So, it’s a brand new year: the Olympics, the supposed end of the world and what else do we get with the New Year? New Year’s resolutions. Let’s be honest, the chances are that you – along with everybody else on the planet – have already broken the majority
It’s cold outside. It’s dark when you get up and dark when you get home, usually in the rain. Welcome, one and all, to the January Depression. The last three months of the year are spent in deep preparation for the coming Christmas period, so the start
A WOMAN has been air-lifted to hospital following a traffic collision at Bluewater shopping centre. Police were called to a car-park, at the shopping centre in Greenhithe, at around 3:30pm. The car-park was temporarily shut following
It’s another shooter! And another remake! In one! Well, we’ve had plenty of those this year, but this one is a little different. It’s Halo. The first one – you know the fondly remembered one. You aren’t a true gamer unless you’ve completed Halo
A BROMLEY building school has announced it is funding 30 new apprenticeships in London and Kent. SWAY UK, a specialist construction skills accredited training provider based in Pembroke Road, will be offering the apprenticeships for unemployed
THE all-season sport of rallying makes a return to Brands Hatch later this month as the Kent circuit hosts the TRS (Essex) Ltd Brands Hatch Stage Rally. Following a successful running in 2011 after a 20-year hiatus, the event on January 22 utilises
THE judge in the Stephen Lawrence trial has told the police not to close the file on the teenager’s murder. After sentencing David Norris and Gary Dobson Judge Colman Treacy called forward Detective Chief Inspector Clive Driscoll, who has been the
STEPHEN Lawrence's father has called on the two men convicted of his son's murder to turn in the other people involved in the attack. Speaking outside the Old Bailey after the sentencing Neville Lawrence said: "One of my greatest hopes is that these
PLANS to hand the registration of birth, deaths and marriages from Bexley Council to Kent County Council could save the taxpayer money, Bexley Council said. Bexley’s Registrar’s Service could be handed over to KCC, which can offer a wider
DARTFORD boss Tony Burman believes the Conference South title is Woking’s to lose. Woking are the runaway leaders of the division, currently sitting 17 points ahead of fourth-placed Dartford. But despite the Surrey side being in the driving
BROMLEY police's new temporary borough commander has begun her role with a simple message - stay vigilant. Chief Superintendent Steph Roberts took over yesterday from Chief Superintendent Charles Griggs as Bromley's top cop. The 47-year-old
SUPERFAST broadband will be available to homeowners in Greenhithe by the summer. British Telecom (BT) announced last week internet speeds of up to 20 megabits per second will be accessible later this year. The development comes as part
Millwall striker Darius Henderson has been bailed after a man was punched and had his jaw broken on New Year’s Day. The 41-year-old man was taken by ambulance from a St Albans restaurant at around 1.30am on January 1. He had been left
2012 is set to be a big year for the UK, what with the Olympics coming to London in August and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in June which will hopefully give that all important boost to the economy. The tourism industry can barely contain their excitement
BECKENHAM Town gave old rivals Fisher an uncomfortable start to 2012 with a convincing victory at Champion Hill on Monday. Although Fisher started brightly and spurned an early chance in the opening minutes, this was a game dominated by Becks. Taking
PAT Halstead and Cara Oliver enjoyed top three finishes in their respective age groups at last month’s masters cross country championships in Tunbridge Wells. Dartford Harriers sent seven runners to the meeting, where Halstead placed third
FRUSTRATED after months of being unable to sell their house, one couple have come up with a novel way of trying to shift their property. Graham King, 55, and Pamela Rutter, 56, have decided to launch a competition, and are giving away their
WELLING assistant manager Barry Ashby accepts there could be fresh interest in striker Andy Pugh this month. Pugh has been in fantastic form this season and already has 17 goals to his name. That has already seen the frontman spend a few days on
