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Buggy race at Bluewater will fund pioneering research

3:02pm Monday 20th May 2013

GRAB your buggy and race round Bluewater’s parkland surroundings in aid of a leading baby charity.

Northfleet charity dog show pulls in the crowds

2:29pm Monday 20th May 2013

THE battle to be EllenorLions Hospice Top Dog was a closely fought one this year.

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Swanscombe and Greenhithe Town Council elects new Mayor

11:15am Saturday 18th May 2013

SWANSCOMBE and Greenhithe Town Council has elected its new Mayor.

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Woman who died falling into Thames from Dartford Crossing named

2:47pm Friday 17th May 2013

THE woman who died after falling into the Thames from the QE2 Bridge has been named.

Dartford beekeeper Bill Mundy, 91, carried on producing honey as a Japanese POW

4:04pm Friday 17th May 2013

When Dartford MP Gareth Johnson hosted a parliamentary event celebrating Kent's food and drink producers, reporter TIM MACFARLAN went along and found an amazing story about a Dartford beekeeper

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Summer events line-up announced for Dartford's Central Park

2:39pm Friday 17th May 2013

A SERIES of events for all the family are planned for Dartford’s Central Park this summer.

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Free family fun day coming to Swanley this half term

2:23pm Friday 17th May 2013

A FREE family fun-day is being organised in Swanley for children and adults during half term.

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Crayford men jailed for £15,000 Rolex theft

11:12am Friday 17th May 2013

TWO Crayford men have been jailed for stealing Rolex watches worth £15,000 from a jewellery shop.

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Bluewater expansion plans given a boost

10:30am Friday 17th May 2013

AMBITIOUS plans to expand Bluewater by a fifth and create up to 2,300 jobs have moved a step closer to going ahead.

Video: Pop star Tich launches single Dumb at Bluewater

9:20am Friday 17th May 2013

POP star Tich launched her debut single at Bluewater last night (Thursday, May 17).

Dartford Grammar School's early finish time proving a big hit

4:34pm Thursday 16th May 2013

EDUCATION secretary Michael Gove is calling for longer school days and shorter holidays to improve pupils’ performance. But students and teachers at a Dartford school say they are reaping the rewards of a different approach. Sam Christie reports.

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Northfleet hospice holds open evening to mark Dying Matters Awareness Week

4:23pm Thursday 16th May 2013

A NORTHFLEET hospice hosted a special open evening to mark this year's Dying Matters Awareness Week.

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Bluewater expansion plans being discussed tonight

3:43pm Thursday 16th May 2013

PLANS to expand Bluewater by a fifth are to be discussed tonight. (May 16)

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Decorator who stole fuel worth £10 from Dartford petrol station led cops on high-speed chase

2:39pm Thursday 16th May 2013

A DECORATOR who stole fuel worth just £10 from a Dartford petrol station crashed and spun his car 360 degrees following a high-speed police chase.

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Job-loss hit North West Kent College ranked 12th best in country

10:44am Thursday 16th May 2013

A COLLEGE hit by a raft of planned job losses has been rated as the 12th best performing college in the country.

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Swanley building blaze sparked by petrol-fuelled fireball

10:13am Thursday 16th May 2013

A BUILDING caught fire in Swanley yesterday (May 15) after a man tried to light a garden bonfire using petrol.

Commons select committee pushing for tighter dog ownership laws

8:18am Thursday 16th May 2013

THE Government's moves to tackle irresponsible dog ownership do not go far enough, a committee of MPs has warned.

PICTURED: M25 re-opens after pedestrian from Swanley dies in lorry collision

12:30pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

A PEDESTRIAN from Swanley has died after being hit by a lorry on the M25 this morning.

Witness appeal after Northfleet alleyway attack

4:06pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

A MAN suffered serious facial injuries after being attacked in a Northfleet alleyway in broad daylight.

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Hundreds vote against plans for Dartford Crossing alternative in Thurrock

3:50pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

HUNDREDS of people have voted in a poll about the possibility of a new Thames crossing in Thurrock which will reduce congestion at the Dartford Crossing.

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Dartford councillor Gary Reynolds resigns

3:38pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

A DARTFORD councillor has resigned after two years for personal reasons.

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Update: Firefighters battle building blaze in Swanley

3:30pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

FIREFIGHTERS have been battling a blaze in a storage building in Swanley.

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North Kent birdwatchers urged to help save turtle dove from extinction

3:20pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

TWITCHERS in Dartford and Gravesend are being urged to save the turtle dove from extinction by reporting sightings of the elusive bird to the RSPB.

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Jobs to go at North West Kent College

2:46pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

A RAFT of jobs are set to be lost at North West Kent College, it has been announced.

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Crayford mosque protest over 'sexist and offensive signs' cancelled

2:15pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

A RIGHT-WING organisation led by a former BNP councillor for Swanley has scrapped plans to protest outside a Crayford mosque this weekend.

A&E 'collapse' fear as numbers soar

1:23pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

THE number of patients who attended accident and emergency wards has increased by more than a million in just one year, figures suggest.

Former New Ash Green chess player is elected council chairman

1:01pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

A FORMER county-standard chess player from New Ash Green is confident he can make all the right moves as he takes over as chairman of Sevenoaks District Council.

