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‘It scared me half to death!’ Shock as multiple drivers ‘shot at’ on major roads

‘It scared me half to death!’ Shock as multiple drivers ‘shot at’ on major roads

A number of drivers say they were “shot at” as they were travelling along two main routes, with damage caused to at least 10 vehicles.

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Staff told to ‘zip their mouths’ when raising concerns at disability care home

Staff told to ‘zip their mouths’ when raising concerns at disability care home

A care home provider which cares for people with autism and learning difficulties has been put into special measures after reports of neglect.

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Oversubscribed primary school on new-build estate to offer more nursery places

Oversubscribed primary school on new-build estate to offer more nursery places

A highly sought-after school, which was forced to deny nursery places to children living just metres away, is to expand its popular pre-school.

Work to start on sports and leisure hub after ‘vital’ £13m funding pledged

Work to start on sports and leisure hub after ‘vital’ £13m funding pledged

Work is set to get underway to deliver a new sports and leisure hub at Kent’s garden city development after funding was secured.

Manager Pennock’s patient approach

Manager Pennock’s patient approach

Ady Pennock is confident Dartford’s young guns will start firing for them again soon.

M20 crash victim was ‘happy-go-lucky’ man

M20 crash victim was ‘happy-go-lucky’ man

A 26-year-old man was on his way to work when he was involved in a fatal crash with two other vehicles on a busy motorway.

New ‘health hub’ and education centre plans approved

New ‘health hub’ and education centre plans approved

Long-awaited plans for health and learning facilities at Britain’s newest garden city have been given the green light.

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Tributes to popular museum manager and historian

Tributes to popular museum manager and historian

People gathered at a town’s museum to pay their respects to a historian who worked there for nearly 40 years.

Woman who attacked mum after school avoids jail

Woman who attacked mum after school avoids jail

A woman who “lost control” and attacked another mum by kicking, punching and pulling her hair in front of youngsters has narrowly avoided jail.

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‘It’s just pop-up vans and the Post Office - our town needs a proper banking service’

‘It’s just pop-up vans and the Post Office - our town needs a proper banking service’

Shoppers and traders left without a single bank in their town for more than two years say the area is in ‘desperate need’ of a proper bank service.

Firm appointed to build ‘one of the largest education facilities ever in Kent’

Firm appointed to build ‘one of the largest education facilities ever in Kent’

The building of a huge £80million education campus, with both a primary and a secondary school, has taken a step closer to completion.

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Shoppers ordered to leave Bluewater for ‘unsuitable’ Halloween costumes

Shoppers ordered to leave Bluewater for ‘unsuitable’ Halloween costumes

A pair of friends say security officers kicked them out of a shopping centre after arriving dressed as a devil and a vampire.

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Plan unveiled for enormous battery storage facility ‘among UK’s biggest’

Plan unveiled for enormous battery storage facility ‘among UK’s biggest’

There are fears for the countryside following plans for one of the country’s biggest energy storage facilities on the edge of a Kent village.

Beauty retailer reveals opening date of Bluewater store

Beauty retailer reveals opening date of Bluewater store

A beauty retailer has announced exactly when it will open its first store in Kent at Bluewater.

‘My much-loved Milo was mauled to death…a child could be next’

‘My much-loved Milo was mauled to death…a child could be next’

Tributes including pictures and letters have been left at the site where an eight-year-old pooch was killed by a bigger dog.

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Town centre’s fifth charity shop to open in former Boots

Town centre’s fifth charity shop to open in former Boots

A town centre will be welcoming another charity shop as it replaces a section of a former pharmacy.

Huge queues on M25 again after crash at the Tunnel

Huge queues on M25 again after crash at the Tunnel

Motorists are facing yet more travel misery on Britain’s busiest motorway as drivers queue for miles on the Dartford Crossing approach.

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Masses of ‘illegal meat’ seized amid swine fever concerns

Masses of ‘illegal meat’ seized amid swine fever concerns

Large amounts of illegally imported meat have been seized amid concerns over a potential African swine fever outbreak.

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Motorcyclist dies after crash near Dartford Crossing

Motorcyclist dies after crash near Dartford Crossing

A man in his 50s has died after a serious collision near the Dartford Crossing.

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Pennock: Time for blast-off?

Pennock: Time for blast-off?

Boss Ady Pennock may be forced to take explosive action if Dartford’s habit of making slow starts continues.

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