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Art competition is towering success

30 January 2017
Art competition is towering success

An artistic celebration of Gravesend's clock tower is the latest initiative to inspire at The Bench cafe

Grandmother among first to benefit from revolutionary pacemaker

27 January 2017
Grandmother among first to benefit from revolutionary pacemaker

Grandmother of six Frances Rodgers is one of the first patients to have a tiny, cutting edge WiSE device implanted in her heart

Roadwork consultation slammed as "farce"

27 January 2017
Roadwork consultation slammed as "farce"

Bean Residents Association has criticised a three year roadwork scheme that would involve demolishing 11 homes.

Anti-social behaviour crackdown planned

26 January 2017
Anti-social behaviour crackdown planned

Dartford council is discussing measures to reduce violence, drug taking and drinking in the town centre

Don't tell Farage...

26 January 2017
Don't tell Farage...

Hundreds of European immigrants descended on Coldharbour Road last week, but they were a welcome sight for birdwatchers around Kent

Fines of £2,000 in six months for parking at his own flat

26 January 2017
Fines of £2,000 in six months for parking at his own flat

A sales assistant has pleaded with parking wardens to stop acting "like robots" and show humanity to flat residents, after receiving £2,000 in fines.

Tributes to doting dad killed in crash

24 January 2017
Tributes to doting dad killed in crash

Family and friends have paid tribute to a "doting father, loving boyfriend, fantastic brother and wonderful son" after he was hit and killed by a car.

Masked robber flees after being punched

20 January 2017
Masked robber flees after being punched

A shop worker says he was left shaken after fighting off a man armed with a plank of wood.

Three years of roadworks!

20 January 2017
Three years of roadworks!

'Vital improvement' work means commuters using one of Kent's busiest roads will suffer 36 months of disruption.

Freya sings Star Spangled Banner at US Embassy

20 January 2017
Freya sings Star Spangled Banner at US Embassy

If there were nerves, she didn't show them as a schoolgirl was picked to sing Star Spangled Banner at the US Embassy by the outgoing ambassador.

Crews called to bike blaze

19 January 2017
Crews called to bike blaze

A motorbike found on fire in a field near Farningham is believed to have been stolen

Giant lump of wood poses shipping risk, warns mariner

19 January 2017
Giant lump of wood poses shipping risk, warns mariner

Tugboat engineer Christopher Head says a huge torpedo-shaped piece of timber at Gravesend is working its way down river and could sink a ship

Shed destroyed by fire

19 January 2017
Shed destroyed by fire

Firefighters were called to burning shed in Gravesend

Murder suspect arrested after man stabbed in heart

18 January 2017
Murder suspect arrested after man stabbed in heart

A 30-year-old man has been arrested after a man was stabbed in the heart and killed.

Engineering works delay train services

16 January 2017
Engineering works delay train services

Trains running from London to Kent have been delayed by engineering works at Hither Green.

Heritage Quarter project "definitely on" say developers

15 January 2017
Heritage Quarter project "definitely on" say developers

Developers behind Gravesend's long-awaited Heritage Quarter have promised "definite news" about the project after speculation about its future.

Gas works misery goes into final stage

13 January 2017
Gas works misery goes into final stage

A major gas works project that has caused long delays in Gravesend town centre is about to enter its final stage.

Charities fear impact of council business rates plan

10 January 2017
Charities fear impact of council business rates plan

A council is proposing to cut business rate relief for some charities and community groups.

Crash driver thanks the rescuers who cut him free

08 January 2017
Crash driver thanks the rescuers who cut him free

A driver who was rescued after a collision has thanked those who saved him.

Final phase of gas replacement works to begin

08 January 2017
Final phase of gas replacement works to begin

Seven more weeks of roadworks are about to begin in Gravesend town centre.

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