Accessibility Options
Default | Large | High
Contrast
|
Bromley Times - Text only page News Property prices plummetHOUSE prices across the borough are falling faster than the national and London average. Hometrack, which monitors housing data, found prices in Bromley have nose-dived by 11.2 per cent over the last year, compared to the national average of 8.2 per cen... Successful Times!KENTISH Times series staff picked up a host of accolades at the Archant London awards ceremony at the weekend. The prestigious event held by the publishing group – whose newspapers cover London and north Kent – took place onboard the glitzy Dixie Queen b... Student, 16, knifed in busy street in argument over girlA 16-YEAR-OLD college student was stabbed in broad daylight on a busy high street. The Orpington College victim, thought to be from the Lewisham area, was assaulted outside Dorothy Perkins clothes shop in Orpington High Street on Tuesday at around 1.30p... Beach sex dad is delayed in DubaiTHE return of a father spared jail in Dubai has been delayed by two weeks because government workers are on holiday. Businessman Vince Acors, 34, of Homesdale Road, Bromley, was hoping to come back to the UK last Friday but his homecoming has been stall... Baby P - the lessons to be learnedA LECTURER has said there are lessons to be learnt from the Baby P case for all practitioners working with vulnerable children. Jan Webb, a lecturer in Child Health and Welfare said that all professionals dealing with children should learn from a repor... Hospital chief appointedA NEW chief executive has been appointed to manage a financially challenged hospital trust. Dr Chris Streather, the latest in a string of interim chief executives at Bromley Hospitals NHS Trust (BHT), took up his post on Monday. He also said he intend... Attacker escapes jailA MAN who hit a man on the head with a hammer attack during an argument has escaped a custodial sentence. Scott Hutson, 20, of Prestwood Close, Plumstead Common, was handed a 12 month sentence suspended for 18 months for attacking a man leaving him with... Caring schoolboy gives away his gifts to back Times’ TOY APPEALREADERS have responded to our Christmas Toy Appeal with heart warming generosity despite the credit crunch. The Kentish Times received dozens of toys this week that will be donated to children stuck in hospital wards over Christmas in Dartford, Bexley, B... EU citizen GP rowA NANNY was refused the right to register at her nearby GP practice despite living legally in the country as a European resident for four years. Veronica Covacikova, 24, originally from Slovakia, was told she was not allowed to register at Beckenham s St... ‘Loner paedo’ loses appealA LONER who downloaded a mass of child porn and flaunted himself in front of a schoolgirl via his webcam has failed to convince top judges his indefinite jail term was too harsh. Alan George Russell, of Anerley Hill, Bromley, was imprisoned indefinitel... Letters NHS praised for day surgical unitRE: The Alan Cumming Day Surgical Unit, Princess Royal Hospital, Farnborough. I was admitted on November 19 and had surgery under a general anaesthetic. I found the unit very busy and completely controlled. The nursing staff were friendly and helpful... Let’s have memorial for civilian war deadOn 25th November 1944 at about 11am a German V2 rocket fell on Woolworths store in New Cross Road, SE14. More than 100 people, mainly women and children were killed. Among the victims were my mother aged 44 and my brother aged nine. Yesterday, 25th No... Its call up time for ex-servicemenThis is a recall for all ex-national servicemen to get fell in again and spend a very nostalgic weekend with hundreds of other next June. This year s included ex-national servicemen from the Army, Guards, RAMC, RASC and Signals. From the RAF, the Re... Unbelievable claimI was a close friend of Chris Doerr all through life at Coopers Technology College. Not only was he my inspiration to pursue sports scholarship in the United States he has always been a person of the kindest nature, a real people person and someone that... Child poverty is a fact of lifeM Petchy has questioned figures published by End Child Poverty (Poverty shock or just manipulation? November 6). We welcome comments which draw attention to this important issue and would like to take this opportunity to clarify the statistics we used in... Treat ‘foreigners’ as guests not criminalsYou may be aware