The judge who today sentenced Stephen Lawrence’s killers has condemned the actions of the “racist thuggish gang” who brutally murdered the black teenager. Judge Colman Treacy said: "The murder of Steven Lawrence on the night of 22nd April was
BRITAIN'S top police officer has said "the other people involved in the murder of Stephen Lawrence should not rest easily in their beds". Scotland Yard Commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe welcomed the convictions of David Norris and Gary Dobson
THE racist men guilty of murdering Stephen Lawrence have been jailed for a total of 29 years. Yesterday Gary Dobson, 36, and David Norris, aged 35, were found guilty of killing the teenager on Well Hall Road, Eltham in 1993. The 18-year-old
PLANS to move Bexley Council civic offices onto one site have been branded "short-sighted". The council currently operates from four main sites in Bexleyheath, Sidcup, Welling and Slade Green. It has now submitted a planning application
NEIGHBOURS found a 67-year-old woman’s decomposing body three weeks after she told friends she felt unwell, an inquest heard. Marie Willett's body was discovered after neighbours noticed a stench coming through the pensioner’s letterbox on
HUNDREDS of pounds worth of medical equipment was stolen from a lorry in Dartford this morning. (January 4) Thieves broke into a vehicle parked on the Riverside Industrial Estate between midnight and 3am, stealing boxes containing the equipment
DO you recognise anyone in this picture? For the past 60 years, 12 pupils of the 1952 5th Oxford form at the old Waverley School in Plumstead have been getting together, each taking turns to play hostess at a reunion. Members travel from as far
DECOR *** (invitingly warm) DRINK XXX (Good lagers, but limited ales) PRICE ** (friendly for students but not workers) ATMOSPHERE *** (tourists by day, students by night) STAFF ** (disorganised and slow) IF YOU are reading this now, breathe a sigh
POLICE were called to the QE2 bridge in Dartford this morning (January 4) after reports of a man threatening to jump off it. Essex police officers talked to the man for approximately 45 minutes before he voluntarily accompanied them to safety
A LIBRARY user has criticised proposals to introduce paid membership to Bexley Village Library, claiming it will create "a two-tier system". Bexley Council has agreed the library will be managed by charity, Greener Bexley, through a community
NEWS Shopper online’s Millwall columnist MATT LITTLE looks back on 2011, a year which began with a 3-0 win home win over Crystal Palace and ended with a 1-0 defeat at the hands of their south London rivals. A YEAR really is a long time in
STEPHEN Lawrence's murderers are due to be sentenced today at the Old Bailey. Yesterday Gary Dobson, 36, and David Norris, aged 35, were found guilty of killing the teenager on Well Hall Road, Eltham in 1993. Dobson and Norris face life
AFTER just 18 months as an MP Jo Johnson has been given a parliamentary private secretary post. Mr Johnson was elected as MP for Orpington in the May 2010 general election and last night (January 3) appointed in his new role. As well
BRITAIN can look forward to a "brief respite" from winds that battered the country, but forecasters expect gusts of up to 75mph tonight. Two men were killed yesterday (January 3) as winds of more than 100mph hit the UK, bringing travel chaos
A TEENAGER who had been missing from Bromley since mid December has been found safe and well. Police were concerned about Renaya Dennis because she had not been seen since December 15 last year. But the 14-year-old was found over the new year period
INFLATION busting train fare increases of more than seven per cent have been defended as "unwelcome" but necessary. Since prices went up on Monday (January 2) passengers have had to pay an average of 5.9 per cent more for journeys than they
A SUPERMARKET has been made to pay £6,950 after it sold a loaf of bread with a broken knife blade in it. The three inch blade was found baked into a white sandwich loaf which had been baked at the Sainsbury’s in Pallant Way, Locksbottom.
A 13-YEAR-OLD computer whizz from Belvedere who helped older people get online has been rewarded for his work. Teenager Eugene Agyeman, of Chapman Road, helped more than 20 technophobes conquer their fear of the internet and computers last
