A giant drugs company is to close one of its sites in the area, leading to 620 job losses. GlaxoSmithKline has announced it is to close its manufacturing site in Dartford by 2013. The proposed closure, which is subject to consultation with trade
The Tory party vowed to scrap all plans to further expand Heathrow Airport last night. During a Commons debate, not only was it said that a third runway would be rejected, but also to keep the current runway alternation, if they got power at the next
A block of flats was cordoned off after a man fell from the building in Thamesmead yesterday (November 11). The man was in a critical condition after the incident in Kale Road and was taken to hospital. His condition is now said to be stable.
When Charlie Stear was rescuing a young pretty girl from the rubble of a World War II bomb blast in 1943, little did he know that 65 years later they would be celebrating their diamond wedding anniversary. Charlie and Amy, who live in Ewell, have
An unexplained “truly shocking” rise in rape cases across Croydon has caused serious concerns among women’s groups. The percentage increase in rapes, up by a massive 70 per cent compared with last year, is the highest in the whole of London. Ruth
A politician has spoken to an environmental group about the Mayor of London’s record on green issues. Lewisham Councillor Darren Johnson, who represents the Green Party in the London Assembly, gave Mayor Boris Johnson three out of ten on environmental
The boss of a Stanmore hotel booking company hit by redundancies has refused to confirm how many people will lose their jobs. Employees at Expotel, based in The Broadway, fear between 80 and 100 people could be axed following a buy out this summer
Prostitution in Enfield can only get worse with the disbanding of a Met Police specialist unit, warns an Enfield MP. The Met Police said on Monday that its Human Trafficking team will disband in April 2009 after the Home Office withdrew £2.3million
The Rose Theatre is negotiating with Kingston Council for up to £600,000 a year of council taxpayers’ money to “provide sustainable funding”. The Surrey Comet has learnt that Kingston University and the Arts Council are also being asked to hand over
An 11-year-old Elstree schoolboy beat tennis ace Andy Murray on a virtual court last week. William Stein, who attends Aldenham School, in Aldenham Road, Elstree, beat off 31 people aged between seven and 70 in a Nintendo Wii competition to play the
A teenager stabbed a man to death on Oxford Street during an argument to settle the score and assuage his wounded pride, a court heard. Anthony Costa, 19, from Gainsford Road Walthamstow, is accused of murder, after killing the 20-year-old by a single
A Chiswick motorist claims she was given a parking ticket as she stood alongside her car observing the two-minute silence on Remembrance Day. Stephanie Jost says she was standing by her vehicle, paying her respects to Britain’s war dead, as the traffic
A Bromley man has been found guilty of causing the death of a 17-month-old baby boy in north London. The youngster, from Haringey, died in August last year with a catalogue of injuries which included a broken back, fractured ribs and a missing
