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Here's what happened when our reporter tried weightlifting with Team GB

03 February 2022
Here's what happened when our reporter tried weightlifting with Team GB

Here's what happened when we sent our reporter to try Olympic weightlifting at the Kent gym producing champion women lifters on an Olympic scale.

Man taken to hospital after bollard crash outside pub

02 February 2022
Man taken to hospital after bollard crash outside pub

A man has been taken to hospital after becoming trapped in a van which had crashed into a bollard outside a pub.

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Town traders cautiously optimistic after 'really difficult times'

01 February 2022
Town traders cautiously optimistic after 'really difficult times'

Market stall holders on one of the country's hardest-hit high streets have given their verdict on the town's future trading prospects.

Theme park bosses given final deadline

01 February 2022
Theme park bosses given final deadline

A multi-billion pound theme park project billed as Kent's answer to Disneyland has been given a final deadline to submit its bid for review.

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Tributes paid to 'kind' playgroup leader who taught 'generations' of toddlers

01 February 2022
Tributes paid to 'kind' playgroup leader who taught 'generations' of toddlers

A family has paid tribute to a grandmother who ran a playgroup for more than 30 years after her passing following a battle with cancer.

£1m to spare? Stunning manor house in Dickens' village up for grabs

01 February 2022
£1m to spare? Stunning manor house in Dickens' village up for grabs

A rare opportunity has arisen to purchase a Grade-II listed Georgian manor house and estate with nine bedrooms and its own kennels and stables.

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Dartford's youngest councillor voted in

31 January 2022
Dartford's youngest councillor voted in

Voters in three by-elections have returned their preferred candidates with the Conservatives emerging victorious in each.

Arrests after fight prompts large police presence

31 January 2022
Arrests after fight prompts large police presence

Confused residents woke to the sound of a large police presence in the town responding to reports of a disturbance involving two men and a woman.

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Man jailed for role in sale of 'lethal' £5k guns

31 January 2022
Man jailed for role in sale of 'lethal' £5k guns

Four men have been jailed for their roles in the purchase and sale of firearms capable of causing lethal injuries following a police-led operation.

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Man in hospital in 'potentially serious condition' after fire

27 January 2022
Man in hospital in 'potentially serious condition' after fire

A man has been taken to hospital in a 'potentially serious condition' after a suspected arson attempt at a small outbuilding behind a row of shops.

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Covid takes its toll on Dartford Crossing takings

27 January 2022
Covid takes its toll on Dartford Crossing takings

The country's busiest river crossing has seen its revenue slashed as the number of motorists using the crossing shrank during the pandemic.

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Crews battle outbuilding blaze

26 January 2022
Crews battle outbuilding blaze

Thick black plumes of smoke billowed in to the air as firefighters battled a fire behind a row of shops.

Motorists hit by delays after lorry trailer detaches

26 January 2022
Motorists hit by delays after lorry trailer detaches

There are delays on a busy roundabout near the A2 after a trailer detached from an articulated lorry.

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Headteacher sacked after helping children 'cheat' on exams

26 January 2022
Headteacher sacked after helping children 'cheat' on exams

A head teacher was sacked after admitting to allowing pupils to "amend" their SATs tests and instructing them to move answers to the right boxes.

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Council proposes to freeze tax bill for second year

25 January 2022
Council proposes to freeze tax bill for second year

A local authority has proposed a freeze on council tax for a second year to help those struggling with the rising cost of living.

Porpoise spotted swimming near Kent town pier

25 January 2022
Porpoise spotted swimming near Kent town pier

A photographer has described the moment he captured a porpoise swimming in the River Thames near a town pier on camera.

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Voters set to give their verdict

25 January 2022
Voters set to give their verdict

Voters in three Dartford wards will be asked to go to the polls this week to cast their ballot for candidates standing in three by-elections.

Nearly £50k raised to fight theme park proposals

24 January 2022
Nearly £50k raised to fight theme park proposals

Green campaigners have raised nearly £50,000 to hire lawyers to combat plans to build a multi-billion pound theme park on a protected nature site.

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Pair charged with firearm offences

24 January 2022
Pair charged with firearm offences

A man and a woman have been charged on suspicion of a firearm and ammunition offence following a warrant at an address.

Sports clubs face uncertain future ahead of £20m leisure centre reopening

22 January 2022
Sports clubs face uncertain future ahead of £20m leisure centre reopening

Olympic stars are set to open a town's eagerly-awaited new sports centre – but some clubs forced to relocate feel the facilities offered fall short.

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