that from this month the government begins issuing what it calls, with an obvious nasty spin, ID cards for foreigners .... Mayor Boris in tune with us..?Nobody seems to have told Labour s out-of-touch Jim Dowd that the Crystal Palace Tramlink extension was just another case of unfunded gesture politics by Ken Livingstone. Had he attended the People s Question Time in Bromley he would have heard that May... Rain saved our cityIT S always best to study the facts first before making accusations (Times letters) The Germans started bombing cities first. Apart from the examples given by P Spooner, there were Warsaw in 1939 and Rotterdam in 1940,... Transport secretary urged to act now on toll chargesA VERY good article Melody Foreman wrote last week regarding the Dartford crossing; I particularly liked the small fee added to the individual s council tax bill courtesy of camera systems instead of the current toll booths. Of course we should not hav... My lucky escapeFurther to Peter Birchall s letter (Proof of bomber, November 13), I came out of Rotherhithe New Road School one lunchtime, and my mother wanted me to go to the bakers to get a loaf of bread.... Sport Skinner joins British medal chargeTWO Blackheath and Bromley Harriers secured their selection last Saturday for the GB squad s medal charge at this month s European Cross Country Championships. Mike Skinner and Scott Overall qualified for the Brussels showpiece on December 14 by finishi... Runners' success for Green Street GreenGREEN Street Green Primary School tasted its first-ever cross country success at Crystal Palace last Saturday. With over 400 runners competing in each of the four age-group races of the Bromley Primary Schools Cross Country event, Green Street Green's... Alaka and Brown sit on summitTHE U20 list of the 2008 track and field rankings makes good reading for Blackheath and Bromley Harriers with seven youngsters having competed at this summer s World Junior Championships, writes Pat Calnan. James Alaka (10.46s), the fastest 100m sprinter... WIN! Charlton tickets...THE Kentish Times has teamed up with Charlton Athletic to offer our readers the chance to win a pair of tickets for every home game of their Championship season. In order to have a chance of winning two tickets to watch Charlton v Coventry City on Tuesda... Jackett up for double testKENNY Jackett is confident his Lions outfit can handle a fight on two fronts following their FA Cup triumph over Aldershot. The Lions eased through to a third round clash against either Carlisle or Crewe – involved in a replay on Wednesday night as the T... Goldberg wary of falling foul of FishBROMLEY manager Mark Goldberg is anticipating a Fisher Athletic backlash when the two sides meet at Champion Hill on Saturday, writes Fintan Quinn. The Fish are in the throes of a poor run of form – losing all but two of their last nine games – but Goldb... Town Shot down as Lions win by a headMILLWALL secured a home third-round tie against either Carlisle or Crewe after a hat-trick of headers saw off Aldershot s challenge at the Den last Saturday, writes Derek Pullman. The Lions did enough to suggest that they could progress in a fairly even... Lillywhites salvage draw with last-gasp equaliserBROMLEY twice let a lead slip before grabbing an injury-time leveller in their Blue Square South fixture against Thurrock last Saturday at a very wet Hayes Lane. The first strike on goal arrived with Bromley s Ryan Hall sending a 20-yard volley over the... Cray made to pay as Eastbourne conjure up late clincherCRAY Wanderers piled on the pressure for nearly the whole of this Ryman Division One South game, but defensive-minded Eastbourne grabbed a winner in the 93rd minute, writes Toby Shillibeer. Tommy Whitnell missed a golden chance to head home from Colin Lu... Eagles pick up the pace in playoff raceCRYSTAL Palace boss Neil Warnock praised his players in the wake of their scoreless derby draw with Queens Park Rangers at Selhurst Park on Saturday, writes Fintan Quinn. There was an acute lack of goalmouth action from either side in an extremely dull e... Parker Pens: Parkinson reign a qualified successCARETAKER-MANAGER Phil Parkinson has changed the way Charlton play for the better in his two games in charge – against QPR and Southampton – but he will have wanted more from his players. Football is, first and foremost, a results-based business and he... EXCLUSIVE: Jackett commits to LionsONE of football