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‘I knew my time was up when fans called me a s*** manager’

‘I knew my time was up when fans called me a s*** manager’

Ex-Dartford boss Alan Dowson has spoken about his exit from the club, what he could have done differently while in charge and who should take over.

First look inside major community gym revamp home to Olympic lifters

First look inside major community gym revamp home to Olympic lifters

A community gym and youth centre which has helped train Team GB medalists is finally ready to reopen after an extensive refit.

Asda to use wheel locks after 250 trolleys dumped in town

Asda to use wheel locks after 250 trolleys dumped in town

A supermarket branch has agreed to implement wheel-locking technology on its trolleys after a rise in the number of them being dumped.

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Delays clear on M25 after multi-vehicle crash

Delays clear on M25 after multi-vehicle crash

There are long delays on the M25 following a crash involving a lorry and two cars.

‘Dangerous’ teen jailed after fatal alley stabbing

‘Dangerous’ teen jailed after fatal alley stabbing

A teenager who said he carried a knife for his own protection has been jailed for more than 10 years for fatally stabbing another teen.

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Woman fled home in dressing gown in fear of aggressive partner

Woman fled home in dressing gown in fear of aggressive partner

A woman fled her home in her dressing gown and knocked on a neighbour’s door for help after her partner injured her during a drunken row.

New housing estate residents to have power to change management firms

New housing estate residents to have power to change management firms

A Kent MP is hopeful a new law will help end the "abuse of residents" in new housing estates by management companies.

New homes at former plant nursery on market

New homes at former plant nursery on market

A development of 60 homes at a former plant nursery has been launched.

Pressure ‘ramped up’ on Asda in town’s war on ‘hundreds of abandoned trollies’

Pressure ‘ramped up’ on Asda in town’s war on ‘hundreds of abandoned trollies’

An ‘industrious’ council is turning up the heat on major supermarkets by increasing fines dished out to them for failing to collect tipped trollies.

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Crash near shopping centre causes huge traffic delays

Crash near shopping centre causes huge traffic delays

One lane into a busy shopping centre has been closed after an accident which left one woman with minor injuries.

Motorcyclist taken to hospital after collision

Motorcyclist taken to hospital after collision

A motorcyclist has been injured in an accident involving a car.

Village children’s centre closure will put us in ‘very needy place’

Village children’s centre closure will put us in ‘very needy place’

There are fears families in a village will be unable to access “vital” children’s services following a decision to close a kid’s health clinic.

Burman pushes the reset button

Burman pushes the reset button

Tony Burman says everyone will get a fair crack of the whip while he remains Dartford caretaker boss.

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Pervert’s six-year campaign to direct sexual abuse against children

Pervert’s six-year campaign to direct sexual abuse against children

A paedophile who demanded and paid thousands of pounds for indecent photos and videos of children to be carried out has been locked up.

Huge queues build at Dartford Crossing

Huge queues build at Dartford Crossing

The Dartford Crossing has been shut after a car broke down causing mammoth queues in both directions.

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Burman won’t hesitate on recruitment front

Burman won’t hesitate on recruitment front

Dartford caretaker boss Tony Burman says he’ll return to the transfer market if the right players become available.

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Teen suspect in court after pensioner ‘robbed near hospital’

Teen suspect in court after pensioner ‘robbed near hospital’

A teenage boy is in court accused of robbery after a woman in her 70s reported being attacked and having her handbag stolen near a footpath.

Post Office staff threatened by ‘armed robbery suspect with a hammer’

Post Office staff threatened by ‘armed robbery suspect with a hammer’

Police have arrested a woman in her 30s after scratchcards and cigarettes were stolen from a Post Office branch in an alleged armed robbery.

QEII Bridge reopens as Storm Jocelyn brings strong winds

QEII Bridge reopens as Storm Jocelyn brings strong winds

There were delays at the Dartford Crossing after the bridge was closed due to strong winds from Storm Jocelyn.

Kent’s first cross-Channel swimmer dies aged 85

Kent’s first cross-Channel swimmer dies aged 85

Tributes have been paid to an ex-marine with a ‘wonderful sense of humour’ who became the first person from the county to swim from France to England.

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