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Plea to trace colleagues of former Navy worker

Plea to trace colleagues of former Navy worker

The widow of a former Merchant Navy worker who died of an asbestos-related disease is trying to trace his former colleagues.

Free-flow tech on track

Free-flow tech on track

Plans to improve the Dartford Crossing with free-flow technology have moved closer with the signing of a major contract.

Explosion heard across north Kent

Explosion heard across north Kent

An explosion heard across north Kent was caused by an incident at a chemical plant in Essex.

Raider posing as security guard holds up supermarket at gunpoint

Raider posing as security guard holds up supermarket at gunpoint

A shop manager has been threatened at gunpoint by an armed raider who burst into his store posing as a security guard.

You’re the one that I want!

You’re the one that I want!

Youngsters were hoping for good news from judges when they tried out for a role in the legendary musical Grease.

Unemployed chef in Job Centre protest

Unemployed chef in Job Centre protest

A young unemployed chef living on cereal and less than £3.50 a day is staging a sit-in protest at a job centre about lack of support.

Burman: Fans can help lift the players

Burman: Fans can help lift the players

Dartford manager Tony Burman has called on the Princes Park faithful to help his side bounce back from their midweek defeat.

Prior lifted by first Darts goal

Prior lifted by first Darts goal

A goal on his return to the Dartford team has given striker Jason Prior hope that his stop-start season could finally be taking off.

Valley View: We apologise for Millwall display

Valley View: We apologise for Millwall display

Lawrie Wilson says a lot of things that went wrong in Charlton's derby defeat to Millwall.

Wanted: Man hunted over Kent's largest ever cannabis factory

Wanted: Man hunted over Kent's largest ever cannabis factory

Detectives investigating the county's largest ever cannabis factory with drugs worth up to £4m have today issued a picture of a man they are hunting.

Darts suffer heavy defeat

Darts suffer heavy defeat

Dartford pushed Grimsby hard on Tuesday night but conceded two late goals and returned home nursing a big defeat.

Delays on M25

Delays on M25

Firefighters had to soak an overheated lorry, causing delays to commuters

Yobs walk free after dozens of terrifying drive-by catapult attacks

Yobs walk free after dozens of terrifying drive-by catapult attacks

Three men who randomly targeted dozens of cars, shops and houses in catapult attacks have been handed prison sentences... but walked free from court.

Tributes to councillor

Tributes to councillor

Swanscombe and Greenhithe Town Council councillor Leslie Bobby died last Wednesday.

Crucial home win for Darts

Crucial home win for Darts

Dartford returned to form in emphatic fashion on Saturday when they beat high-flying Kidderminster 3-0 at Princes Park.

Lifeboat launched after 'jump threat'

Lifeboat launched after 'jump threat'

Lifeboat launched on Sunday night after reports a person was threatening to jump from the Dartford bridge.

Killer slid picture of victim's body under prison cell door

Killer slid picture of victim's body under prison cell door

A former boxer jailed for eight years after beating a man to death in a kebab shop kept a picture of his victim's body in prison, it has emerged.

Apple-hungry buyers cause store to run out of iPhones

Apple-hungry buyers cause store to run out of iPhones

Hundreds queued up to be among the first to get their hands on a new iPhone today... but many were turned away as the store sold out.

Ex-boxer accused of beating man to death was just out of prison

Ex-boxer accused of beating man to death was just out of prison

A former champion boxer and Olympic hopeful was on licence from prison for witness intimidation when he beat a reveller to death, a court heard.

Two taken to hospital after kitchen fire

Two taken to hospital after kitchen fire

A man and woman in their forties suffered from breathing in smoke after a fire took hold in a kitchen.

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