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Council to match Portas Pilot money

Council to match Portas Pilot money

3:06pm Tuesday 29th May 2012

Dartford Council has agreed to match the funding given to the town as part of its successful bid to become a Portas Pilot Town.

Thousands of people attend Guru Nanak Sport Festival in Gravesend

Kabbadi tournament in Gravesend

11:01am Tuesday 29th May 2012

THOUSANDS of people enjoyed the annual Guru Nanak Sport Festival in Gravesend.

Hundreds soak up the sun at Horton Kirby school fete

Jude McGreevy on the merry go round.

9:07am Tuesday 29th May 2012

HUNDREDS of children soaked up the sun while raising money for their school in Horton Kirby on Saturday.

Temperatures down as heatwave ends

People soak up the sun on Clapham Common, south London, as the UK experiences a weekend of hot weather

8:56am Tuesday 29th May 2012

THE mini-heatwave which has swept Britain looks set to end after forecasters predicted cooler temperatures and unsettled weather for the week ahead.

Codeine addict jailed after contaminated Nurofen packets found in Bromley

Codeine addict jailed after contaminated Nurofen packets found in Bromley

5:07pm Monday 28th May 2012

A codeine addict who tampered with packets of Nurofen Plus found in Bromley stores has been jailed for 18 months.

Disabled man horrified as walking stick catches in departing train doors

Mark Duthoit was horrified when the train he travels in to get to work from Swanley station closed its doors while he was half way through boarding

4:48pm Monday 28th May 2012

A DISABLED man who lost his walking stick after it was caught in the doors of a departing train feared he could have been "dragged" away with it.

Years of motoring misery on Dartford Crossing

Toll charges on the Dartford Crossing are to be hiked up by 50p to pay for free-flow electronic charging

4:37pm Monday 28th May 2012

News Shopper looks back over years of motoring misery on the Dartford Crossing.

Gold Roman intaglio ring found in Ebbsfleet is declared 'treasure'

The gold Roman intaglio ring.

3:01pm Monday 28th May 2012

An elephant and Anglo-Saxon watermill are among the treasure already unearthed in Ebbsfleet. Reporter ALAN WOODS looks at the latest find.

Dartford selected to be a Mary Portas pilot town

Retail guru Mary Portas reviewed of the state of high street shopping in the UK

10:28am Monday 28th May 2012

DARTFORD has been chosen by retail guru Mary Portas to receive a share of £1.2m to bring the high street back to life.

BMX bikes and golf clubs targeted in Gravesend garage thefts

Erith man arrested following reports of stolen vehicle

12:05pm Monday 28th May 2012

GOLF clubs and BMX bikes are among items being stolen from garages in Gravesend.

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There are a few of these, not as cute, but just as good, popping up in a few places on Thamesmead i.e. in particular on the A bridge. There are also a few little flowers, like the one in this mural, on the bridge over the railway at Abbey Wood station. − Hk

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The people who have been bitten have possibly tried to handle them. I was bitten by an adder on Dartford Heath over 50 years ago, when I fell off my bike and landed on it! I did not die, nor did I develop an 'unpleasant illness'! Remember, adders and grass snakes are protected by law against death or injury as a result of human interference. − Witchkid

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