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Naturally, this is more than a good day out

Naturally, this is more than a good day out

Shorne Woods Country Park has just won an award from the Keep Britain Tidy group... we take a stroll to find out why it is so popular .

Man topples from canoe

Man topples from canoe

Gravesend's RNLI were called out after a man fell overboard into the choppy water.

Olympic training facility raided

Olympic training facility raided

Staff at a charity-run gym are frightened to go back to work after they were raided twice in three months.

Ebbsfleet boss ready for opener

Ebbsfleet boss ready for opener

Ebbsfleet host Havant & Waterlooville in their Skrill South opening game and manager Steve Brown wants his side to be gunning for promotion.

Varney positive about winning back fans

Varney positive about winning back fans

Ebbsfleet vice-chairman Peter Varney believes Ebbsfleet will win over the disillusioned fans who have turned their back on the club in recent times.

New nightclub set to launch

New nightclub set to launch

A new club night is hoping to breathe extra life into the under-18s scene in Gravesend.

Not fare: Train tickets set to rise

Not fare: Train tickets set to rise

Train fares are predicted to go up by a whopping 4.1% next year, it was announced this week.

Ex-teacher Burmis jailed after mental health treatment

Ex-teacher Burmis jailed after mental health treatment

A former teacher who took an overdose before being sentenced for deception was today behind bars.

'A young man who the world knows was brave'

'A young man who the world knows was brave'

Mourners attended the moving funeral of Nathan Lane today... the river rescue hero who 'shouldn't have died, yet who did so a young woman could live'.

Teenagers robbed at knifepoint

Teenagers robbed at knifepoint

Police are investigating after six teenagers were robbed at knifepoint at a skatepark in Gravesend.

Bungalow fire at family home

Bungalow fire at family home

An electrical fault sparked a fire in the roof of a bungalow in Southfleet just after midnight on Saturday.

Man charged after assault in Gravesend

Man charged after assault in Gravesend

A man is due before magistrates today after an assault in Gravesend on Friday.

Police hunt for a teenager involved in a burglary

Police hunt for a teenager involved in a burglary

A police helicopter searched over Swanscombe after a burglary in progress was reported

Work set to begin on 6,000-home site

Work set to begin on 6,000-home site

A long-awaited development to bring more than 6,000 homes is set to get under way soon after planning approval last night.

Funeral today for acclaimed artist

Funeral today for acclaimed artist

Many people in Gravesend would recognise the distinctive work of internationally-known artist Anthony Blackman, without perhaps recognising his name.

Car crash on A2 at Cobham

Car crash on A2 at Cobham

Fire crews are at the scene of a car crash on the A2 at Cobham.

Firefighters tackle blaze in Swanscombe

Firefighters tackle blaze in Swanscombe

Grassland has been destroyed in a fire in Swanscombe.

Kidnapped child rumour floods Facebook

Kidnapped child rumour floods Facebook

Social media was buzzing with reports that a three-year-old child had been kidnapped from Asda in Gravesend - but it's not true.

New homes on Gravesend green space

New homes on Gravesend green space

Housing giant Persimmon and Bovis Homes is considering building hundreds of homes in Gravesend.

Benefit change ‘could lead to suicide risk’

Benefit change ‘could lead to suicide risk’

Sweeping changes to the welfare system could be leaving people already struggling with mental health issues contemplating suicide.

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