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Teenage bridesmaid suffers fit in carriage

Teenage bridesmaid suffers fit in carriage

23 September 2013

A 16-year-old bridesmaid has been treated by paramedics after suffering a fit in a white horse-drawn carriage.

Tributes to councillor

Tributes to councillor

23 September 2013

Swanscombe and Greenhithe Town Council councillor Leslie Bobby died last Wednesday.

Payday loan websites could be blocked at all Kent libraries

Payday loan websites could be blocked at all Kent libraries

23 September 2013

Kent County Council could ban access to payday loan websites at libraries and billboard advertising amid growing concerns about huge interest rates.

Impoverished Islanders claim thousands of meals

Impoverished Islanders claim thousands of meals

23 September 2013

More than 28,000 meals have been dished out to help struggling Islanders in the last 18 months.

Long-lost daughter reunited with fire hero dad thanks to TV show

Long-lost daughter reunited with fire hero dad thanks to TV show

23 September 2013

A woman rescued from a fire by her hero dad more than two decades ago has finally been reunited with him... thanks to Jeremy Kyle.

No accident that company is on the road to success

No accident that company is on the road to success

23 September 2013

The judges have been visiting this year’s nominees ahead of making their final decision...

Cute Kids - the countdown begins!

Cute Kids - the countdown begins!

23 September 2013

Parents will get the chance to weigh up the competition when pictures from our bonny baby contest appear in the paper and voting begins

Lifeboat launched after 'jump threat'

Lifeboat launched after 'jump threat'

23 September 2013

Lifeboat launched on Sunday night after reports a person was threatening to jump from the Dartford bridge.

Moonlit Walk attracts hundreds

Moonlit Walk attracts hundreds

23 September 2013

Pyjamas and onesies were the outfit of choice at the Heart of Kent Hospice's Moonlit Walk

Campaigners argue using green field site is ‘bizarre and totally unnecessary’

Campaigners argue using green field site is ‘bizarre and totally unnecessary’

22 September 2013

Two campaigners battling to prevent more houses being built on the Island say Swale council's latest plan is seriously flawed.

Jobs fair aims to tackle borough unemployment

Jobs fair aims to tackle borough unemployment

22 September 2013

More than 200 posts will be on offer at a jobs fair being held for the second year.

Crashes prompt bid for zebra crossing

Crashes prompt bid for zebra crossing

22 September 2013

Zebra crossing plan for Northfleet after crashes... but Meopham road speed limit unlikely to change despite proposal.

Dad's plea to move to smaller home 'blocked' by council

 Dad's plea to move to smaller home 'blocked' by council

22 September 2013

A father and son have been fighting to move somewhere smaller in a desperate bid to avoid a £60 a month bedroom tax.

Elf n charity

Elf n charity

22 September 2013

Help raise funds for the Elimination Of Leukaemia Fund and dress up - as the acronym suggests - as an Elf.

Group shows you're never too old to surf

Group shows you're never too old to surf

22 September 2013

Coffee, computers and companionship is on offer as a group of friends try to become the IT crowd.

Sisters so pleased with funky new bedroom

Sisters so pleased with funky new bedroom

22 September 2013

A team of office workers got busy with paintbrushes to transformed the bedroom of a poorly teenager from Gravesend.

These pirates welcome aboard

These pirates welcome aboard

22 September 2013

The Island’s buccaneers are a generous, rather than ferocious, bunch.

When Downton met the Dockyard

When Downton met the Dockyard

22 September 2013

Kent's film credits have been boosted... after the cast and crew of Downton Abbey descended on the tourist attraction.

Charity appeal for funds as number of clients soars

Charity appeal for funds as number of clients soars

21 September 2013

A charity administrator has made a heart-felt appeal for help after revealing it is in desperate need of funds.

Do you know where they are now?

Do you know where they are now?

21 September 2013

George Russell married Victoria at St James' church on September 5 and is keen to reunite his guests nearly 50 years later.

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