September. Pupils finally break away from their summer holidays and head back to school. Sixth form this year, and it's own clothes for me from now on. Now, don't get me wrong, I am one happy bunny: no uniform! However, there is a down-side: there
Week 3 of the South London & Kent Pool Alliance and the only unbeaten teams left are in the First Division. Bellegrove Social Club have had an amazing start to the season, already winning 11-4 & 13-2, they added a 12-3 defeat of Kings Arms
LIP-SHAPED urinals have set tongues wagging in a Dartford garden centre this week. The newly-refurbished men’s toilets at Hawley Garden Centre, Hawley Road, are the first part of a modern revamp for the site. They feature a pair of bright
HUNDREDS of parents have voiced their demand for a Harris academy to open in Beckenham. At a meeting last night organised by campaign group Harris Into Beckenham, it was revealed plans are well underway to open a free school in the area.
CAMPAIGNERS fighting against the controversial closure of a care home have presented their concerns to Kent County Council (KCC). The meeting, on October 14, saw representatives from three Kent care homes, including Dartford’s Manorbrooke in
Do you write content for the web and/or hard copy? Is there a difference? Find out by attending the free workshop and help grow your business over a delicious lunch at the next 1230 TWC BROMLEY meeting at El Patio's. 1230 The Women's
Tickets for the London 2012 Olympics will start at £20 and go up to £725 for the showpiece 100m athletics final, organisers have announced. The highest priced ticket for any event will be the £2,012 that organisers are confident some spectators will
Simon Peters is fast becoming one of Britain’s best-loved mediums. He has been working as a full-time medium for seven years and before that was a psychotherapist and counsellor. Simon is 43 years old and lives in Yorkshire. He is appearing at
CRIME is continuing to fall in Bromley, with a 12 per cent drop in the number of offences. Figures released last week show that there were a total of 9,243 offences recorded from April 1 to August 31, compared to 10,710 in the same period last year.
DETECTIVES are hunting a man who attacked four people with a stick outside Bromley North station. Two men and two women were struck by the stick, thought to be a tree branch, causing no real injuries other than superficial reddening.
A TWO lorry crash blocked off a road at rush hour this morning. London Road, Swanley, was shut off until 11am after a fire crew and police were called to the scene at 8.56am. The crash, invloving a red Volvo lorry and a white Iveco box
BREAST cancer patients and health workers took to the catwalk to raise money for Farnborough’s Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH). The Glades shopping centre in Bromley hosted the fashion show yesterday, and more than 150 people attended
FRIEDBERG and Seltzer are wanted for crimes against cinema. Having inflicted the equivalent of a cinematic flesh eating virus upon the general populace with such films as Epic Movie and Meet The Spartans, it’s no surprise that Vampires Suck lives
FIREFIGHTERS suspect motorcycles are being targeted by an arsonist after two were set on fire in two weeks. A crew from Orpington fire station was called to Footbury Hill Road at around 2.30am this morning after a motorcycle was set alight.
OUR Wow Factor winners were crowned in front of a crowd of hundreds at The Glades shopping centre last night. After a glittering catwalk show, Alex Jackson and Jonjo Young picked up the female and male titles after strong performances from
A CHART-TOPPING drummer visited a school to launch an education programme about the death penalty. Richard Hughes, the drummer for British band Keane, went to Harris City Academy in Maberley Road, Crystal Palace, to launch Amnesty International’s new
A COUNCILLOR is suing a tour operator after the cruise ship he was on was hit by an Arctic glacier. Councillor Julian Benington and his wife are suing UK company Discover The World following the incident in Svalbard, an Arctic territory of
POLICE who work with deaf people have been recognised for their achievements. PC Helen Davies and colleagues from Lewisham were commended at the Met’s Diversity Excellence Awards for their work with the deaf community through the borough's Deaflink
A TOWN centre leisure complex is set for a £5m upgrade. The 20-year-old Pavilion Leisure Centre in Kentish Way, Bromley, will get a new gym, family play centre, tenpin bowling alley with refurbishments to the changing rooms and reception area. Cash
AN ELECTRONICS company has been recognised for being one of the UK’s fastest growing businesses. GPEG International, based in Gunnery Terrace, Woolwich, was ranked 9th in The Sunday Times Tech Track 100 league table. The annual guide lists the UK
A RECRUITMENT drive has been launched to find 170 people to help carry out a census. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is looking for around 170 people from Bromley to take on full and part time jobs doing the national census, which takes place
