discourage young people from hanging around outside one of its stores, the Co-op has turned to classical music. The company's Falconwood Park shop, in Falconwood Parade, Welling, is now belting out the classics from external speakers in the

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Indian Restaurant 139 Parrock Road Gravesend Kent DA12 1EZ Telephone 01474 566110

Croydon 1-1 Erith & Belvedere ERITH & Belvedere goal machine Nick Smith saw red after a controversial incident, but the Deres managed to hold on for a point on Saturday and were unlucky not to take all three. After a cagey opening quarter hour, Croydon

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Indian Restaurant Swanley Lane Swanley Kent BR8 7LH Telephone 01322 666600

Indian/English Restaurant 20 High Street Gravesend Kent DA11 OBA Telephone 01474 364666

Indian Restaurant 28 Milton Road Gravesend Kent DA12 2RF Telephone 01474 362954

Indian Restaurant 2 The Parade Wrotham Road Kent DA13 OJL Telephone 01474 812200

English Restaurant Well Hall Road Eltham London SE9 6SZ Telephone 020 8850 5145

Vietnamese Restaurant 4-6 Damley Road Gravesend Kent DA11 ORU 01474 363388

Chinese Restaurant Holiday Inn Express Bugsbys Way London SE10 Telephone 020 8858 2028

Indian Restaurant 60 Istead Rise Gravesend Kent DA13 9JF Telephone 01474 833247

Indian Restaurant 66 West Street Gravesend Kent DA11 OBE Telephone 01474 535757

Chineses Restaurant 754 Sidcup Road New Eltham London SE9 3NS Telephone 020 8857 2188

Japanese Restaurant 139 Woolwich Road Greenwich London SE10 OKJ Telephone 020 8269 2833

Indian Restaurant 1 Station Road Southfleet Kent DA12 9PA Telephone 01474 832392

Chinese Restaurant 12 Spray Street Woolwich London SE18 6AG Telephone 020 8855 2791

First prize of £300 to spend in store was won by Miss V Sheppard, from Gravesend. Second prize of £200 was won by Andrew Beale, from Stockwell.

Greek Restaurant 82 High Street Beckenham Kent BR3 1ED Telephone 020 86636986

Indian Restaurant 50 Perry Street Northfleet Kent DA11 8RE Telephone 01474 335111

Indian Restaurant 12 Lee Gate Centre Eltham Road London SE12 8SS Telephone 020 8852 9889

Indian Restaurant 45/47 Nuxley Road Belvedere Kent DA17 5JN Telephone 01322 445765

Spanish Restaurant Bromley Road Catford London SE6 Telephone 020 8465 0222

Mexican Restuarant 118 Sydenham Road London SE26 Telephone 020 8778 1222

What can you see happening spiritually for me this year? - Clare, Grove Park Graham says ... I see more strength for you this year.

When is new love coming for me because there hasn't been anything happening for me in love area for a long long time. Will I ever find the right man? - Ana, London Graham says ... New love on May 17, Mr Right on November 17.

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Indian Restaurant 78 Lee High Road Lee London SE13 5PT Telephone 020 8318 5533

Indian Restaurant 134 Lee High Road Lee London SE13 4PR Telephone 020 7473 8222

Chinese Restaurant 198-200 Broadway Bexleyheath Kent DA6 7BD Telephone 020 8303 6290

Indian Restaurant 144 Sydenham Road Sydenham London SE26 5JZ Telephone 020 8778 0146

European Restaurant 43-45 Montpelier Vale Blackheath London SE3 9QT Telephone 020 8333 2666

Chinese Restaurant 331 The Broadway Bexleyheath Kent DA6 8DT Telephone 020 8304 8696

Italian Restaurant 3/5 Montpelier Vale Blackheath London SE3 9DS Telephone 0208 3181143

Indian Restaurant 125-129 Bellegrove Road Welling Kent DA16 3QS Telephone 020 8304 3636

English Restaurant London Road Polhill Halstead TN14 7AA Telephone 07949 586913

Italian Restaurant 332 High Street Orpington Kent BR6 ONQ Telephone 01689 821561

Indian Restaurant 107 Queensway Petts Wood Kent BR5 1DG Telephone 01689 871104

Chinese Restaurant 147a High Street Sevenoaks Kent TN13 1XJ Telephone 01732 454937

