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Champions clash with leaders

Champions clash with leaders

The stage is set for the biggest game of the Kent Cricket League season this weekend when Hartley take on Sevenoaks Vine.

Fleet gloves up for grabs

Fleet gloves up for grabs

Goalkeeper Brandon Hall is seriously challenging Preston Edwards for the No.1 shirt at Ebbsfleet United this season.

Visit for tall ship scrapped after engine failure

Visit for tall ship scrapped after engine failure

The tall ship Jean de la Lune will no longer be coming to Gravesend next week after getting stuck in Copenhagen.

Man jailed for 'heinous and sustained assault'

Man jailed for 'heinous and sustained assault'

A man has been jailed for 14 years for beating a man in his home during a terrifying Christmas Day robbery.

Another new face at Fleet

Another new face at Fleet

Ebbsfleet United's squad is now 23-strong after Steve Brown unveiled his seventh new signing of the summer on Tuesday.

Man found dead at Gravesend home

Man found dead at Gravesend home

A man has been found dead at an address in Gravesend this afternoon.

Air ambulance lands after car crash

Air ambulance lands after car crash

Traffic is mounting up after a car overturned on a busy dual carriageway.

Judicial review for Heritage Quarter granted... sort of

Judicial review for Heritage Quarter granted... sort of

A decision on whether plans to redevelop part of Gravesend town centre will face a judicial review has been granted.

Lights out to remember WWI centenary

Lights out to remember WWI centenary

The lights went out across Gravesham last night to remember the start of World War One.

Pictures released of man wanted for alleged sexual assault

Pictures released of man wanted for alleged sexual assault

Essex Police have released pictures of a Kent man they want to talk to in connection with an alleged sexual assault.

You may kiss the bride - or be exterminated!

You may kiss the bride - or be exterminated!

Meet the couple who walked down the aisle to the Doctor Who theme tune and had a Dalek as their ring bearer - see the pictures and video.

Parish council chairman had wallet stolen when lying in road

Parish council chairman had wallet stolen when lying in road

Mark Brett was being treated by paramedics when theives took his phone and wallet out of his bag.

'Unforgettable' experience for commonwealth dancer

'Unforgettable' experience for commonwealth dancer

As audiences tuned in to the Commonwealth Games closing ceremony on their televisions, one Gravesend man was taking part in the real thing.

Street light protest needs YOU!

Street light protest needs YOU!

A campaign against the switching off of nearly half of Gravesham street lights needs less than 100 signatures to hit target, but time is running out.

Gravesend mums in coordinated breastfeeding campaign to tackle taboo

Gravesend mums in coordinated breastfeeding campaign to tackle taboo

A group of mums from Gravesend have breastfed their children outdoors in a coordinated campaign to tackle the 'taboo' subject.

UPDATE: Man bailed after 'serious' assault

UPDATE: Man bailed after 'serious' assault

One man has been seriously injured and another has been released on bail after an assault late last night.

Celebrities on the ball for Stacey

Celebrities on the ball for Stacey

Derby matches can often be ill-tempered affairs, but when these two teams took to the pitch it was all about raising funds for a special little girl.

Funeral for woman with 'ready smile' found dead in woods

Funeral for woman with 'ready smile' found dead in woods

Mourners are to say their final farewells at the funeral of a woman with a 'ready smile and positive attitude' after she was found hanged in woods.

Person cut out of car after car crash

Person cut out of car after car crash

Firefighters freed a person trapped in a car after a crash, which closed a key town centre road.

Don’t worry, you’ve got holidays to grow it back

Don’t worry, you’ve got holidays to grow it back

When 10-year-old Tom Bullimore decided to cut off his long locks, he didn’t just take a trip to the barber.

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