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Fundraising landlord calls time after year spent on the wagon

Fundraising landlord calls time after year spent on the wagon

A pub landlord is looking forward to celebrating the new year with half a lager shandy after spending 2015 alcohol-free to raise money for Cancer Rese

Away day delight for Darts

Away day delight for Darts

Dartford boss Tony Burman hailed his team’s defending after their impressive 1-0 win at Whitehawk on Saturday.

Dartford's oldest living resident?

Dartford's oldest living resident?

Elsie Garlinge could be Dartford's oldest living resident after reaching the grand old age of 104.

Schoolgirl killer to appear in ground-breaking TV series

Schoolgirl killer to appear in ground-breaking TV series

The trial of killer Colin Ash-Smith, who brutally murdered schoolgirl Claire Tiltman in an alleyway, is to feature in a ground-breaking TV series.

Bluewater up and running again after small fire in a restaurant

Bluewater up and running again after small fire in a restaurant

Preparations to evacuate the Bluewater shopping centre this morning were abandoned after firefighters dealt with a small restaurant fire.

Early goal sinks Wings

Early goal sinks Wings

Welling remain just above the National League drop zone after another home defeat.

'Masked youths' attack teacher at secondary school

'Masked youths' attack teacher at secondary school

Teacher allegedly attacked at a secondary school by two masked youths who have now been bailed by police

Boy 'punished' by school for being run over

Boy 'punished' by school for being run over

A boy who missed school after being injured in a car accident was banned from an end of term event – due to poor attendance.

I need to be ready - Simmons

I need to be ready - Simmons

Jack Simmons is confident he will play a big part in Dartford’s promotion push when he returns from a loan spell at Canvey.

Payback time for Darts

Payback time for Darts

Dartford want revenge for their FA Trophy defeat to Whitehawk when the sides clash in National League South on Saturday.

Council fined over biker's death in roadsweeper crash

Council fined over biker's death in roadsweeper crash

A council has been fined £40,000 after a motorcyclist was killed in a crash with one of the authority's roadsweeper vehicles.

Delays clear after M25 lorry crash

Delays clear after M25 lorry crash

All lanes have reopened and delays have cleared, four hours after a crash involving a car and a lorry on the M25.

'Devastated' family confirm body is that of missing son

'Devastated' family confirm body is that of missing son

Police forensics officers are investigating after a man's body was discovered at a farm today, confirmed as that of missing man Luke Pullman.

VIDEO: Meet the dogs howling for a home this Christmas

VIDEO: Meet the dogs howling for a home this Christmas

A dog rehoming centre is preparing for a surge in unwanted pets... after a 70% increase since 2011.

Distressed woman found injured in street

Distressed woman found injured in street

Police are looking into the possibility a distressed woman found injured in the street had been assaulted.

Motorway closed as police free children from car

Motorway closed as police free children from car

Two children have been freed from a car in the middle of a motorway.

Women injured in crash outside college

Women injured in crash outside college

Two women have been treated by medics after a crash involving two cars outside a college.

Mum's plea for son to come home

Mum's plea for son to come home

A mum has made a desperate plea for her son, who has been missing for around a week, to come home.

Bishop at school for opening of new extension

Bishop at school for opening of new extension

It was the final chapter in the building of a new Greenhithe school extension, and there to witness it was the Bishop of Rochester and Dartford’s MP.

Body found in search for missing woman

Body found in search for missing woman

Police searching for a missing 23-year-old woman from London have found a body in Kent.

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