s most sought-after bosses has ruled himself out of the running for the managerial vacancy at Charlton Athletic, writes Fintan Quinn. Millwall boss Kenny Jackett, who was heavily tipped to take over at Watford until the north London club... Goldberg backs Williams after gaffeBROMLEY manager Mark Goldberg has backed goalkeeper Gareth Williams after his calamitous error handed Swindon Supermarine victory in their FA Trophy clash on Saturday. The tie s only goal came after an uncharacteristic mistake by the Lillies custodian... Tales of a Fisherman: Mills granted a boon with ghosties galoreWORD has reached me of a fantastic 72-hour fishing session that most of us can only dream of. Brian Mills, from Bromley, spent the three-day sojurn at Monks Lakes and bagged 27 carp from the Last Island swim using a pineapple pop-up with PVA bags of pe... Tales of a Fisherman: A Winter Show you can warm toTHE SUDDEN cold snap has had anglers – normally a bunch of hardy souls – reaching for their thermos flasks of late. They will usually endure all types of weather in pursuit of their sport, but the recent icy winds have been a real pain and it s hard to... Tales of a Fisherman: There is plenty to Carp on about at Elphicks...WE have not had a catch up from Elphicks for some time, so I ve managed to reel in some information on how it is fishing. The fish keep coming out on North Lake and, even though the weather is up and down, small pva bags still get the results. N Parkinso... Rugby Round-Up: Combe get off the mark at lastWESTCOMBE Park finally picked up their first home win of the campaign at Goddington Dene on Saturday, but they had to do it the hard way against visiting Wharfedale. In a tough, uncompromising encounter against their fellow National League Two strugglers... Late lull proves costly for BecksBECKENHAM hosted Cobham at Balmoral Avenue for the second time in a fortnight but, despite an improved display, faded in the final quarter to go out of the Intermediate Cup, writes Paul Skelly. The opening minutes seemed to indicate that the visitors wou... Hawkes’ eye sinks CombeWESTCOMBE Park were left to rue missed chances as they suffered a heavy National League Two defeat against Mounts Bay at Goddington Dene on Saturday, writes Mike Beese. Visiting fly-half Dan Hawkes proved too much for the hosts and ultimately won the day... What's On A hard act to followWHETHER he is remembered most for playing the cocky cadet Carey Mahoney in the Police Academy franchise, as a bachelor thrust into fatherhood in comedy... Actor Blessed with stage appealWITH his thick bushy beard, wild eyes and booming voice, behemoth actor Brian Blessed is one of the most instantly recognisable faces in British TV, film and theatre.... Frame shakersIt is not often that Lewisham is host to the best new music London has to offer, but this month the borough bit back, writes Zak Khan.... Piano recitalTHE Autumn series of the 41st season ends with a piano recital featuring Schubert, Debussy and Rachmaninov this Saturday.... My mate Ali packs a punchAN AMBITIOUS and powerful three-hander play about a girl growing up in foster care in the 1970s will blow you away, writes Marina Soteriou.... Gather round for a scary evening, Victorian-styleCLASSIC ghost stories are being told at the Edward Alderton Theatre to get you in a spooky mood for Christmas. Classic Ghost Stories for Christmas, by MR James and Charles Dickens, will be at... Club revoltA COMEDY where slimming meets politics runs from tonight until this Saturday. Chislehurst Imperial Players present Losers, by Carol Tricker, at the Methodist... Escape from Lord of FilesTIM Firth wrote Neville s Island well over a decade ago, but it still seems as relevant as ever, writes Mark Campbell. Four middle managers... Friends unitedA LONG friendship is tested in The Old Ladies, opening at Erith Playhouse next Monday. Set at Christmas time in the 1920s, it tells the story of... Frame shakersIt is not often that Lewisham is host to the best new music London has to offer, but this month the borough bit back, writes Zak Khan.... Breathing life into tired manBACK in March I reviewed Melvyn Bragg and Howard Goodall's musical The Hired Man at Greenwich Theatre, and it would be fair to say I didn t much like it, writes Mark Campbell.... We rememberTIMED to coincide with Remembrance Day, a production of a musical set in the First World War is running all this week.... Return to London24 home page |