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Honour for D-Day veteran

Honour for D-Day veteran

A D-Day veteran has been awarded France’s highest war honour after a 70-year wait.

Bellringers who gave their lives in WW1 honoured

Bellringers who gave their lives in WW1 honoured

They were the bellringers who went to war - and never came back. Now they are being honoured with poignant peals 100 years on.

Buried air raid shelter found in mum’s garden

Buried air raid shelter found in mum’s garden

A buried air raid shelter has been discovered in a mum's garden.

Woman grabbed by jaw in vicious robbery

Woman grabbed by jaw in vicious robbery

Two men robbed a woman after stopping their van in front of her car, forcing her to brake.

Residents furious at bus route change

Residents furious at bus route change

Bus firm Arriva is under fire for changing a route which residents say will make elderly and disabled people virtually housebound.

Award-winning scaring awaits

Award-winning scaring awaits

Are you brave enough to enter the two new gruesome scares at Broadwitch this year?

Breathing life into our town

Breathing life into our town

As part of a new Messenger campaign, we want to help ‘grow’ Gravesend and celebrate our fantastic traders who deserve support.

I believe in Westy - McMahon

I believe in Westy - McMahon

Ebbsfleet boss Daryl McMahon has backed Michael West to rediscover his old magic when he finally emerges from his injury nightmare.

Haynes in the frame for Fleet

Haynes in the frame for Fleet

Daryl McMahon responds to calls for him to change his line-up when Ebbsfleet return to action this weekend.

Footage released in hunt for missing grandad

Footage released in hunt for missing grandad

CCTV footage of a pensioner filmed at a shopping centre the day before he vanished more than three weeks ago has been released as the hunt continues.

Operatic flash mob hits right note with shoppers

Operatic flash mob hits right note with shoppers

A town centre was filled with the sounds of Gilbert and Sullivan as singers surprised shoppers.

Police are investigating alleged arson attack

Police are investigating alleged arson attack

Police are investigating an alleged arson attack in Lower Range Road.

Warning after dangerous fighting dog attacks pet

Warning after dangerous fighting dog attacks pet

A pensioner has spoken of her terrifying ordeal after her pet was attacked by a “fighting type dog”.

Major changes to balance council books

Major changes to balance council books

Radical changes are needed to make sure Gravesham can balance the books, according to the council’s leader.

Elderly woman attacked during robbery

Elderly woman attacked during robbery

Police are appealing for witnesses after an elderly woman was hurt during a robbery at a house.

Plenty of room for improvement

Plenty of room for improvement

We take a sneak peek at the £1.6 million regeneration project of a town-centre market.

Challenge raises record £15k

Challenge raises record £15k

Teams from across the county took part in the KM Assault Course Challenge including fundraisers from Gravesend and Dartford.

Police pursuing Audi on wrong side of A2

Police pursuing Audi on wrong side of A2

Police are thought to be pursuing an Audi driving on the wrong side of the A2 this evening.

Hunt for biker after 'hit and run'

Hunt for biker after 'hit and run'

Police are searching for a motorcyclist who left the scene of a crash with a car.

Man hurt in car and lorry crash

Man hurt in car and lorry crash

A car and a HGV have crashed on the A2 this morning, closing a busy slip road which is used as an unofficial lorry park.

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