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'The carriage filled with smoke... you could smell fire'

'The carriage filled with smoke... you could smell fire'

Passengers have described the moment a carriage filled with thick smoke after a train 'hit an object on the tracks' and caught fire this evening.

Housing minister visits garden city

Housing minister visits garden city

The new housing minister Gavin Barwell was given a tour of the proposed site for up to 15,000 homes in Kent.

Travellers to stay all day

Travellers to stay all day

A medical situation involving a pregnant woman means the travellers who pitched up on Friday won't be leaving before the end of the day.

Motorcyclist in hospital

Motorcyclist in hospital

A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital after colliding with a car near a supermarket.

Parents blame bus driver for baby fall

Parents blame bus driver for baby fall

A young couple claims a bus driver is responsible after their baby boy went "flying" from his pram as they turned a corner.

Plea to Pokémon players after attack

Plea to Pokémon players after attack

Pokémon Go players are warning one another to stay safe after a teenager was robbed and assaulted near one of the game’s hot spots.

McMahon pleased with Fleet's winning start

McMahon pleased with Fleet's winning start

Daryl McMahon admitted the 4-0 opening day Vanarama National League South win over Poole was an almost perfect start.

Campervan destroyed by fire

Campervan destroyed by fire

A motorhome has been gutted in a blaze on a driveway.

Celebrate the glory of the clock tower

Celebrate the glory of the clock tower

As one of Gravesend's most iconic monuments undergoes a much deserved makeover, we take a trip down memory lane.

Fancy a piece of this?

Fancy a piece of this?

A toy-shop has puzzled out a way to prosper in digital age.

Fleet off to impressive start

Fleet off to impressive start

Skipper Danny Kedwell scored twice as Fleet beat Poole 4-0 on the opening day of the new season.

Police close road after crash

Police close road after crash

A road was shut as police recovered the vehicles following a two-car crash.

Attacked landlord calls for pub troublemaker warnings

Attacked landlord calls for pub troublemaker warnings

A landlord says more must be done to tackle trouble in Gravesend after two brothers became violent and hurled foul racist abuse in his pub.

What a fuel!

What a fuel!

Is he planning to fill up mid-drive?

BP tries again with proposal for petrol station

BP tries again with proposal for petrol station

Another petrol station could be making its way to the A2 on the site of a former hotel, as the council consider a new planning application.

Business units earmarked for land opposite new homes

Business units earmarked for land opposite new homes

Land between a restaurant and a supermarket is likely to be turned into a business centre.

Homeowners targeted by conmen

Homeowners targeted by conmen

People with solar panels installed on their houses are being targeted by conmen.

Scott lends backing to sex abuse charity

Scott lends backing to sex abuse charity

Kent Police Commissioner Matthew Scott met with members of a sexual abuse charity to learn more about their work and show his support.

'Don’t let others die on this road'

'Don’t let others die on this road'

A woman devastated by the death of a loved one who was hit by a car has started a petition to target the dangerous stretch of road.

Bonjour! Cat missing for nearly a decade turns up in Paris

Bonjour! Cat missing for nearly a decade turns up in Paris

In 2008 Moon Unit the cat went missing from a party in south London, but what she's been up to since is a bit of a mystery...

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