Bexley News
Sidcup’s old pool and cinema fetches £750000 at auction
The former pool and cinema in Station Road, sidcup, fetched £750,000 at auction Julia Gregory Wednesday, February 22, 2012 11:40 AM A derelict former swimming pool and cinema in Sidcup fetched £750,000 at auction – £100,000 over the guide price. The rear of the building at Old Farm Avenue, showing the site of the former [...]
Read More >>Drexel to host 15th annual Red Carpet Bash Feb. 26
Wednesday February 22, 2012 9:15 AM The Drexel Theatre will bring the biggest night in Hollywood to Bexley when it hosts the 15th annual Drexel Red Carpet Bash on Sunday, Feb. 26. The event features food from local restaurants, red carpet “Best Dressed” awards, contests for prizes from movie studios, and the opportunity to watch [...]
Read More >>Boys team revved up for district tourney
By PAUL BATTERSON ThisWeek Community Newspapers Wednesday February 22, 2012 8:51 AM Junior guard Ethan Knisley of the Bexley High School boys basketball team loves the anticipation that builds in the days leading up to the start of the Division II district tournament. “Tournament time is my favorite time of the year,” he said. “There’s [...]
Read More >>Pensioners need new venues for their clubs in Foots Cray and Welling
Pensioners could lose their social life if a new venue is not found for their clubs in Foots Cray and Welling 11:48am Tuesday 21st February 2012 in Skip social links Print Email Comments(1) PENSIONERS across Bexley face losing their social lives if new venues cannot be found for their clubs. London Probation Trust ran a [...]
Read More >>Dialed into jazz
By Jeffrey Sheban The Columbus Dispatch Tuesday February 21, 2012 9:37 AM Enlarge Image Tom Dodge | DISPATCH On-air personalities Sax Johnson, left, and Laura Franks with co-founder Kurt Weiland in the Bexley Public Radio office Against the odds, a small radio startup is making a big bet on jazz. Bexley Public Radio — WCRX-LP, [...]
Read More >>Suburbs like Bexley falling into disrepair
By Jeff Hampton Christchurch’s red-zoned suburb of Bexley is one of many areas of the city falling apart. Abandoned houses in the eastern suburb are slowly sinking, falling into disrepair as the wrecking crews move closer. The landscape of Christchurch has changed dramatically over the last year, with the central city skyline changing by the [...]
Read More >>WC men win Capital Classic indoor meet
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Read More >>Key Stage 2 Teaching job – Ages 7 to 11 in Bexley
Job Description This is a large mixed, non-denominational Primary School in Kent. Pupils social circumstances, while diverse, are broadly average. Most pupils come from White British backgrounds, although other larger groups include Asian British and Black British African. When children start school in the Foundation Stage most have the skills and knowledge expected for their [...]
Read More >>Frustration in Christchurch a year after devastating earthquake
TONY EASTLEY: Tomorrow marks the first anniversary of the deadly Christchurch earthquake which claimed the lives of 185 people. One year on, the mood in the worst-affected suburbs has turned from shock and grief to anger and frustration. When New Zealand correspondent Dominique Schwartz visited Bexley in the east of the city in February last [...]
Read More >>Bexley residents encouraged to report ‘grot spots’ in their area
Bexley residents encouraged to report ‘grot spots’ in their area 11:34am Monday 20th February 2012 in Skip social links Print Email Comments(0) A NEW scheme has launched in Bexley that encourages people to report “grot spots” in their area. Community Champions calls on residents to volunteer to report any unsightly things they come across in [...]
Read More >>Granville’s Marcum beats Bexley foe again, takes D-II sectional wrestling …
PATASKALA — Alex Marcum has gotten his revenge squared. Marcum, Granville’s junior at 152 pounds, beat a familiar foe Saturday to secure the Division II sectional title at Licking Heights. Marcum beat Bexley’s Derek Cain 9-3 in the final. Cain beat Marcum in the Licking Heights Invitational in January, but Marcum first got payback in [...]
Read More >>Bexley residents urged to become blood donors
The National Blood Service will be in Thamesmead and Sidcup 11:15am Saturday 18th February 2012 in Skip social links Print Email Comments(0) PEOPLE in Bexley are being encouraged to become a blood donor. If you are in good health, age 17 to 65 and weigh at least 7st 12Ib you can donate. The National Blood [...]
Read More >>Twenty local wrestlers qualify at Licking Heights
<!–Saxotech Paragraph Count: 1–> Wogan was not one of Valley’s two champions, but he arguably had the win of the tournament for the Panthers. In the semifinals at 170, Wogan dominated Hamilton Township’s Brian Ray 17-6. At one point, Ray, who only had four regular-season losses, drove Wogan into the padded wall. Wogan was down [...]
Read More >>Matthew Bell from the 16th West Kent Division in Bexley picked up a Jack …
Matthew Bell from the 16th West Kent Division in Bexley picked up a Jack Petchey Achievement Award 9:53am Saturday 18th February 2012 in Skip social links Print Email Comments(2) A BOYS’ brigadier has won a prestigious award for his volunteer work. Matthew Bell, aged 17, from the 16th West Kent Division, was one of 85 [...]
Read More >>Bexley residents urged to become blood donors
The National Blood Service will be in Thamesmead and Sidcup 11:15am Saturday 18th February 2012 in Skip social links Print Email Comments(0) PEOPLE in Bexley are being encouraged to become a blood donor. If you are in good health, age 17 to 65 and weigh at least 7st 12Ib you can donate. The National Blood [...]
Read More >>Bexley Council is recommended to grant the application planning permission
Bexley Council is recommended to grant the application planning permission 1:43pm Saturday 18th February 2012 in Skip social links Print Email Comments(0) A BEXLEYHEATH car park looks set to be tranformed into a hotel and flats. NCP car park, in Royal Oak Road and Albion Road, will be demolished and replaced with a 109 bed [...]
Read More >>Jazz Radio Returns To Columbus Ohio – Jazz brewed just the way you like it!
On August 3, 2010, Columbus Ohio’s smooth jazz station, WJZA, went off the air. It was an abrupt and unexpected moment for jazz music radio listeners in Central Ohio. It’s been close to two years since that day. Well, jazz music is back on the airwaves in Columbus in the form of small, but mighty, [...]
Read More >>Bexleyheath volunteers undertake remarkable garden transformation
Bexleyheath volunteers undertake remarkable garden transformation 12:48pm Thursday 16th February 2012 in Skip social links Print Email Comments(2) VOLUNTEERS at a Bexleyheath charity have transformed a pocket of derelict land into a peaceful ‘eco-therapy garden.’ The re-vamped garden at ‘Mind in Bexley’, in the Broadway, was officially opened on Wednesday (February 15) by Bexley Councillor [...]
Read More >>Big medals haul for Bexley Taekwondo aces
Big medals haul for Bexley Taekwondo aces 4:17pm Wednesday 15th February 2012 in Skip social links Print Email STUDENTS from Tan’gun Taekwondo academy in Bexley competed at the BTCB British national championships in Sheffield and returned home with five medals. This was the first time Tan’gun has fielded an entire squad at such a [...]
Read More >>Police Capture Man Suspected In Bexley Break-Ins
Police said that a man thought to be connected to a series of crimes in Bexley was in custody on Wednesday. Gerry Davies said that he opened his front door Tuesday to find a stranger in his home. “It was really weird how he was walking down the stairs so casually, almost like he was [...]
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