
Thug who shot man in face after South London nightclub argument jailed for 35 years
The getaway driver, who crashed just 100 metres after fleeing from the Bexleyheath scene, has been locked up for 20 years
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The getaway driver, who crashed just 100 metres after fleeing from the Bexleyheath scene, has been locked up for 20 years

The South London couple received two different personal budgets from two different council officers on the same day

The Care Quality Commission scored the South East London authority as 'Requires Improvement' but just one point off a 'Good' rating

Yaszmin Simpson was weeks away from turning 30 and 'excited about the future' when she died

The council has confirmed the letter is a hoax and has referred the matter to the Metropolitan Police

Anytime Fitness wants to open a new gym in the former Poundland unit on Sidcup High Street

Ofsted issued a Welfare Requirements Notice to the nursery after finding safeguarding standards were not met

The former Bexley Maternity Hospital site will contain several homes for Bexley families but its number of affordable units has been criticised

Seeds have been sown along the A10 in Enfield and A2 in Bexley as part of a TfL scheme

One Bexley councillor wildly inferred the rope course could attract gangs of youths who behead animals while child abduction had been a concern raised in a written objection

Merkur Slots wants to turn a former HSBC bank into a 24-hour adult gaming centre

Greenwich and Bexley councillors have written to the Transport Secretary and the GTR Chief Executive to voice their concerns

Earlier this year a manhunt was underway after a Bexley winner had an unclaimed £10.6million

The Bexley couple decided to move to a derelict Tudor mansion in Wales

Inspectors did note that "positive" actions were being taken by Trinity Church of England School's leadership to address this

Ofsted and the CQC revisited Bexley earlier this year after delivering a damning report on the borough's SEND services in February 2024

Nigel Farage had said before the election his party had a "real chance" of taking the South East London council
Exclusive: Reform UK leader convinced party will win Havering - and could seize Bexley, Bromley, and Barking and Dagenham

One Bexley Reform candidate said they were 'fearful of the growth of Islam' in the UK, while another claimed climate change was a 'total monetised scam'

Princess Ogheneakpobor Ojeh was found guilty of fraudulently obtaining £12,251.38 from Bexley Council last summer