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Team resign from Southern Counties East League

Team resign from Southern Counties East League

A senior non-league football team in Kent has folded.

Dowson: I'm here to get promotion

Dowson: I'm here to get promotion

Manager Alan Dowson has dismissed rumours Dartford will be happy not to gain promotion this season.

Trio attacked by gang in town centre alleyway

Trio attacked by gang in town centre alleyway

A man suffered serious facial injuries when he and two women were assaulted.

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Air ambulance lands after child hit by car

Air ambulance lands after child hit by car

A child was rushed to hospital after being hit by a car.

Anger grows over 800 homes plan

Anger grows over 800 homes plan

A backlash is brewing against plans for nearly 800 new homes from neighbours angry at the proposals.

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Dog stabbed three times in park attack

Dog stabbed three times in park attack

WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGE: A dog has had to undergo surgery after being stabbed in the neck.

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Grassland ablaze for seventh time

Grassland ablaze for seventh time

Firefighters have been called to land which is on fire for the seventh time in one month.

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Man banned from keeping animals for 10 years

Man banned from keeping animals for 10 years

A 25-year-old has pleaded guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to a Staffordshire bull terrier called Shadow.

Heathland goes up in flames for sixth time in a month

Heathland goes up in flames for sixth time in a month

Fire crews have battled yet another blaze at scorched heathland where there have been six large fires in the space of a month.

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Darts boss keen to add to squad

Darts boss keen to add to squad

Alan Dowson is still in the market to add to his Dartford squad.

Dowson: We’ve got to be more clinical

Dowson: We’ve got to be more clinical

Dartford manager Alan Dowson admitted his team needed to be more clinical after suffering their first defeat of the season.

Report: Dowson's Dartford taste defeat for first time

Report: Dowson's Dartford taste defeat for first time

Dartford tasted defeat for the first time in National League South under new boss Alan Dowson.

'He was the perfect gentleman and she was his backbone'

'He was the perfect gentleman and she was his backbone'

A hard-working couple who ran a successful carpet store business for nearly 60 years have died weeks just apart of each other.

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'I had to leave my business or risk losing my life'

'I had to leave my business or risk losing my life'

A garage owner has described the 'gut wrenching' moment he had to tell his customers their cars had been destroyed in a huge fire at his workshop.

Vandals target £18,000 throwing cage

Vandals target £18,000 throwing cage

An athletics club director condemned vandals who targeted a brand new throwing cage.

'My lifetime collection of tools made me £35k at auction'

'My lifetime collection of tools made me £35k at auction'

A treasure trove of thousands of antique tools a woodwork teacher crammed into every room of his home has fetched tens of thousands at auction.

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Ten hectares of heathland destroyed by fire

Ten hectares of heathland destroyed by fire

Firefighters have finished battling a fire which destroyed 10 hectares of heathland.

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Six engines sent after trees and bushes alight

Six engines sent after trees and bushes alight

Smoke could be seen coming from a field after trees and bushes caught fire.

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Make the most of home advantage

Make the most of home advantage

Dartford boss Alan Dowson says away wins count for little if there's no home comforts.

'It's too hot, even for the vultures'

'It's too hot, even for the vultures'

A wildlife foundation has cancelled its bird of prey displays this week due to an amber weather warning.

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