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Gemili wants to double up at future championships

Gemili wants to double up at future championships

Adam Gemili admits he is welcoming competing over just the 200m at the World Championships – but he doesn’t want that to be the case for long.

Sorry, dear, I’m too busy reading...

Sorry, dear, I’m too busy reading...

Nine months after the racy Fifty Shades of Grey books began whipping up a frenzy with women across Kent, birth rates have surprisingly dropped.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of burglary

A man has been arrested on suspicion of burglary

A police helicopter was searching over Swanley this morning

Blakes one to know one

Blakes one to know one

Three-piece harmony group Blake visited Bluewater yesterday to be fitted for new suits ahead of their appearance at the shopping centre next week.

Baby blue for Dartford light experts

Baby blue for Dartford light experts

A Dartford business lit up Westminster bridge to celebrate the birth of the royal baby.

The Informer: Flying start leads to victory

The Informer: Flying start leads to victory

Last week’s top tip Springwood Ali duly won the final of the A1 Owners Bonus Series on Saturday evening.

Man remains critical after A2 bridge fall

Man remains critical after A2 bridge fall

A 43-year-old man is continuing to fight for his life today after plunging from a bridge onto the fast lane of the A2.

Deliberate fire started on Dartford Heath

Deliberate fire started on Dartford Heath

Hundreds of square metres of grassland went up in flames last night

Man found after police hunt

Man found after police hunt

A man who left a psychiatric hospital yesterday has been found

Officers use their nose to lead them to arrest

Officers use their nose to lead them to arrest

Three men have been arrested after police smelled cannabis being grown at a home in Longfield.

Pair arrested after train assault

Pair arrested after train assault

Two men have been arrested after a group of passengers were assaulted and verbally abused with homophobic threats on a Kent-bound train.

Training is number one priority for business award hopefuls

Training is number one priority for business award hopefuls

Meet another firm hoping to win the 2013 Dartford and Gravesham Business Awards.

Burman impressed by derby display

Burman impressed by derby display

Dartford manager Tony Burman praised his side's display after they came from a goal down to draw 1-1 with local rivals Ebbsfleet on Tuesday.

Darts poised for Birchall loan move

Darts poised for Birchall loan move

Gillingham striker Adam Birchall is on the verge of completing his loan move to Dartford.

Dartford raises cash in honour of Lee Rigby

Dartford raises cash in honour of Lee Rigby

About 200 people turned out for the clay target shoot at Hawley Shooting Club in Dartford for Drummer Lee Rigby's son, Jack.

Shopkeepers in limbo as Tesco thinks again

Shopkeepers in limbo as Tesco thinks again

Business owners affected by Tesco’s delayed plans for Lowfield Street have complained they are being kept in the dark.

Ann Barnes will be visiting the area this week

Ann Barnes will be visiting the area this week

The crime commissioner will be on hand to answer people's concerns on crime and police presence in their area.

Flags at half mast for Lynn

Flags at half mast for Lynn

A woman who dedicated 20 years of her life to help save others has passed away.

Multicoloured carnival is green

Multicoloured carnival is green

Pupils promoted recycling when Temple Hill primary school hosted an environmentally-friendly carnival with Oakfield primary.

Pop in to pop up

Pop in to pop up

A college due to open next year in Dartford has opened a pop-up base to let people know more about it.

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