Indian Restaurant 84 High Street Bexley Kent DA5 1LB Telephone 01322 551146

Spanish Restaurant The Oval Sidcup Kent DA15 9ER Telephone 020 8300 4773

Indian Restaurant 72-74 High Street Beckenham Kent BR3 1ED Telephone 020 8658 6650

Chinese Restaurant 221 High Street Bromley Kent BR1 1NZ Telephone 020 8313 0505

Indian Restaurant 32 Chatterton Road Bromley Kent BR2 9QN Telephone 020 8460 3320

Indian Restaurant 419 Bromley Road Downham Kent BR1 4PJ Telephone 020 8461 4819

Indian Restaurant 24 East Street Bromley Kent BR1 1QU Telephone 020 8460 9793

Indian Restaurant 18 Station Approach Hayes Kent BR2 7EH Telephone 020 8462 8594

Greek Restaurant 82 High StreetBeckenham Kent BR31ED Telephone 020 8663 6986

Greek Restaurant 201-203 High Street Bromley Kent Telephone 020 8466 9200

Indian Takeaway 49 Maple Road Penge London SE20 8LA Telephone 020 8778 9993

Italian Restaurant 747-753 Sidcup Road New Eltham London SE9 3SA Telephone 020 8850 3332

Chinese Restaurant 2 Mill Row Bexley Kent DA5 1LA Telephone 01322 555582

THE father of one of three teenagers killed on New Year's Day when their car collided with a bus in Charlton has paid tribute to his "beautiful" daughter. Amy Curran, aged 15, died when the Peugeot 206 she was travelling in collided with a bendy bus

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UNDER-FIRE Welling manager Neil Smith says he will keep on fighting to show he is the man to lead the Wings to safety. A disappointing festive period for Smith's beleaguered side was summed up by yesterday's 3-2 defeat at Fisher, but the rookie player-boss

DARTFORD Road Runners will be hosting the Les Witton 10-Mile Road Race later this month. The popular event will start at Princes Park at 9.30am on January 20 and will be run on an undulating and scenic course around Darenth, Horton Kirby and Green

MORE 999 emergency calls were made to London Ambulance Service this New Year's Eve than on any night since the Millennium. Between midnight and 4am the LAS dealt with 1,825 calls - 253 more than last year - an increase of 16 per cent. The majority of

A SKIP hire company has been fined for illegally placing a skip on a grass verge. Pin Bins, part of Pinden Limited, Pinden Quarry, Longfield, Dartford, pleaded guilty to leaving a skip in Warren Road, Orpington, without obtaining a temporary highway

A NEW member has been appointed by the Association of Police Authorities to deal with workforce issues. The association represents police authorities in England, Wales and Northern Ireland on the national stage. Brian Sangha, from Gravesend, will represent

BAD PR: I agree with the criticism of Greenwich Council's spending on publicity (Put Schools Before PR, News Shopper, December 19). Every so often some self-regarding twaddle from the council is delivered to me. I have yet to find anything informative

TO THE woman before me who forgot to take the £130 cash she had withdrawn from the Barclays cash machine in Catford on December 14, you were gone before I could call to you. I gave the money to the counter staff inside the bank. They said if you are

MONTBELLE Road, New Eltham, suffers from dangerous drivers who turn into it from Sidcup Road through the No Entry sign and speed up to leave the scene before they get caught. The authorities implemented measures, but said they would not stop these drivers

SHOPPERS have had the chance to see plans to regenerate their area. A model of the Thames Gateway project was put on show at Bluewater shopping centre, Greenhithe. It showed people the north Kent section of the regeneration scheme. The project covers

I AM writing about my concern over the cash crisis at the Greenwich Chinese Community School. As I am a student at the school, I am worried about this. It must not close as it has an immense cultural value which is at the centre of the community. The

EIGHTEEN people were arrested and 35 vehicles seized during a road check operation at the Dartford Crossing. Kent Police, Essex Police and Kent Highways Services worked together on Operation Utah between December 17 and December 21. HM Revenue and Customs

MEETINGS will be taking place in the new year to sort out the timetable for building a new cycle bridge over the River Darenth. The bridge is part of the Connect2 project from sustainable transport group Sustrans, which has just won a £50m Lottery bid

AGE Concern Bexley and Erith Town Forum joined forces to provide more than 100 Erith pensioners with their annual party. Held in Christ Church hall in Glebe Way, Erith, volunteers from both organisations decorated the hall and prepared and served all

