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Garden city 'popular with first-time buyers'

Garden city 'popular with first-time buyers'

Another 233 homes have been approved on two sites at Ebbsfleet Garden City.

Upset at plan for homes on ‘illegal’ pub demolition site

Upset at plan for homes on ‘illegal’ pub demolition site

Residents are making a last-ditch effort to prevent more than two-dozen homes being built on the site of an illegally demolished pub.

Teens charged with perfume theft

Teens charged with perfume theft

Two boys are accused of stealing £1,000 of perfume from Bluewater.

Farewell to care home manager

Farewell to care home manager

Long standing care home manager Jacqueline Barnes has retired after 27 years of service.

Demolition continues at power station

Demolition continues at power station

The next stage of demolition has taken place at Tilbury Power Station

Fleet's secret weapon

Fleet's secret weapon

This man could win the title for Ebbsfleet this weekend – without playing a single league game for them.

Two 999 call-outs in 12 hours to railway station

Two 999 call-outs in 12 hours to railway station

Concerns were raised for the welfare of a teenage girl and a woman at the same railway station within hours of each other.

Dad's heartache over missing daughter

Dad's heartache over missing daughter

Mystery still surrounds the disappearance of a student nurse who vanished in 2001.

Couple married for 77 years die on same day

Couple married for 77 years die on same day

A couple married for 77 years died on the same day after hospital staff moved their beds together so they could hold hands for a final time.

Bluewater expansion to create 2,300 jobs

Bluewater expansion to create 2,300 jobs

The shopping centre has been given the go-ahead to build an extension - and said it will make payments to town centres that will lose business.

Heavy traffic after accident

Heavy traffic after accident

A car and a lorry were involved in a collision near the A2.

Fleet to honour Macca

Fleet to honour Macca

Ebbsfleet will face Premier League opposition this summer in a memorial match for their former captain Paul McCarthy.

Firefighter's warning after building fire

Firefighter's warning after building fire

A firefighter has warned of the dangerous of going into derelict buildings after a fire last night.

Fleet delay title party

Fleet delay title party

Ebbsfleet ensured the National League South title race will go to the final day of the season.

Celebrating St George

Celebrating St George

Hundreds of children paraded the streets ahead of St George's Day.

Dragons, sheep and sausages as town celebrates saint

Dragons, sheep and sausages as town celebrates saint

This town's St George's Day parades have always been memorable and today's is likely to be just as impressive.

Gemma's finest hour...

Gemma's finest hour...

Kent actress Gemma Arterton has spoken of how her Kentish upbringing affected her movie choices - as her new film hits the big screens.

Winfield in the mood

Winfield in the mood

Stand-in skipper Dave Winfield is relishing Ebbsfleet’s promotion challenge as the season reaches its climax.

Second controlled explosion at power station today

Second controlled explosion at power station today

Another part of Tilbury Power Station, opposite Gravesend, will be brought down this morning.

Driver flees after car overturns with five inside

Driver flees after car overturns with five inside

One woman was trapped and another two people needed treatment after a car crashed and overturned in the early hours.

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