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  IT IS a slow start to the Bank Holiday weekend for motorists using the Dartford Crossing.
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           <title>Paris Brown Kent youth police and crime commissioner appointment branded 'fiasco'</title>
           
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  A PARLIAMENTARY report has branded as a "fiasco" the appointment of a Kent youth police and crime commissioner.
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           <title>UPDATE: Three women injured in Dartford pile-up</title>
           
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  THREE women were injured in a crash between two cars and a van in Dartford yesterday afternoon. (May 23)
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           <title>Queues on M25 approaching QE2 Bridge at Dartford</title>
           
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  MOTORISTS approaching the QE2 Bridge into Kent are facing delays this morning.
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           <title>Rail commuters to face delays as London Bridge undergoes revamp</title>
           
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  RAIL commuters across south-east London and north Kent have been told to expect delays while London Bridge station undergoes a multi-million pound redevelopment.
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  A SWANLEY woman accused of reversing over and killing a pensioner in a Bluewater car park could have been unconscious at the time, a court heard.
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  A PEDESTRIAN from Swanley killed after being hit by a lorry on the M25 has been named as 42-year-old Jamie Carter.
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  THE Swanley woman accused of reversing over and killing a pensioner in a Bluewater car park had an "out of body experience", a court has heard.
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           <title>Nissan in safety recall on Micras</title>
           
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  MOTOR company Nissan is recalling thousands of cars in the UK due to a potential steering wheel problem.
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           <title>Bluewater car park death trial: Swanley woman Dawn Chedd's car 'sounded like it was driven by boy racer'</title>
           
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  A PEOPLE carrier which reversed over and killed a pensioner in a Bluewater car park sounded like it was being driven by a "boy racer", a court heard.
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           <title>Keith Richards welcomed back to Dartford Library - despite 'owing £3,000 in fines'</title>
           
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  ROCK legend Keith Richards has today been welcomed back to Dartford Library – despite reportedly owing £3,000 in fines.
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           <title>Made in Chelsea's Jamie Laing talks to Vibe ahead of Bluewater signing</title>
           
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  MADE in Chelsea’s Jamie Laing is a busy man and has bags of energy, possibly fuelled by his love of sugary snacks.
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           <title>Bluewater set to expand by a fifth and create thousands of jobs - full reaction</title>
           
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  PLANS to expand Bluewater by a fifth and create up to 2,300 jobs have been given the go-ahead - despite strong opposition from Gravesham Council.
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           <title>Swanley woman Dawn Chedd on trial today charged with Bluewater car park death</title>
           
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  A SWANLEY woman is due to go on trial today accused of causing the death of a shopper at Bluewater.
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           <title>Two people rushed to hospital following Swanley house fire</title>
           
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  TWO people were rushed to hospital after a fire broke out in the airing cupboard of a Swanley home.
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           <title>Man charged with attempted burglary in Dartford</title>
           
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  A 23-YEAR-OLD man is to be hauled before magistrates after being charged in connection with an attempted burglary in Dartford.
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           <title>Bexley and Dartford health groups alert GPs over Jimmy Savile victims</title>
           
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  THE new groups in charge of NHS commissioning in Bexley and Dartford have alerted GPs to the chance victims of Jimmy Savile may come forward.
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           <title>Wrotham dementia sufferer launches successful support group</title>
           
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  BEING diagnosed with dementia was “like stepping off a cliff,” according to one sufferer.
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           <title>Another Thames crossing at Dartford? Consultation launched into new Lower Thames road crossing route</title>
           
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  DARTFORD’S MP Gareth Johnson has blasted proposals to build a second Thames river crossing at Dartford.
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           <title>Deal rescues gay marriage bill</title>
           
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  THE legalisation of gay marriage is poised to be approved by MPs after surviving a Tory backbench bid to derail it.
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           <title>Buggy race at Bluewater will fund pioneering research</title>
           
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  GRAB your buggy and race round Bluewater’s parkland surroundings in aid of a leading baby charity.
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           <title>Northfleet charity dog show pulls in the crowds</title>
           
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  THE battle to be EllenorLions Hospice Top Dog was a closely fought one this year.
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           <title>Swanscombe and Greenhithe Town Council elects new Mayor</title>
           
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  SWANSCOMBE and Greenhithe Town Council has elected its new Mayor.
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           <title>Woman who died falling into Thames from Dartford Crossing named</title>
           
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  THE woman who died after falling into the Thames from the QE2 Bridge has been named.
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           <title>Dartford beekeeper Bill Mundy, 91, carried on producing honey as a Japanese POW</title>
           
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  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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           <title>Summer events line-up announced for Dartford's Central Park</title>
           
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  A SERIES of events for all the family are planned for Dartford’s Central Park this summer.
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  A FREE family fun-day is being organised in Swanley for children and adults during half term.
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           <title>Crayford men jailed for £15,000 Rolex theft</title>
           
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  TWO Crayford men have been jailed for stealing Rolex watches worth £15,000 from a jewellery shop.
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           <title>Bluewater expansion plans given a boost</title>
           
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  AMBITIOUS plans to expand Bluewater by a fifth and create up to 2,300 jobs have moved a step closer to going ahead.
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           <title>Video: Pop star Tich launches single Dumb at Bluewater</title>
           
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           <title>Dartford Grammar School's early finish time proving a big hit</title>
           
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  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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           <title>Job-loss hit North West Kent College ranked 12th best in country</title>
           
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  A MAN suffered serious facial injuries after being attacked in a Northfleet alleyway in broad daylight.
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  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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           <title>Jobs to go at North West Kent College</title>
           
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  A RAFT of jobs are set to be lost at North West Kent College, it has been announced.
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  A RIGHT-WING organisation led by a former BNP councillor for Swanley has scrapped plans to protest outside a Crayford mosque this weekend.
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  THE number of patients who attended accident and emergency wards has increased by more than a million in just one year, figures suggest.
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  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.
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  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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  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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