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Firefighters tackle diesel tank blaze

Firefighters tackle diesel tank blaze

Fire crews are using specialist equipment to tackle a blaze at a log store and diesel tank.

Away start for Wings

Away start for Wings

Welling start life back in Vanarama National League South away on the first day of the season.

Darts start at home

Darts start at home

Dartford will start the new season at home - and finish it with a trip to the seaside.

Firefighters pumped by new slimline fire engine

Firefighters pumped by new slimline fire engine

Lighter, narrower and more manoeuvrable – a ‘mini’ fire engine has been launched into north west Kent.

Creative champions celebrate

 Creative champions celebrate

Schools are given top honours at the Kent Literacy Awards.

Seven vehicles involved in two collisions on the M25

Seven vehicles involved in two collisions on the M25

Firefighters, paramedics, police and highways officers were called after two-collisions in the same location.

Skip lorry catches fire

Skip lorry catches fire

Firefighters were called to Princes Road in Dartford this morning after a skip lorry caught fire.

Vehicles, mobiles and power tools stolen in late night burglary

Vehicles, mobiles and power tools stolen in late night burglary

Two BMWs and three mountain bikes were among the vehicles stolen from a commercial unit and house.

M25 to shut overnight for resurfacing

M25 to shut overnight for resurfacing

A Kent stretch of the M25 is due to close overnight this week for roadworks.

Driver walks free after causing death of 'exceptional' man in crash

Driver walks free after causing death of 'exceptional' man in crash

A driver who caused the death of a much-loved firefighter in a crash has walked free from court.

Firefighters tackle oven blaze

Firefighters tackle oven blaze

Fire crews carried an oven that caught fire in a kitchen into the garden.

Poker player into grand final

 Poker player into grand final

The 28-year-old will fight for a share of a £175,000 prize pot.

Suspected migrants found in the back of a lorry on motorway

Suspected migrants found in the back of a lorry on motorway

Adults and children, thought to be migrants, have been found travelling in the back of a HGV on the motorway.

Smart art, from every angle

 Smart art, from every angle

While the country anticipates a summer of sport, this county are anticipating a summer of art.

Dancers fly the flag

Dancers fly the flag

Young Irish dancers compete in global competition

Police close road and arrest woman after car crash

Police close road and arrest woman after car crash

A woman driver in her 30s has been arrested for drink driving following a collision.

VIDEO: Dartford Tunnel closed after vehicle fire

VIDEO: Dartford Tunnel closed after vehicle fire

Drivers flee vehicles as a car burst into flames in the Dartford Tunnel

Friends set for 1,000-mile Monte Carlo bike challenge

Friends set for 1,000-mile Monte Carlo bike challenge

We all think we would do anything for our best friends, but few would relish the thought of a 1,000-mile bike challenge.

M25 reopens after 'concerns for man'

M25 reopens after 'concerns for man'

The M25 has now reopened both ways following a police incident - but there are still several miles of delays.

Mixed response to calls for Brexit re-run

Mixed response to calls for Brexit re-run

Thousands of people in Dartford and Gravesham have signed a petition calling for a second referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU.

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