Broken down vehicle at A282 (QE2 Bridge) adding to M25 rush hour problems

8:09am Wednesday 15th May 2013

A BROKEN down vehicle on the M25 at A282 (QE2 Bridge) is adding to the traffic problems for drivers heading towards London this morning (May 15).

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Man and woman cut free from two-car crash on A2 near Gravesend

9:30am Tuesday 14th May 2013

A MAN and woman were cut free from their vehicles following a two-car crash on the A2 near Bluewater yesterday evening.

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Darenth pensioner who failed to dispose of horse remains narrowly avoids jail

2:46pm Monday 13th May 2013

A DARENTH pensioner who failed to dispose of dead horse remains after being ordered to by Kent County Council (KCC) has narrowly avoided going to prison.

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Dartford florist owners remember when Keith Richards came for tea

1:45pm Monday 13th May 2013

It isn’t every day a rock legend drops by unannounced for tea, but that’s exactly what happened to a Dartford florist when Keith Richards came by.

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Firefighters stage mock car crash at Bluewater

1:18pm Monday 13th May 2013

A NUMBER of mock car crashes were staged by Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) last week to promote safer driving on the county's roads.

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Peppa Pig stars at Chislehurst fundraiser for Dartford hospital

12:50pm Monday 13th May 2013

PEPPA Pig made an appearance in Chislehurst at the weekend, at a fundraiser for the children's ward of Darent Valley Hospital, Dartford.

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Man threatens to jump onto M25 from bridge near Dartford

11:43am Monday 13th May 2013

POLICE were called to a bridge over the M25 near Dartford on Saturday after a man threatened to jump onto the motorway.

Dartford Council elects Councillor Patsy Thurlow as new mayor

11:34am Monday 13th May 2013

A LONG-STANDING Dartford councillor has been elected mayor for the coming year during a formal ceremony held last Wednesday [May 8].

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Darent Valley Hospital named in UK top 40

3:40pm Monday 13th May 2013

DARENT Valley Hospital has been named as one of the top 40 in the country.

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Lucky charms or all night revision, tell us how you get through exam time

1:57pm Friday 10th May 2013

WITH exam season fast approaching students are clinging to lucky pants, pens and mascots to get them through.

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Crayford Road to re-open this afternoon 10 days after water main flooded the town

2:50pm Friday 10th May 2013

THAMES Water says Crayford Road will re-open at 3pm this afternoon after being shut for more than a week following floods caused by a burst water main.

Swanley paper mill pays out £8,000 after employee crushed by forklift

11:48am Friday 10th May 2013

A SWANLEY paper mill employee who was crushed by a forklift truck has seen the company pay out more than £8,000.

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Boris Johnson defends Thames Estuary airport proposal after Commons committee throw out plans

9:30am Friday 10th May 2013

BORIS Johnson has defended his proposal for a new hub airport in the Thames Estuary east of London, after an influential House of Commons committee said the idea should be ditched in favour of a third runway at Heathrow.

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Superheroes visit Northfleet to celebrate hospice fun day

8:20am Friday 10th May 2013

FROM Stormtroopers to Superman, the superheroes have been out in force to celebrate Children’s Hospice Week in Northfleet.

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Former neighbours of American fugitive found working in Northfleet say he was 'a normal man'

7:38am Friday 10th May 2013

FORMER neighbours of a fugitive wanted in the USA for kidnapping and trying to kill his ex-girlfriend have described him as “a normal man.”

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High winds see Dartford Crossing speed restrictions in place

4:37pm Thursday 9th May 2013

STRONG winds mean speed limit restrictions have been put in place at the Dartford Crossing.

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Weather latest: Rain and 50mph winds forecast for News Shopper region

1:25pm Thursday 9th May 2013

BATTEN down the hatches because a storm is on its way, according to forecasters.

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South East London and Kent law firm raises £13,000 for Greenwich and Bexley Hospice

11:40am Thursday 9th May 2013

T G BAYNES, a South East London and Kent law firm with offices in Bexleyheath, Dartford and Orpington, has raised over £13,000 for Greenwich and Bexley Hospice.

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Man falls off bridge over the A2 near Dartford Heath

9:36am Thursday 9th May 2013

A FORTY-eight-year-old man fell off a bridge over the A2 near Dartford yesterday evening.

America 'most wanted' fugitive was working at Sainsbury's in Pepper Hill, Northfleet

8:50am Thursday 9th May 2013

ONE of USA’s most wanted men was working at the Sainsbury’s store in Pepper Hill, Northfleet, until he was tracked down by police this week.

Woman dies after falling from Dartford Bridge into River Thames

10:04am Wednesday 8th May 2013

A WOMAN has died after falling into the Thames from the QE2 Bridge this morning.

Suicide should be debated: Editor's Eye comment

5:31pm Wednesday 8th May 2013

IF death is a difficult subject to talk about, then suicide has got to be tens of times tougher.

Dartford, Gravesend and Bexley named as top National Lottery-winning hotspots

12:00pm Wednesday 8th May 2013

IS ANYONE in Dartford, Gravesend or Bexley feeling lucky this afternoon?

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