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Payouts made to church abuse victims

22 December 2016
Payouts made to church abuse victims

A £1,000 payout has been made to more than 20 women who were drugged and sexually assaulted at a home for young girls.

Rugby club raises hundreds for charity

22 December 2016
Rugby club raises hundreds for charity

More than £600 is winging its way to a hospice charity just in time for Christmas thanks to the efforts of a rugby club.

Body of missing pensioner found

21 December 2016
Body of missing pensioner found

The body of a pensioner missing for more than a year has been found after a dog walker discovered human bones in a woodland.

Plans submitted for new-look town centre

20 December 2016
Plans submitted for new-look town centre

An area blighted for years by failed proposals put forward by Tesco is poised for regeneration after a developer sent plans to councillors.

Book full of facts about our ever-changing railway

18 December 2016
Book full of facts about our ever-changing railway

More than 150 years of history has been tightly packed into a new book documenting Gravesham’s railway network.

Council housing scheme 'turning oasis into slum'

16 December 2016
Council housing scheme 'turning oasis into slum'

People are protesting a multimillion pound council house development on the last bit of green space on their estate - even though work has started.

‘Overworked’ care staff quitting firm over delayed wages

16 December 2016
‘Overworked’ care staff quitting firm over delayed wages

Care staff are facing a bleak Christmas after quitting their jobs claiming they had not been paid.

Christmas decorations stolen

16 December 2016
Christmas decorations stolen

A couple’s front garden is looking rather less festive after thieves stole hundreds of pounds worth of Christmas decorations under the cover of night.

School enjoys cakes and tech

16 December 2016
School enjoys cakes and tech

An intense baking competition and a glimpse into the future almost sounds like too much excitement for one day.

Six arrests after illegal tobacco raid

16 December 2016
Six arrests after illegal tobacco raid

Around 300,000 illegal cigarettes have been seized by police after more than a dozen officers descended on a number of businesses in Gravesend.

Police storm shops as part of illegal tobacco crackdown

15 December 2016
Police storm shops as part of illegal tobacco crackdown

More than a dozen police officers descended on a number of businesses as part of a crackdown on the sale of illegal tobacco products.

Swans found dead in canal

15 December 2016
Swans found dead in canal

The RSPCA is investigating after a number of swans were found dead in a canal - with one appearing to have been gutted and burnt.

West Ham honour Jack

15 December 2016
West Ham honour Jack

More than 50,000 football fans stood up for a minute's applause in memory of a young boy who died after a brave second battle with cancer.

Ex-Gills man accused of charity fraud

14 December 2016
Ex-Gills man accused of charity fraud

A former Gills player and his three brothers have appeared in court accused of charity fraud.

Hospital sets the pace

14 December 2016
Hospital sets the pace

Christmas came early for one hospital patient after he became the first person in the country to receive a state-of-the-art new type of pacemaker.

'Kind and generous' mum killed in bike crash

14 December 2016
'Kind and generous' mum killed in bike crash

The family of a motorcyclist who died in a crash with two other vehicles have launched a fundraising appeal to help pay for the mum-of-two's funeral.

PM wants murder suspects brought to justice

14 December 2016
PM wants murder suspects brought to justice

Prime Minister Theresa May has called for the two suspects wanted for the murder of a Kent holidaymaker in Cyprus to be brought to justice.

'I wanted to kill myself - dying would have been better'

13 December 2016
'I wanted to kill myself - dying would have been better'

Harrowing accounts of historical child abuse have been revealed by an extended review into a Church of England home for young girls.

Police investigate shed break-ins

13 December 2016
Police investigate shed break-ins

Sheds at allotments have been broken into almost 40 times in less than a week.

Elderly motorists rescued from crash

12 December 2016
Elderly motorists rescued from crash

Police shut four lanes of an A-road to investigate after two elderly people were rescued from a crash.

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