Cotmandene Community Resource Centre has just announced its new programme for February and March 2009. The Centre, based in Cotmandene Crescent, St. Paul’s Cray, offers a range of services, meeting groups and courses for local people of all ages
Millwall’s League One play-off hopes were dealt a blow when they were beaten 2-1 at home by promotion rivals Scunthorpe. Dave Martin conjured up the first chance for the Lions on four minutes when he dispossessed Cliff Byrne before running
Politics. Not generally a word considered fashionable, or indeed one that we associate with young people. However, in my opinion, the tendency for us to overlook the idea of being involved in political organisations, should and can be
A NEW Territorial Army centre has opened in Blackheath. The centre, in Wat Tyler Road, will be home to a new platoon of the TA’s London regiment. At Wednesday’s open evening, soldiers were on hand to explain what opportunities are on
LEWISHAM Council has been given the green light to introduce new rules to clamp down on irresponsible dog owners. The dog control orders were approved by the Mayor of Lewisham and cabinet on Wednesday (January 28). From April 6, dog owners will
Win one of five pairs of VIP tickets to Ultimate Boogie Nights Valentines Party! Grammy-winning Rose Royce lead singer Gwen Dickey, aka Rose Norwalt, is to perform at London’s IndigO2 on February 14. The classic hits of funk, soul and
The London Stitch & Creative Crafts Show comes back to London ExCeL from February 26 to 28. With easy access from all major and local routes and excellent general facilities, it’s no wonder this show is now a firm favourite with creative craft lovers
LABOUR politician Clive Efford has shown his support for the protection of whales by striking a pose for a charity campaign. The MP for Eltham was taking part in the International Fund for Animal Welfare’s photo art project to raise awareness
Bankers should repay their "debt to society" in the wake of the financial crisis by donating their huge bonuses to charity, Boris Johnson said. The Mayor of London insisted City workers had to show a "much bigger and more public sense of duty" to repair
THREE explorers heading for the North Pole to measure the thickness of the remaining Arctic sea ice officially launched the expedition at a press conference in London on January 22. The team of Pen Hadow, Ann Daniels and Martin Hartley spoke about preparations
POLICE are appealing for help from the capital's Polish community to help identify a man found dead on a bus in Brockley. The man, who is believed to be of Polish origin and aged between 20 and 30, was found dead on the top deck of a route
On this day in... 1606 - Guy Fawkes and his associates were hanged, drawn and quartered in London. 1953 - Large areas of Essex and Kent were flooded when the River Thames estuary swelled. 1999 - It emerged that the seven pages of pictures in
A COLLECTION held at the memorial service for Bexley councillor and former mayor Alf Catterall, who died last October, will be used to help the borough’s young people. The service was held in Christ Church, Bexleyheath, last November, and the
NEWS Shopper is looking for talented young writers to submit articles for our website. We want exciting young writers aged 19 and under to give a youthful slant to our web content. Perhaps you are an outspoken young person who has lots
THE GRAVESEND tower is dead, but arguments continue over plans for the rest of the £150m town centre regeneration. Last Monday (January 26) residents’ group Urban Gravesham held its general meeting and called for Gravesham Council to halt developer
PEOPLE who witnessed an attempt to grab a schoolboy in the street are being urged to get in touch with Bexley police. The incident happened in Berwick Road, Welling, on January 26 at about 6pm. The boy was walking along the street when a man grabbed
The mysterious and complicated etiquette of queuing contributes to a strange moral code, which is the foundation of British Society as we know it. Imagine a Britain without queues: a place of unruly chaos, confusion. That is not to say that beneath the
