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Council bag £100,000 reward after successful recycling scheme

Council bag £100,000 reward after successful recycling scheme

Recyclable rubbish weighing the same as 56 African elephants was produced by the people of Gravesham each month thanks to the council’s scheme.

'I had cancer five times'

'I had cancer five times'

A determined cancer survivor who has fought and beat the disease five times is hosting a charity fun day in memory of her late husband.

Modest beginnings, but now firm is major operator

Modest beginnings, but now firm is major operator

The search continues to find this year’s finalists in the Dartford and Gravesham Business Awards, supported by the Messenger.

Thousands spent to attract more to market

Thousands spent to attract more to market

A £13,000 business plan has been put together to make sure a town market attracts more customers when it re-opens.

Venomous spider lives under shower

Venomous spider lives under shower

A venomous spider has left a Kent woman afraid in her own home... after it was discovered living in her bathroom.

Hartley back on top

Hartley back on top

Hartley replaced Beckenham as leaders in the Shepherd Neame Kent Cricket League Premier Division after beating Bromley on Saturday.

Missing boy, 9, found after intensive search

Missing boy, 9, found after intensive search

Specialist search and rescue teams used thermal imaging in a five-hour search to find a missing boy.

A place to meet friends old and new

A place to meet friends old and new

Age UK has opened a new day centre for elderly people across Kent.

Fleet win in Portugal

Fleet win in Portugal

Ebbsfleet returned to action on Friday with an impressive win against a team from the Portuguese second division.

Town screams for prom's ice cream

Town screams for prom's ice cream

Here's the scoop on a family of ice-cream sellers who have gone on to become a popular town tradition after a far from frosty reception.

£15,000 bill to clean up traveller site

£15,000 bill to clean up traveller site

Kent taxpayers have been left with the bill after a group of settlers left a huge mess at a park near the Cyclopark.

Play area 'hotbed of drugs and sex'

Play area 'hotbed of drugs and sex'

Couples have been spotted having sex just metres from a children's play area in broad daylight.

Brutal dog attack leaves owner devastated

Brutal dog attack leaves owner devastated

A distraught pet owner has spoken of the heartbreaking moment vets put down her beloved chihuahua after a nasty dog attack on a promenade.

Fleet frustrated by stadium delay

Fleet frustrated by stadium delay

Ebbsfleet are concerned that delays to their redevelopment of Stonebridge Road could impact the atmosphere at some of this season’s biggest games.

Police search for couple after pensioner has handbag stolen

Police search for couple after pensioner has handbag stolen

CCTV images released of man and woman after alleged handbag theft in a shopping centre

We'll put things right - Lewis

We'll put things right - Lewis

Former Gills midfilder Stuart Lewis has a point to prove at Ebbsfleet United this season.

Teenage gymnast selected for European Youth Olympics

Teenage gymnast selected for European Youth Olympics

Schoolgirl to represent Team GB in games in Tbilisi, Georgia

Flipped car puts man in hospital

Flipped car puts man in hospital

A man has been taken to hospital with head injuries after a car overturned.

KM Dragon Boat Race raises £100k for charity

KM Dragon Boat Race raises £100k for charity

More than 40 teams took part in the event which garnered thousands for 25 different charities

Premier Division title race wide open

Premier Division title race wide open

Hartley were knocked off the top of the Kent League on Saturday as some powerful batting lifted Beckenham to the summit.

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