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Boy, 4, dies after crash in Dartford - as two men arrested

UK Police · Dartford

Boy, 4, dies after crash in Dartford - as two men arrested

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‘I was fined for parking without a permit - but there’s not a single sign’

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‘I was fined for parking without a permit - but there’s not a single sign’

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A driver is challenging a parking company who denied his penalty appeal by providing photos of signs on a neighbouring road.Read Article

Celebrating the legacy of the Darent Valley Landscape Partnership Scheme - Dartford Living

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Celebrating the legacy of the Darent Valley Landscape Partnership Scheme - Dartford Living

The Darent Valley Landscape Partnership Scheme (DVLPS), a £4 million initiative delivered by the Kent Downs National Landscape and supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, Interreg, and 13 core partners, ends this summer after seven years of ambitious heritage, cultural, and community-led conservation. Stretching 15 kilometres from the chalk ridges of the Kent Downs […]Read Article

Dartford revealed as area with the highest increase in birth rates - despite a national decline - Dartford Living

This comes as 40.7% expect more single parents to choose to have children without a partner New data obtained by Fertility Family reveals that, despite a national decline in birth rates, Dartford recorded the highest increase in birth rates in the UK. Birth rates in Dartford have risen by 14.62% in the past 15 years. The Beyond […]Dartford · Dartford Read Article

UK's Sunniest Spring Yields Unusually Sweet Strawberries - Pakistan Live News

Strawberry plants are seen inside a poly tunnel at Chambers farm near Maidstone in Kent, Britain, June 3, 2025. — Reuters DARTFORD: British strawberry farmers say this year’s record-breaking spring sunshine and warm days have yielded the cream of the crop, with a bigger and sweeter harvest than usual. Long periods of sun and cool nights provided “perfect” conditions for the strawberry harvest, according to James Miller from WB Chambers Farms. Th…Dartford · Dartford See the Story

Ranking All the T. Rex Studio Albums

In the mid to late 1960s, a band from Dartford, Kent, in England would significantly impact the music world with glam rock hits such as “Bang a Gong” and “Get It On.” The band was called T. Rex. They had been around since 1967 under the name Tyrannosaurus Rex but were forced to change their name to T. Rex because another band by the same name had recorded a song called “King of the Rumbling Spires” in 1970. The new moniker stuck, and Marc Bolan …Dartford · Dartford Read Article

Blaze rips through roof of historic pub once earmarked for flats

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Fire crews were called to the scene of a blaze which has ripped through and destroyed the roof of a nearly 200-years-old pub.Dartford · Dartford Read Article

Homeless man rebuilds life with own business after ‘painful’ motorbike accident

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A man who “lost everything” and started sleeping outside supermarkets after fracturing his neck in a crash says he’s “started again from scratch”.Dartford · Dartford Read Article

One of UK’s first CIOB principal contractors joins Hamilton as regional director

Hamilton (Building Contractors), one of the largest and longest-standing specialist facade contractors in the UK has appointed Martin Walker BSc (Hons), MCIOB as Regional Director for the South as the company continues a period of exceptional growth.Martin brings over 20 years of experience and a proven track record in delivering high-value, complex construction projects across the UK for industry giants including Balfour Beatty and Mulalley. A …Dartford · Dartford Read Article

On the right track: Partnership between DFC and Southeastern is just the ticket! - Dartford Football Club Official Website

Dartford Football Club will be on the minds of millions of train passengers every year thanks to a new partnership between the Club and Southeastern. The Club will now have a permanent presence at Dartford Train Station, with posters and boards signposting the club, upcoming matches and news. With more than 8,600 passengers on average every day, Dartford is believed to be the busiest station in Kent. It served 3,152,900 people between April 2021…Dartford · Dartford Read Article

Dartford tunnels set for nine more closures this month

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The Dartford tunnels will be hit by closures nine more times this month for maintenance work and repairs.Dartford · Dartford Read Article