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£6.9m roads plan to cope with new housing

18 February 2017
£6.9m roads plan to cope with new housing

Kent County Council has unveiled plans to carry out improvements at a link road.

Victorious campaigners stop 3,000-home garden village

17 February 2017
Victorious campaigners stop 3,000-home garden village

More than 2,000 people campaigned against plans to build houses on green belt land and won.

Strong start for new crematorium

17 February 2017
Strong start for new crematorium

More than 150 bookings have been made for services at Gravesend Crematorium and Cemetery since it opened last month.

Dartford council tax up for first time in seven years

17 February 2017
Dartford council tax up for first time in seven years

Your bill will be going up, but what will it be paying for?

High street store break-in

17 February 2017
High street store break-in

Police were called to the burglary at a Boots store in the early hours.

Pizza chain stocks up at supermarket

17 February 2017
Pizza chain stocks up at supermarket

Domino's has been left red faced for the second time this month after a delivery driver was caught with a shopping trolley full of chicken wings.

Rugby fuels community fun day

17 February 2017
Rugby fuels community fun day

Never mind the Six Nations, the weekend's greatest sporting spectacle is in Dartford.

Second arrest after double stabbing

17 February 2017
Second arrest after double stabbing

A teenager has been arrested in connection with a double stabbing just before Christmas.

Crikey!

15 February 2017
Crikey!

Koalas, kangaroos and didgeridoos – it had to be Australia Day.

Search for answers over asbestos

15 February 2017
Search for answers over asbestos

A retired painter and decorator who is battling lung cancer is trying to track down his former colleagues.

Council hopes traders will plug loos gap

15 February 2017
Council hopes traders will plug loos gap

The likes of McDonald's could be relied upon to provide public loos in Gravesend town centre as part of a Community Toilet Scheme.

Celebrity hairdresser visits college

14 February 2017
Celebrity hairdresser visits college

A training salon has been opened by a familiar face.

Artists sprucing up roadworks

13 February 2017
Artists sprucing up roadworks

Students and professional artists are teaming up to give one a multi-million pound infrastructure projects something of a makeover.

Boss says firms will thrive in brave new Brexit world

12 February 2017
Boss says firms will thrive in brave new Brexit world

The boss of one of Dartford’s biggest businesses is confident that Brexit will be a success – despite the potential impact on his shipping firm.

Howzat? Cricket sessions to unite young people

11 February 2017
Howzat? Cricket sessions to unite young people

We may be some way off summer, but free cricket sessions are already under way at Northfleet Youth Centre.

Holiday 'scam' costs friends £4,000

10 February 2017
Holiday 'scam' costs friends £4,000

A long-awaited trip abroad following a year of personal tragedy turned out to be a nightmare for seven Kent residents.

Buses to return to sniper alley

10 February 2017
Buses to return to sniper alley

Part of a well-used bus route shut off after drivers were targeted by vandals with air rifles will return for the first time in four months.

Crash on A2

10 February 2017
Crash on A2

Police and ambulance crews were called to the scene of a traffic accident on a busy road.

Crews put out hallway fire

10 February 2017
Crews put out hallway fire

Firefighters tackled a blaze in the ground floor hallway of a two-storey house.

Cat killer reaches Kent

09 February 2017
Cat killer reaches Kent

A pet has been killed and mutilated and some fear it's the work of the so-called 'M25 cat killer'.

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