A FAULT in an underground cable left more than 4,000 families in Gravesend without power for a brief period last night. The electricity supply was interrupted for 4,443 homes in the Goodwood Crescent area at 9.10pm. UK Power Networks
A 17-YEAR-OLD girl considered "high risk" who went missing this morning has been found safe and well. Harini Payagla was last seen at 7am today in the Hayes area before a search operation began. There were serious concerns for her welfare
POLICE are concerned for a 13-year-old girl who went missing from a care home on December 29. Sussex Police say Toni Searle, originally from south east London, has family and friends in Greenwich and Plumstead. She left the Crawley home
AN "infirm, vulnerable and elderly" pensioner was stabbed to death at his home over an unpaid debt, a court has heard. Andrew Monk, aged 28, of Abergeldie Road, Eltham, is charged with the murder of Downham pensioner James Land. The
POLICE are appealing for help in tracing a missing 33-year-old woman from Bexleyheath. Theresa Allie was last seen at church in Asylum Road, Peckham, yesterday (January 8). When the service ended at 1.30pm Theresa, who has learning difficulties
A NORTHFLEET man has been jailed after being found in possession of cocaine and thousands of pounds in cash. Dean Warner, of Springhead Road in Northfleet, was found with £11,175 and an ounce of off-white powder, which proved to be 59 per cent
BUDDING environmentalists have been getting their hands dirty cleaning out the River Cray. A team of 12 volunteers were handed waders, gloves and litter pickers today (January 9) as they worked to clear the river of rubbish. Together
POLICE are appealing for help to find a 17-year-old girl who is considered "high risk". Harini Payagla was last seen at 7am today in the Hayes area. She was wearing a yellow gown, black quilted jacket and white trainers. Harini
ATHLETES from across the country will gather in Dartford for the UK’s first overnight iron distance triathlon. The Midnight Wo/Man race will take place on August 18 from 6pm at The Bridge development, in Marsh Street. It will include a 2.4 mile swim
A SCHOOL in Blackfen is celebrating after receiving a ‘good’ Ofsted report. Blackfen School for Girls in Blackfen Road, was inspected at the end of last year and ranked as ‘good’, improving on its ‘satisfactory’ rating three years ago. In his report
STRONG winds lashed through Bexley last week, causing a 30ft tree to crash to the ground. Sharon March, 54, of Burnell Avenue, Welling planted the Eucalyptus tree in her garden 26 years ago but gale force winds caused it to uproot. The
A 65-YEAR-OLD woman has died five days after a collision in Bluewater car park. The woman, from Bexleyheath, died this morning following the incident at around 3pm on January 4. Police say she was involved in a collision with a silver
EMERGENCY services were called out to Hither Green station after a man was hit by a train and killed. Police and ambulances were called to the scene near the railway station at around 10.35am this morning. Despite the arrival of paramedics
CHALLENGE yourself to get fit in White Oak Leisure Centre’s third annual Fitness Factor competition. The contest at the centre in Hilda May Avenue, Swanley, lasts six weeks. Participants will be assigned an instructor, who aims to meet
BRADLEY Pritchard believes the outcome of Saturday’s 4-0 FA Cup defeat at Fulham might have been very different had Bradley Wright-Phillips equalised early in the second half. Trailing 1-0 to Clint Dempsey’s eighth minute opener, Charlton were
A SUPERMARKET delivery driver faces prison after pleading guilty to possessing more than 2,000 indecent photographs of children and extreme animal porn. Stephen James Winterbone, of Priory Road in Dartford, was told prison may be inevitable
BROMLEY slipped into the relegation zone on Saturday when they were beaten at Hayes Lane by Basingstoke. The latest setback was Bromley’s 10th home defeat of the campaign and extended their winless run in all competitions to 14, an unwanted
DARTFORD’S unbeaten away league run dating back to early October continued at Havant on Saturday with a win which was probably more convincing than the final score suggests. The visitors found themselves a bit under pressure for a few minutes
THE only witness to the murder of Stephen Lawrence said that seeing his two killers jailed last week was "worth the struggle" of 18 years of blame and acrimony. Mr Brooks, now a Lib Dem councillor for Downham ward in Lewisham, said the wait
A DRIVER was taken to hospital after she sustained spinal injuries in a crash in Bromley yesterday (January 8). Firefighters had to cut her out of her VW Polo following the collision between her vehicle and a Ford Transit van in Tweedy Road
A COMPANY has come forward to sponsor a school crossing patrol following Bromley Council’s decision to stop funding the service. Foresters, a financial advice company based in Cromwell Avenue, Bromley, has offered to give Parish Church of
CHRIS Powell claims Charlton’s trip to Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday and the following weekend’s game against Sheffield United are no more important than any other league fixtures. Saturday’s 4-0 defeat to Fulham in the third round of the
A CYCLIST remains critically ill in hospital after a crash in Beckenham on Saturday (January 7). The 42-year-old man sustained serious head injuries when he was in collision with a stationary Fiat Panda at around 6.10pm. Emergency services
TWO men have been arrested after a suspected arson attack in Beckenham left a 59-year-old man critically ill in hospital. The man was rescued from the flat in the High Street before being taken to Kings College Hospital, Denmark Hill, where
HAVING a working smoke alarm meant a woman was able to escape before a blaze destroyed part of her house in Northfleet last night (January 8). The beeping of the alarm alerted her to the fire starting in her home in Dowding Walk at around 8.10pm
A BLOCK of flats in Beckenham was evacuated after a kitchen caught fire last night (January 8). Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus rescued one person and led eight others to safety after arriving at the scene in the High Street just after
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a chimney fire in a house near Keston last night (January 8). The crews spent around 40 minutes at the scene in Nash Lane putting out the blaze after arriving at around 10pm. Smoke and fire damage was minimal
