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Sex offender locked up after vowing to exact revenge on victims

Sex offender locked up after vowing to exact revenge on victims

A young sex offender has been detained under the Mental Health Act after repeatedly vowing to take revenge on his victims.

10,000 flock to summer party

10,000 flock to summer party

Summer celebrations filled the streets in and around the town centre with Northfleet Carnival and Party on the Prom at the weekend.

Cheers to more hot weather!

Cheers to more hot weather!

Rising temperatures will mean a bumper crop for Meopham Valley Vineyard.

Woman, 77, robbed by man in ladies' toilets

Woman, 77, robbed by man in ladies' toilets

An elderly woman was treated for a broken arm after being robbed in the ladies' toilets at a shopping centre.

Queues await new store opening

Queues await new store opening

Golden envelopes were given out to the first 100 customers at the re-opening of Aldi in Gravesend.

River hero remembered

River hero remembered

Balloons have been released in memory of Nathan Lane, feared drowned in the River Thames, this afternoon.

Police appeal after girl groped at bus stop

Police appeal after girl groped at bus stop

This is the face of a man thought to have sexually assaulted a teenager and then flashed at her as she waited for a bus in Northfleet.

First port of call for a new job

First port of call for a new job

The Port of London Authority hosted a careers open day at Gravesend’s navigation and marine services base for youngsters looking for a career

Strictly star waltzes to Northfleet

Strictly star waltzes to Northfleet

Strictly Come Dancing star Len Goodman is in Northfleet today at the Silver Song Club.

Hospital to get 'radical' inspection

Hospital to get 'radical' inspection

The chief inspector of hospitals has announced Darent Valley will be among those receiving a "radical" new inspection.

Big ambitions for Fleet loan striker

Big ambitions for Fleet loan striker

Loan striker Michael Thalassitis is hoping a season with Ebbsfleet will kickstart his Football League career.

Training ground uncertainty for Fleet

Training ground uncertainty for Fleet

Ebbsfleet United will not move into their new training ground for at least another two months.

Barges battle it out in Thames Barge Match

Barges battle it out in Thames Barge Match

The Thames Barge Match - now is its 150th year - was in memory of Captain Mark Boyle, the organising secretary of the race.

Ho, ho, no

Ho, ho, no

Temperatures are soaring, barbecues are burning and ice cream sales are rising, but stores are already promoting their Christmas gift ideas.

In your Gravesend Messenger this week

In your Gravesend Messenger this week

In this week's Gravesend Messenger, read about the search to find a man missing in the River Thames since Sunday after trying to save a young girl.

Police work to ID body found in river

Police work to ID body found in river

Officers are today working to identify a body pulled from the Thames at Gravesend - close to where a rescue hero was swept away.

'Let's not delay Thames crossing'

'Let's not delay Thames crossing'

The man leading Kent County Council's call for a new Thames crossing east of Gravesend has said it would be a "waste of time" to put the idea on hold.

Pervert pensioner told child sex abuse victims to call him 'grandad'

Pervert pensioner told child sex abuse victims to call him 'grandad'

A perverted pensioner who groomed young boys for sex after plying them with alcohol and cigarettes has been jailed for more than eight years.

River hero's brother: 'He saved me from drowning too'

River hero's brother: 'He saved me from drowning too'

The brother of a man feared dead in the Thames after battling to rescue a girl has today told how he also saved him from drowning as a youngster.

Mum's dying wish ends in wedding day bliss

Mum's dying wish ends in wedding day bliss

A young mum was granted her dying wish to marry the man she loved after her wedding day was organised in just a few hours.

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