THERE was a surprise treat in store for children when they were ushered into their school hall to watch their teachers take to the stage. Staff at Upland Primary School in Church Road, Bexleyheath, had been secretly rehearsing their own version of The

COUNCILLORS have rejected plans to build a new four-storey high block of flats next to Sidcup station. A plan for 14 two-bedroom flats on land between Jubilee Way and the station had been recommended for approval by Bexley planners, but was opposed by

AN ORGANISATION which provides and finances community projects and activities in Thamesmead is looking for a resident to join its board of trustees. And an election for the vacancy on the Trust Thamesmead board will be held on January 15. It is inviting

A 19-YEAR-OLD man charged with the attempted murder of a police officer has been remanded in custody. Joel Johnson, of Hatcham Park Road, Lewisham, appeared at Greenwich Magistrates' Court on December 24. He is also charged with possession

A COUNCIL has handed back thousands of pounds intended to help vulnerable people meet rent payments. Lewisham Council received £181,931 from the Government in the financial year 2006 to 2007, but only spent £97,857 and gave back £84,074. Cash is allocated

SEVEN truckloads of furniture are being sent to schoolchildren in west Africa. The departure of the first of the 40-foot trucks was held at Crofton Secondary School, Manwood Road, Brockley. Around 800 classroom chairs, 400 tables, 20 cupboards and 50

ALAN Pardew said he could understand the fans' frustrations after seeing their side beaten for the fifth time at home this season. The Addicks' promotion hopes were dented after they were beaten 2-1 by Colchester at the Valley on New Year's Day. Kevin

Reader Geoff Billingsley gives his thoughts on The Churchill's panto Peter Pan. I am sure, no, certain in fact, at least once in our lives we have all been told to grow up. But I wonder if, given the chance, we really would wish to remain young.

AN ORGANISATION which finances community activities is looking for a resident to join its board of trustees. An election for the Trust Thamesmead vacancy will be held on January 15. Candidates have to be from Thamesmead and nominated by at least

THE MOTHER of a 17-year-old boy who has been missing since Christmas Eve says she hopes he will be found soon. Josh Beasley was last seen leaving the ice rink in the grounds of the Old Royal Naval College, King William Walk, Greenwich, at around 5.15pm

A HOSPITAL has introduced a state-of-the-art scanner. The new scanner at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Stadium Road, Woolwich, takes X-ray pictures through 360 degrees around a patient's body. This information is then processed by computers and transformed

FIVE men have pleaded not guilty to the murder of Hell's Angel Gerry Tobin on the M40. Mr Tobin, 35, of Mottingham Road, Mottingham, was shot dead as he rode his motorbike along the motorway in Warwickshire on August 12. The mechanic, who worked at

PREPARATIONS are under way to demolish three estates. The plans, which will affect 1,064 homes, form part of the Woolwich Estates Renewal project, which received backing from Greenwich Council on December 19. Woolwich estates Connaught, Morris Walk

A BALLOT over the future of 640 council houses will take place next summer. Council tenants on the Newstead Estate, Lewisham, are to be given the chance to vote on whether to switch their homes to housing association Broomleigh. The company is offering

POLICE in North Kent are appealing for information after a gang of youths robbed a teenager of his bike. The 14-year-old victim was riding with friends on Dartford Heath in the area known as the Glory Bumps at around 2.40pm on December 29. A gang of

SHOPPERS at Bluewater are being offered the chance to buy clothes which cover the entire head - despite the centre's ban on hoodies. In May 2005, Bluewater's management took the decision to ban shoppers from wearing clothing covering the head or obscuring

A 46-YEAR-OLD man whose "wanted" face appeared on the front of the News Shopper has appeared in court. Martin Egan was wanted by police in connection with £100 damage caused to a window at the Royal British Legion Club in Lewisham High Street in September

A SPECIAL school which takes a forward-thinking approach to helping children with behaviour problems has been recognised by the Government for its good work. New Woodlands School, Downham, is one of just a few in the country which accepts

A STORAGE company is applying to build a warehouse just down the road from where its seven previous applications have been rejected. The Big Yellow storage company appealed against a decision by Lewisham Council to refuse its seventh application to build

WORRIED residents fear the reopening of a children's care home will make their lives miserable. People in Chislehurst Road, Orpington, are campaigning against child care provider Five Rivers' offer to buy the property from Bromley Council. The five-bed

