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Belvedere man pleads guilty to sexually assaulting woman on train

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:32:17 +0000

A 28-YEAR-OLD man who sexually assaulted a woman on a train claimed he may have thought the victim was his wife.

Pensioner battling for stair lift refund after husband dies

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:48:21 +0000

A PENSIONER who ordered a stair lift for her husband is battling to get her £500 deposit back after he died days after ordering it.

Firefighters tackle multiple vehicle fire in Northfleet

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:23:32 +0000

ARSON is the suspected cause of a multiple vehicle blaze in Northfleet this morning.

Dermot O'Leary comes out top in Valentine's poll

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:01:23 +0000

DERMOT O'Leary has proved he has the X-Factor after topping a poll of the nation's women which asked them to name their top television Valentine.

Reporter makes extra cash by testing Cash Converters trade-in promise

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:18:14 +0000

Unwanted items worth £346 sit in every Dartford household according to a Dartford pawn broker. Reporter ALAN WOODS put this stat to the test by valuing the leftover junk in his home.

Police appeal following Hartley post office robbery

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:02:59 +0000

POLICE are appealing for witnesses following a robbery at a post office in Hartley.

Fraudsters jailed over £50 million alcohol duty scam

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:47:23 +0000

A CRIMINAL gang has been jailed for a total of 20 years in one of the biggest-ever alcohol smuggling frauds uncovered in the UK.

GALLERY: Dickensian birthday celebrations at Gravesend school

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:08:04 +0000

SCHOOLCHILDREN have celebrated the 200th birthday of Charles Dickens by dressing up as characters from his novels.

Child of the Year competition heading to Charlton and Dartford

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:44:15 +0000

CHILD of the Year 2012 is up and running and this week our photographers are providing free sittings in both Charlton and Dartford.

Dartford MP opposes Boris Johnson's TFL proposals for Dartford trains

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:30:00 +0000

MP for Dartford Gareth Johnson has opposed Boris Johnson's proposals to take over the running of trains from Dartford.