Bromley – Southwark News

Woman rescued from fire at block of flats in Deptford

News Desk — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:57:32 +0000

A woman was rescued from a fire in a second floor flat in Deptford at the weekend, writes Francesca Papp… The woman was rescued from the blaze on Grinstead Road on Sunday morning from a window with a nine-metre ladder. Another man managed to evacuate the flat before the brigade arrived and both taken to […]

Man charged after Lewisham traffic incident which left a woman hospitalised

Issy Clarke — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 14:51:51 +0000

A man has been charged in connection with a traffic incident last week which has left a 65-year-old woman in hospital fighting for her life. Michael McLaughlin, 38, of Heath Park, Buncrana in the Republic of Ireland, was arrested last Friday (7 November) on a motorway in Northern Ireland by Police Service of Northern Ireland […]

South London school receives a superb inspection report

Evie Flynn — Fri, 30 May 2025 14:20:29 +0000

St Christopher’s The Hall in Beckenham has received a superb result from its recent independent schools inspection. St Christopher the Hall is a co-ed prep school for children aged 3-11, located on Bromley Road, Beckenham. They underwent an inspection by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) in March this year, under the ISI’s rigorous new framework. […]

Millwall Loan Watch: National League pair get midweek lift

Kiro Evans — Wed, 16 Aug 2023 06:30:14 +0000

NANA Boateng’s Woking got their first win of the season while Chin Okoli’s Bromley picked up their first point in the best of the midweek action concerning Millwall’s loan stars. The pair had both found their temporary clubs off to slow starts in the National League but their fortunes seemed to be turning around last […]

Another promising Millwall young player sent out on loan

Kiro Evans — Thu, 27 Jul 2023 12:10:08 +0000

CHIN Okoli has become the latest Millwall youngster to head out on loan after he joined National League side Bromley for six months. The centre-back signed for Millwall when he was 11 and has been part of Gary Rowett’s squad during pre-season, appearing in the friendly against Gillingham earlier this month. Now 19, he will […]

As seen on screen: The Verdict comes to the Churchill Theatre in Bromley

Holly O'Mahony — Sat, 17 Jun 2023 11:14:41 +0000

Paul Newman made it his own on screen when he took the part of Frank Galvin in the Verdict, now a theatre production of it is coming to south London. With Middle Ground Theatre Company’s production of The Verdict coming to the Churchill Theatre this month as part of a six-month national tour, star of […]

South London animal rescue centre need £25k for new ambulance to meet ULEZ rules

Joe Coughlan - Local Democracy Reporter — Tue, 23 May 2023 12:07:21 +0000

An animal rescue centre in South London is trying to raise £25,000 for a new animal ambulance, as their current van will see them being charged £12.50 a day to use under Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) regulations. Foal Farm, which stands for Friends of Animal League, has started a campaign to raise funds for […]

Whitney Houston (via The Bodyguard) comes to the Churchill Theatre

Holly O'Mahony — Sun, 14 May 2023 10:55:30 +0000

Calling all Whitney Houston fans: a nationally-touring production of The Bodyguard – yep, the very same show that saw audience members forcibly removed from a theatre in Manchester recently – is coming to the Churchill Theatre next week. It stars ex-Pussycat Doll Melody Thornton opposite soap star Ayden Callaghan (Emmerdale, Hollyoaks), and features many of […]

Bromley holding a Coronation shop front competition and will screen the ceremony live

Herbie Russell — Mon, 01 May 2023 14:10:21 +0000

Bromley is holding a best-decorated Coronation shopfront competition and will broadcast the ceremony outside The Glades shopping centre. The south London borough council will award a £100 voucher to the winning retailer and a £50 voucher to whoever snaps the best photo of a shop’s coronation display. And on Saturday, May 6, the Coronation will […]

‘I still get incredibly nervous’: Actor Sean Jones on 24 years touring with Blood Brothers

Holly O'Mahony — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 15:20:11 +0000

Bill Kenwright’s acclaimed production of Willy Russell’s moving musical, Blood Brothers, has hit the road again, and it’s calling in at the Churchill at the end of this month. A timeless story of international pertinence, it follows Mickey and Eddie, two brothers separated by birth but brought together through an unlikely friendship. While their life […]