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Tunnel reopens but traffic remains on busy motorway

Tunnel reopens but traffic remains on busy motorway

A tunnel has reopened after traffic was queueing for more than six miles due to a broken-down van.

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Travel chaos as all high-speed and Eurostar services cancelled due to flooding

Travel chaos as all high-speed and Eurostar services cancelled due to flooding

Rail services have been thrown into chaos after a flooded tunnel led to all high-speed and Eurostar trains being cancelled for the rest of the day.

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More opposition to 2,500 garden city plans

More opposition to 2,500 garden city plans

Opponents of a mega garden village project have set up crowdfunding to help fight plans for thousands of homes.

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‘Severe disruption’ on high-speed line as tunnel floods

‘Severe disruption’ on high-speed line as tunnel floods

High-speed rail services will be "severely disrupted" for the rest of the day amid flooding in a tunnel under the River Thames.

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Appeal after pensioner taken to hospital after being hit by car

Appeal after pensioner taken to hospital after being hit by car

An appeal for witnesses has been launched after a pensioner was hit by a vehicle in a car park and taken to hospital.

Scaffolding collapse: Near-miss for traders after storm disruption

Scaffolding collapse: Near-miss for traders after storm disruption

An investigation is underway after a heavy portion of scaffolding came crashing down on a town square amid bad weather battering the county.

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Hour-long delays at Dartford Crossing

Hour-long delays at Dartford Crossing

There are delays of up to an hour for motorists heading to the Dartford crossing after an earlier broken-down vehicle.

Villagers unhappy with BOTH rugby stadium and garden city plans

Villagers unhappy with BOTH rugby stadium and garden city plans

Fear of traffic gridlock is driving villagers to oppose two major developments for a rugby stadium and a housing project with thousands of homes.

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‘I need to win these two games’

‘I need to win these two games’

Dartford boss Alan Dowson has admitted their two festive derbies with Welling are now must-win games for him.

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Shops we’ve loved and lost in Bluewater

Shops we’ve loved and lost in Bluewater

As Bluewater prepares itself for last-minute Christmas shoppers, we look at some of our favourite stores that have come and gone over the years.

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Report: Quickfire double sinks Dartford

Report: Quickfire double sinks Dartford

Two goals in four second-half minutes helped condemn Dartford to defeat in National League South on Saturday.

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Demolition begins on town centre pub set for cafe and flats

Demolition begins on town centre pub set for cafe and flats

Bulldozers have begun demolition on one of the town’s last empty pubs as it prepares to turn into a cafe and flats.

Heavy traffic after M25 crash

Heavy traffic after M25 crash

There are delays on the M25 this morning following a crash.

Club holding court again

Club holding court again

Kent Tigers Basketball Club are set to relaunch at The Leigh Academy in Dartford this January.

London Resort theme park will still be built, vows top exec

London Resort theme park will still be built, vows top exec

Amid intense speculation the £2.5bn London Resort project is finally dead in the water, the company behind the scheme finally breaks its silence.

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Bus serving rural villages extended

Bus serving rural villages extended

A bus servicing rural communities to a huge shopping centre complex is to be extended in the new year.

‘I think it’s a one-off blip’

‘I think it’s a one-off blip’

Manager Alan Dowson insists “a car-crash” first-half spell which sent Dartford spiralling to a dismal derby defeat was a one-off blip.

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New care homes approved for children with behavioural difficulties

New care homes approved for children with behavioural difficulties

Plans have been agreed for some properties to be turned into care homes for children with behavioural needs.

‘Dangerous’ teen jailed one day after being found with large knife

‘Dangerous’ teen jailed one day after being found with large knife

An 18-year-old was caught carrying a large Rambo-style knife and acting nervous while travelling through a railway station.

Elderly man targeted by fraudster while paying for hospital parking

Elderly man targeted by fraudster while paying for hospital parking

An investigation has been launched after a man reportedly tried to defraud a pensioner who was paying for parking at a hospital.

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