Current UK law dictates the maximum consistent power of an electric bike motor should be 250W and you must pedal for the motor to kick in.
But the Department for Transport has begun a consultation that could double ebike motor power to 500W and see eb…
>>> Court reporting – what your newspaper can and can’t report[1]
A thief who stole a car and drove it down the A127 has been jailed.
Vilmantas Pilibatis, of Cattawade Link, Basildon, stole a Ford Focus worth £800 in Gillingham, Kent, on January 7 last…
Property Reference: 1877598.This amazing 1 bedroom flat is enviably located in a quiet private area just off Biggin Hill High Street, with its array of restaurants, shops and Waitrose supermarket.Also within easy walking distance are the local park, sw…
British Transport Police has increased its presence across the London rail network through a series of anti-robbery operations resulting in the arrest of 60 people.
A 16-year-old from Croydon and a 16-year-old from Bromley[1], both who cannot be named,…
Only a handful of authors have earned the distinction of an entry in the Collins English Dictionary[1]. “Ballardian”, we are told, means “resembling or suggestive of the conditions described in the works of J. G. Ballard, esp dystopian modernity, bleak…
A woman has been jailed for killing a couple in a crash after apparently falling asleep at the wheel.
Front seat Volkswagen Golf passenger Christine Goodings, 61, died at the scene and her husband Steve, the driver, died in hospital 24 days later — t…
Commuters have been told not to travel as another storm causes chaos on Britain’s railways[1].People trying to go south of London were issued with a “do not travel” notice by operators Southern, South Western Railway, Gatwick Express and Thameslin…
Historian and Sentinel columnist Mervyn Edwards looks back on those we have lost during 2023
As we begin to pack away the tinsel and the Christmas decorations and reflect on the last 12 months, it’s as well to remember just some of those who passed on …
Lots of people who committed crimes this year were jailed earlier this month and spent their Christmas behind bars.
Here are just some of the criminals, including, burglars, domestic violence abusers, drug dealers, flashers, killers, perverts and thugs…
From placing rubber ducks in potholes to polite parking notes, here’s a roundup of the funniest and most surprising headlines that defined the year:
Man uses rubber ducks, UFOs and Crocs to ‘highlight Bromley’s pothole problem’[1]
A man took to the st…
Top Dog
We’ve all heard of Crufts, but Scruffts is a branch of the prestigious dog-show competition specifically for cross breeds, and this year’s Family Crossbreed of the Year title went to Delila, a two-year-old Spaniel mix owned by Francesca Cairns …
New ONS statistics on train station usage[1] have been released. The stats show passenger entries, exits and interchanges for every station in the country from April 2022 to March 2023.
Compared to the same stats from April 2021 to March 2022, most of…
Head Street will be closed from its junction with Church Street for a distance of approximately 55m in a southerly direction.
Alongside this, the road will also see a temporary No Waiting, No Loading and No Stopping restriction introduced.
The closure …