Fed-up motorists were forced to join a queue lasting up to one-and-a-half hours and several junctions of the M25... for a banger meeting.

An elderly man and woman have been taken to hospital after a two-car smash on a busy road today.

Two vegetarians have hidden sausages in pictures of Eynsford - Where's Wally style - and put them in Norman's Butchers' charity calendar.

A company that rescued Ebbsfleet United from financial ruin has made a multi-million pound investment in a scheme to open a huge theme park in Kent.

A robber who carried out two raids on banks in which he presented notes demanding cash - including to a pregnant cashier - has been jailed.

The wrong First Class supplement has appeared in the Dartford Messenger this week due to some technical difficulties.

A 17-year-old boy has been arrested today after a couple were badly hurt in a burglary - as another teenager is released without charge.

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A restaurant within an academy, which is run by students and caters for the public, has become so successful it has doubled its opening hours.

Regular Ofwat says it plans to block a proposed increase in prices by Thames Water.

Children across Kent will find out today if they have secured a grammar school place when 11-plus results are revealed.

A Co-op store is opening in South Darenth – thanks to a woman who grew up there.

Dartford firefighters helped a man celebrate his 99th birthday when they arrived at his home to fit smoke alarms after soup smoke filled his kitchen.

The countdown to the most eagerly-awaited local football match for years has begun after Ebbsfleet United were drawn against Dartford in the FA Cup.

Young funraiser Jonjo Heuerman has scooped two gongs at the British Red Cross Humanitarian Citizen Awards.

The first sod of earth has been turned over at a new University Technical College which will take in students from Dartford and Gravesend.

Bosses of a trouble-hit hospital transport service have been told to make urgent improvements after complaints about delays and missed appointments.

A serial burglar who targeted expensive homes - stealing jewellery, a Rolex watch and a high-value Audi car - has been locked up.

A public meeting, hosted by a lobby group and Gravesham MP Adam Holloway, will be held next week to discuss the latest on the Lower Thames Crossing.

North West Kent College student Tamera Foster is hoping to win your vote to get her through to the next stage of the X Factor this weekend.