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Trust failing to communicate with patients

22 July 2016
Trust failing to communicate with patients

A survey of more than 500 patients has revealed that Dartford and Gravesham NHS trust is worse than others when it comes to communicating.

Wardens 'under attack' get cameras

21 July 2016
Wardens 'under attack' get cameras

Traffic wardens are now to be fitted with body cameras to ‘reduce the risk of attacks’.

Loose parrot causes a flap

21 July 2016
Loose parrot causes a flap

When an African parrot - missing for days - sauntered down a cobbled high street, it sparked a mission by our journalists to find her owners.

Police hunt burglar who fled through window

21 July 2016
Police hunt burglar who fled through window

This image has been released after a man returned home to find a suspected burglar standing in his living room.

What a scorcher... again!

19 July 2016
What a scorcher... again!

It's been a shirts off, legs out, ice creams in hand, red noses and sticky sun cream kind of start to the week.

Ever increasing circles for hula hoop challenge

16 July 2016
Ever increasing circles for hula hoop challenge

They did everything they could not to break the chain, in an effort to break a world record instead.

Nurse suspended for failing to attend inquest

16 July 2016
Nurse suspended for failing to attend inquest

A nurse has been suspended after failing to attend an inquest into the death of a gran who suffered a massive stroke due to errors by hospital staff.

Fresh hope for Lowfield Street

15 July 2016
Fresh hope for Lowfield Street

Ideas to transform run-down Lowfield Street will go on show this weekend.

Mum with terminal illness now battling skin cancer

15 July 2016
Mum with terminal illness now battling skin cancer

A woman who is already battling a terminal illness has discovered she also has skin cancer - and is urging others to et themselves screened.

Your week in pictures

14 July 2016
Your week in pictures

It's been a busy week in Dartford and Gravesham, and we were at the main events. Grab a paper to spot yourself!

Ofsted confirms primary school’s dramatic upturn

13 July 2016
Ofsted confirms primary school’s dramatic upturn

A school is celebrating Ofsted success, thanks to 'determined leadership' and more effective governors.

Take a tour through time

13 July 2016
Take a tour through time

Tours of Gravesend's clock tower, built in 1887 to celebrate Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee, will be taking place to mark it's new makeover.

Two-car crash in town centre

12 July 2016
Two-car crash in town centre

Two people have been injured in a two-car smash.

Hospital gets clean bill of health in battle against superbug

10 July 2016
Hospital gets clean bill of health in battle against superbug

Patients can breathe a sigh of relief as a hospital has been declared free of MRSA for three months.

Clock tower revamp under fire

08 July 2016
Clock tower revamp under fire

£215,000 investment into Gravesend’s 1887 clock tower under criticism as the area around it is notorious as a crime hot spot.

Second woman robbed of necklace

08 July 2016
Second woman robbed of necklace

Thieves snatched two gold necklaces from around the neck of a 72-year-old woman, police have revealed.

Firefighters pumped by new slimline fire engine

06 July 2016
Firefighters pumped by new slimline fire engine

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

19 teens arrested over 'temple attack'

05 July 2016
19 teens arrested over 'temple attack'

Several teens have been arrested and bailed after a film emerged apparently showing people causing damage in the former temple.

Derelict hospital could be luxury flats

04 July 2016
Derelict hospital could be luxury flats

The NHS has put in a planning application to turn a derelict hospital into homes.

Violent struggle as trio rob man after night out

04 July 2016
Violent struggle as trio rob man after night out

A man in his 50s was walking home when three men reportedly wrestled him to the ground, kicked him in the back and took his watch.

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