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Driver so drunk she couldn’t find her way home

Driver so drunk she couldn’t find her way home

A persistent drink driver has been jailed after getting so drunk she couldn't find her way home.

Girl, 8, fitted with printed hand

Girl, 8, fitted with printed hand

A Kent youngster is among the first in the country to be fitted with a 3D printed hand after she was born with a rare condition.

Crash leaves car on its roof

Crash leaves car on its roof

A car has overturned in a town centre following a collision with another vehicle.

Video: 'Idiot' quad bike rider performs high-speed wheelie on A2

Video: 'Idiot' quad bike rider performs high-speed wheelie on A2

A quad bike rider has been caught on camera doing a wheelie at high speed on the A2.

Golfers’ help for cancer unit

Golfers’ help for cancer unit

Golfers took part in a sporting marathon to raise money to help others.

Driver swaps Darts for Stones

Driver swaps Darts for Stones

Maidstone United have signed former West Ham defender Callum Driver - who finished last season at Dartford.

Man arrested for dangerous driving

Man arrested for dangerous driving

A man has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving after several parked cars were hit in and around the village of Meopham

Hospital parking charges to rise

Hospital parking charges to rise

Darent Valley chiefs have confirmed parking charges will rise - two months after planned increases were suspended following outrage from patients.

Leaflet crackdown at railway station

Leaflet crackdown at railway station

Rail staff have promised to crack down on Jehovah’s Witnessess leafleting commuters outside a railway station.

New safety system for Dartford Crossing

New safety system for Dartford Crossing

Dart Charge bosses have announced a scheme to help ease congestion at the crossing will go live next month.

Burman: It's like the old days

Burman: It's like the old days

Dartford boss Tony Burman believes there could be a four-way Kent battle for supremacy in National League South next season.

Leaders next for in-form Hartley

Leaders next for in-form Hartley

Hartley Country Club are in red-hot form going into a run of crucial clashes in the Kent League Premier Division.

Prison guard in misconduct trial

Prison guard in misconduct trial

A Kent prison officer is in the dock at the Old Bailey accused of receiving payments from a tabloid reporter as part of Operation Elveden.

Two Kent men in court over Hatton Garden heist

Two Kent men in court over Hatton Garden heist

Eight men, including two from Kent, have appeared in court charged in connection with a multimillion pound jewellery heist.

Pub boss rejects calls over 'offensive' name

Pub boss rejects calls over 'offensive' name

A landlord has ruled out changing the name of his pub The Fighting Cocks after animal rights group Peta complained it was offensive to chickens.

Amy's last wishes becoming reality

Amy's last wishes becoming reality

A brave teenager suffering from incurable cancer has been inundated with offers to make her dying wishes come true

Pensioner resuscitated in Sainsbury's car park

Pensioner resuscitated in Sainsbury's car park

Ambulance crews were called to a town centre pay and display after a man in his 70s collapsed and suffered a heart attack.

The Informer: Con Te Partiro starts as favourite

The Informer: Con Te Partiro starts as favourite

The main feature on Saturday evening’s card at Crayford will be the open race final of the Ladbrokes.com stayers hurdle over 540m.

TV star set for Dartford Festival

TV star set for Dartford Festival

Made in Chelsea singer Andy Jordan is the latest act booked to appear at the summer festival alongside The Selecter, The Feeling and From The Jam.

Two remain in custody after Hatton Garden heist

Two remain in custody after Hatton Garden heist

Two Kent men arrested following a multimillion pound jewellery heist at Hatton Garden in London remain in custody today.

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