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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.
Swanscombe and Greenhithe Town Council elects new Mayor
11:15am Saturday 18th May 2013
SWANSCOMBE and Greenhithe Town Council has elected its new Mayor.
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
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.
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.
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.
Bluewater expansion plans given a boost
10:30am Friday 17th May 2013
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).
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.
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)
Decorator who stole fuel worth £10 from Dartford petrol station led cops on high-speed chase
2:39pm Thursday 16th May 2013
Swanley building blaze sparked by petrol-fuelled fireball
10:13am Thursday 16th May 2013
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
Hundreds vote against plans for Dartford Crossing alternative in Thurrock
3:50pm Wednesday 15th May 2013
Dartford councillor Gary Reynolds resigns
3:38pm Wednesday 15th May 2013
A DARTFORD councillor has resigned after two years for personal reasons.
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.
North Kent birdwatchers urged to help save turtle dove from extinction
3:20pm Wednesday 15th May 2013
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.
Broken down vehicle at A282 (QE2 Bridge) adding to M25 rush hour problems
8:09am Wednesday 15th May 2013
Man and woman cut free from two-car crash on A2 near Gravesend
9:30am Tuesday 14th May 2013
Darenth pensioner who failed to dispose of horse remains narrowly avoids jail
2:46pm Monday 13th May 2013
Man threatens to jump onto M25 from bridge near Dartford
11:43am Monday 13th May 2013
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.
Lucky charms or all night revision, tell us how you get through exam time
1:57pm Friday 10th May 2013
Crayford Road to re-open this afternoon 10 days after water main flooded the town
2:50pm Friday 10th May 2013
Boris Johnson defends Thames Estuary airport proposal after Commons committee throw out plans
9:30am Friday 10th May 2013
Former neighbours of American fugitive found working in Northfleet say he was 'a normal man'
7:38am Friday 10th May 2013
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.
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.
South East London and Kent law firm raises £13,000 for Greenwich and Bexley Hospice
11:40am Thursday 9th May 2013
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
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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