YOUNGSTERS enjoyed putting on a fashion show featuring recycled outfits. Children created weird and wonderful costumes using recyclable materials and paraded them in front of an audience of around 100 people. The event was organised by Greenwich Home

CHARGES police make for returning stolen vehicles to their owners have been suspended. The Metropolitan Police Authority, which oversees the force, called a halt to the charges on December 20. In 2006, the Met made more than £180,000

TENANTS have decided not to transfer their homes to a housing association. Residents in the New Cross Gate area voted to keep their housing stock under council control rather than transfer it to the Hyde Housing Association. This follows a ballot held

A DANCE school has been presented with a plaque after raising thousands of pounds for charity. The New Eltham Dance School, based in Hainault Street, has donated cash to the Bexley branch of the National Autistic Society for the past five

Will Smith talks to Ellie Genower about acting without a co-star in his latest film I Am Legend and what it was like working with his daughter on screen. PICTURE the scene. Fifth Avenue in New York, normally buzzing with traffic, people and noise,

Thurrock 2-1 Bromley THURROCK deservedly gained ample revenge on New Year's Day for their 8-1 drubbing at Hayes Lane on Boxing Day when they scored in the fourth minute of each half to hand Bromley a poor start to 2008. With both sides making changes

Drink 3/5 Decor 2/5 Price 4/5 Atmosphere 1/5 Staff 3/5 CENTURIES ago The Sun in the Sands was the only dwelling on Shooters Hill Road. And, if the notice on the pub wall is to be believed, it got its name because of the animals being driven down

LEISURE regulars will know the London Bubble Theatre Company could have its Arts Council funding cut next year, which may cause the group to stp after 35 years of performing. Reasons given for the possible cuts include concerns over the artistic quality

Reporter MARK CHANDLER spent an evening in a haunted house with a ghost-hunting group in search of some spooky goings-on. IT IS not just the time of year which leaves a chill in the air. Ghostly dogs, moving objects, and shadowy presences

POPULAR panto Aladdin may be set in Peking, but The Broadway Theatre's production puts a twist on it which is, as one character points out, is "so Catford". Genie, (CBBC's Nicole Davis) is welded to her mobile and her magic word seems to be "whatever

AN ERITH musician is launching a new club where aspiring drummers can attend to try out new styles and instruments. Chris Leeds is starting up Erith Drum Club this month, after winning a Scarman Trust Community Champion Award. Between January and March

HAVING honed his tough as a truncheon and serious as a search warrant persona as Jim Carver on The Bill, Mark Wingett is the perfect choice for a panto baddie. After spending more than 20 years on the soap, the actor - whose big break was in British

AS I am far from the most shy and retiring person in the newsroom, I was hardly surprised when our lady of Leisure, aka Kerry Ann Eustice, nominated me for a bit-part in Greenwich Theatre's Dick Whittington. When I say I have done amateur dramatics

WHAT Charles Dickens intended for his last novel, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, has been much debated. The disappearance (and possible murder) of the title character was never revealed as Dickens died before finishing the story. Edwin's uncle John Jasper

Drink 3/5 Decor 2/5 Price 3/5 Atmosphere 3/5 Staff 4/5 Food 3/5 CHOCOLATE brownies with four scoops of vanilla ice cream, four of chocolate ice cream, chocolate sauce, Maltesers, Milky Way Magic Stars, Galaxy Amicelli biscuits, cream and chocolate

WHEN grumpy old Uncle Pumblechook calls and announces a night free of Christmas malarkey, overgrown fairies and bewigged, heavily made-up grand dames and shrieking desperate kidult humour, I come a-running, writes Zee Gaines. My expectations are great

CHARLTON defender Grant Basey will not forget 2007 in a hurry after breaking into the first team and will be hoping the coming 12 months prove to be equally as memorable. The 19-year-old defender made his Addicks first team debut against QPR in October

IN A shock announcement, the Government has given the seal of approval to plans for a giant rail freight depot on 155 acres of green belt land in Bexley. Despite opposition from Bexley Council and environmentalists, global distribution company ProLogis

A BIZARRE car fire was like something from a movie, said a firefighter who was at the scene. Firefighters from Biggin Hill attended the incident in Saltbox Hill at 2.30am this morning after being called out to a suspected road traffic accident. A white

TRAFFIC on the A2 is moving again after a three-car collision closed the road this morning. London-bound traffic on the A2 at Bean was held up following the accident at 6.30am. The collision, which involved a Ford Focus, a Ford Transit van and a second