<![CDATA[Dartford Times - News ]]> http://www.dartfordtimes.co.uk Thu, 17 May 2012 11:36:09 +0100 en <![CDATA[Bedroom destroyed in Gravesend house fire]]> http://www.gravesendreporter.co.uk/bedroom_destroyed_in_gravesend_house_fire_1_1380474

Firefighters battled flames engulfing a bedroom in Gravesend on Wednesday evening (16).

]]> 1.1380474 Thu, 17 May 2012 11:36:09 +0100 <![CDATA[Meeting over bid to cut trains at Meopham and Longfield]]> http://www.gravesendreporter.co.uk/meeting_over_bid_to_cut_trains_at_meopham_and_longfield_1_1380276

»Controversial plans to reduce train services to Meopham and Longfield will be thrashed out at a meeting tonight which scores of commuters are expected to attend.

]]> 1.1380276 Thu, 17 May 2012 10:49:24 +0100 <![CDATA[Clinton Cards close Gravesend “Birthdays” store]]> http://www.gravesendreporter.co.uk/clinton_cards_close_gravesend_birthdays_store_1_1380119

Administrators for Clinton Cards have announced the Birthdays store in Gravesend will definitely be closed while employees at Dartford and Gravesend Clinton Cards stores wait to hear their fate.

]]> 1.1380119 Thu, 17 May 2012 10:01:30 +0100 <![CDATA[Jonathan hoping to clean up with his DIY shower gel]]> http://www.gravesendreporter.co.uk/jonathan_hoping_to_clean_up_with_his_diy_shower_gel_1_1380032

»A young entrepreneur will be showcasing his business idea at a Gravesend fair this weekend in the hope of making it through to the next stage of a new BBC show.

]]> 1.1380032 Thu, 17 May 2012 09:13:24 +0100 <![CDATA[Thames estuary airport and Dartford crossing debated]]> http://www.gravesendreporter.co.uk/thames_estuary_airport_and_dartford_crossing_debated_1_1379355

»Campaigners, residents and councillors wrangled over the two biggest transport projects in the area at a heated meeting on Tuesday night.

]]> 1.1379355 Wed, 16 May 2012 14:07:21 +0100 <![CDATA[Gravesend woman freed over assault on baby]]> http://www.gravesendreporter.co.uk/gravesend_woman_freed_over_assault_on_baby_1_1378950

A Gravesend woman arrested after a one-month-old baby suffered serious injuries has been released without charge.

]]> 1.1378950 Wed, 16 May 2012 10:43:15 +0100 <![CDATA[New Ash Green school celebrates Africa link]]> http://www.gravesendreporter.co.uk/new_ash_green_school_celebrates_africa_link_1_1377732

Milestone Academy in New Ash Green and Onamutai school in Namibia are worlds apart but they were brought together on Monday to celebrate their ties.

]]> 1.1377732 Tue, 15 May 2012 10:06:35 +0100 <![CDATA[Clinton Cards jobs at risk in Dartford and Gravesend]]> http://www.gravesendreporter.co.uk/clinton_cards_jobs_at_risk_in_dartford_and_gravesend_1_1374025

Up to 78 jobs across Dartford and Gravesend are under threat as Clinton Cards has fallen into administration.

]]> 1.1374025 Thu, 10 May 2012 13:33:33 +0100 <![CDATA[Seven birth defects in same road “is normal”]]> http://www.gravesendreporter.co.uk/seven_birth_defects_in_same_road_is_normal_1_1373449

»The mothers of seven Northfleet babies from the same street all born with the same bowel defect, are appealing for other affected families to come forward after an investigation found there was nothing abnormal about their cases.

]]> 1.1373449 Thu, 10 May 2012 10:00:14 +0100 <![CDATA[Appeal for witnesses after kitten dies after attack in Gravesend]]> http://www.gravesendreporter.co.uk/appeal_for_witnesses_after_kitten_dies_after_attack_in_gravesend_1_1372475

A kitten died last week after being attacked by youths in Gravesend.

]]> 1.1372475 Wed, 9 May 2012 12:37:12 +0100