Headlines - November 2008
Members of the London Borough of Bexley's Anti-Bullying Project were out and about in the borough last week providing information about the help and support they can provide to anyone affected by bullying.
The London Borough of Bexley was the first borough in the
capital to respond to the Mayor's 'Way to Go!' Planning For Better Transport
document last week.
The Government’s Commission for Social Care Inspection has awarded Bexley's Adult Social Services 'two stars' for good delivery of outcomes and for demonstrating promising capacity for improvement.
The Bexley First Advisory Committee met earlier this week at Bexley Council and appointed Cllr Cheryl Bacon as the Chairman and Cllr Michael Slaughter as the Vice Chairman.
The London Borough of Bexley has joined forces with Bexley Care Trust and Age Concern Bexley to launch a campaign to keep vulnerable people warm and well in the coming winter months.
The London Borough of Bexley is calling on everyone with a connection to Bexley to help win £400,000 for one of its parks by logging on to 
www.london.gov.uk/parksvote and voting.
More than 200 young people arrived at the London Borough of Bexley’s Council Chamber earlier this month (4 November) to receive their Duke of Edinburgh Awards from the Mayor of Bexley, Cllr Nick O'Hare.
Three applications from the London Borough of Bexley have made the final shortlist in the tenth round of the Government’s prestigious national Beacon Council scheme.
A local landlord who rented out a dangerous and sub-standard property as bedsits has been handed out a six figure fine after a successful prosecution by the London Borough of Bexley.
Sidcup Sports Club members are celebrating this week after the rugby and cricket sections of the club received accreditation from their national governing bodies of sport.
Work will start this month on the demolition of the Riverside Baths in Erith.
Bexley's Local Studies and Archive Centre has launched the latest book in long line of local history publications.
The borough's future will be the main topic for discussion at the latest annual conference of the Partnership for Bexley.
The London Borough of Bexley raised the Union Flag at Crayford Town Hall last week as a mark of remembrance following requests from the Crayford Community and Business Forum and the Crayford Branch of the Royal British Legion.
Pupils from Birkbeck School in Sidcup will be visiting Westminster Abbey on 12 November, as part of a Remembrance project to mark the 90th anniversary of the Armistice in 1918.
The London Borough of Bexley is inviting small local voluntary groups to apply now for grants up to £2,000, payable in April 2009. Applications must be received by 16 January 2009.
The owner of the Peking Boat Chinese Takeaway, 37 Sidcup Hill, Sidcup was fined £1,600 and ordered to pay £800 costs and a further £15 victim surcharge last month, at Bexley Magistrate's Court (23 October).
On 3 November at Bexley Magistrates’ Court, Mr M Gowrikaran, owner of the Oval Newsagents in Sidcup, was fined £2,700 for the unsafe storage of fireworks during the 2007 firework season. In addition to the fine, Mr Gowrikaran was ordered to pay £600 costs to the London Borough of Bexley and a £15 victim surcharge.
If you have trouble managing everyday activities such as personal care, and need help to live independently at home, Bexley’s new self-assessment form could bring you the extra help you need.
The London Borough of Bexley has welcomed a change in the formula for funding the Freedom Pass - the London-wide scheme that provides free travel on public transport for people over 60, or with certain disabilities.
Councillors at the London Borough of Bexley have welcomed the
news that the Mayor of London is no longer pursuing plans for the Thames Gateway
Bridge.
The London Borough of Bexley is looking for someone to establish a new coffee shop as part of its exciting plans for rejuvenating Waterside Gardens in Crayford.
Bexley's Accessible Transport Scheme was recognised as one of the best social enterprises for community transport in the country when it was shortlisted for an award at the Community Transport Association’s (CTA) Annual Awards Dinner held in Manchester last week (28 October).
Work began at a new skate park in Bexley this week thanks to the London Borough of Bexley and Danson Youth Centre.
A public memorial service has been organised to celebrate the life of the late Cllr Alf Catterall, who served as a Bexley Councillor for twenty-two years and was the Borough's Mayor in 1991/2.
Sixteen London Borough of Bexley car parks have retained their Park Mark Safer Car Park awards from the Association of Chief Police Officers.
Residents across the borough are being warned to beware of rogue traders operating in the area.
