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Bluewater car park death trial: Swanley accused driver 'could have been unconscious'
4:39pm Thursday 23rd May 2013
Nissan in safety recall on Micras
9:28am Thursday 23rd May 2013
Bluewater car park death trial: Swanley woman Dawn Chedd's car 'sounded like it was driven by boy racer'
2:16pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013
Illegally working Gravesend ice cream man faces deportation
12:14pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013
AN ICE cream man faces deportation after being detained by immigration officials in Gravesend.
Made in Chelsea's Jamie Laing talks to Vibe ahead of Bluewater signing
10:09am Wednesday 22nd May 2013
Bluewater set to expand by a fifth and create thousands of jobs - full reaction
9:40am Wednesday 22nd May 2013
Wrotham dementia sufferer launches successful support group
12:52pm Tuesday 21st May 2013
BEING diagnosed with dementia was “like stepping off a cliff,” according to one sufferer.
Another Thames crossing at Dartford? Consultation launched into new Lower Thames road crossing route
11:37am Tuesday 21st May 2013
Deal rescues gay marriage bill
8:05am Tuesday 21st May 2013
Homes plan for ex-sports ground in Greenhithe rejected
4:21pm Monday 20th May 2013
PLANS to build up to 40 homes on a former sports ground in Greenhithe have been rejected.
Update: Armed robbery at Gravesend newsagents
3:50pm Monday 20th May 2013
A SHOP worker was threatened at knife point by a gang of masked raiders in Gravesend this morning.
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 daughter of heroin overdose victim’s plea to find father after 20 years
2:14pm Monday 20th May 2013
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.
Report blames social services for death of Gravesend teenager Edward Barry
12:03pm Monday 20th May 2013
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.
Pair charged with robbing Gravesend newsagents twice in a month
4:47pm Friday 17th May 2013
Northfleet alleyway attack victim has face reconstructed
12:00pm Friday 17th May 2013
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).
Car bursts into flames in Gravesend
9:07am Friday 17th May 2013
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)
Councillor Derek Sales elected new Mayor of Gravesham
5:31pm Wednesday 15th May 2013
GRAVESHAM has a new mayor in the shape of retired electrician Councillor Derek Sales.
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
North Kent birdwatchers urged to help save turtle dove from extinction
3:20pm Wednesday 15th May 2013
Man and woman cut free from two-car crash on A2 near Gravesend
9:30am Tuesday 14th May 2013
Lucky charms or all night revision, tell us how you get through exam time
1:57pm 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.
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?
Queen's Speech to include immigration curbs
7:48am Wednesday 8th May 2013
Queen's Speech to outline reforms to benefit carers
8:11am Tuesday 7th May 2013
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