Local News

Gravesend News

Investigation launched after bus carrying school children ‘enters ditch’

Concerned parents are calling for answers after a bus carrying several school children came to an abrupt stop on a rural road.

Local messages

Gravesend News

Delays after broken down vehicle blocks lane in Dartford Tunnel

Motorists have faced delays using the Dartford Tunnel after a lane was closed to recover a broken down vehicle.

Gravesend News

£1.2bn spent on Lower Thames Crossing before construction starts

New documents have revealed more than £1.2 billion has been spent on the Lower Thames Crossing despite construction still not being under way.

Get Weekly Updates

Get the headlines in your inbox every week.

Gravesend News

Contenders ready! Gladiators set to bring large fan event to Bluewater

Fans of the iconic BBC show will soon be able to get up close and personal with the latest generation of superhumans at a free immersive event.

Gravesend News

Three-year ban for swerving drink driver found with empty gin bottle

A Mercedes driver who was seen swerving across lanes of a busy road was found to be more than twice the drink-drive limit when pulled over y police.

Gravesend News

Nine arrests as fifth cannabis farm shut in a week

Several arrests have been made as part of a sting operation disrupting and shutting down large-scale cannabis cultivations across the county.

Gravesend News

‘Thieves took our £15k work van – It’s so damaging for the business!’

Owners of a family-run window repair business say they have been left “struggling” after thieves stole a £15,000 work van.

Gravesend News

New ‘scores on the door’ service launched for pet owners in Kent

A Kent council has become one of the first to adopt a new health rating scheme for local businesses associated with the care and sale of animals.

Gravesend News

Huge cross-county power tunnel approved as government pledges ‘energy bill discounts for some’

Plans to upgrade a major tunnel under the Thames, which is used for vital electricity infrastructure between Kent and Essex, have been approved.

Gravesend News

Crews battle fire at historic high street building

Crews are battling a fire at a historic, derelict building in a high street.

Gravesend News

Bluewater pokes fun at manager who banned players from shopping centre

Kent’s largest shopping centre has hilariously joked about a League One manager demanding his players don’t visit their complex.

Gravesend News

Gull killed in ‘unspeakably cruel’ teen catapult attack

The RSPCA has launched an investigation after a gull was allegedly killed by a group of boys before being left outside a front door.

Gravesend News

Wildlife experts hit back at PM over ‘misleading’ claims ‘endangered spiders halted hundreds of new homes’

Conservation experts say the Prime Minister’s comments that rare arachnids have stopped the building of 15,000 homes in Kent are “oversimplified”.

Gravesend News

‘Once a town’s history goes you cannot get it back’

With three in five small museums fearing closure this year amid rising costs and falling visitor numbers, are we at risk of losing our heritage?

Gravesend News

Asda workers praised after ‘stepping up’ to help customer suffering heart attack

Two quick-thinking superstore workers have been praised after helping save the life of a man in his 50s who had a heart attack while out shopping.

Gravesend News

‘More than eight tonnes of litter collected every day - and still the streets need cleaning’

People are being urged to take pride in their community and join a giant push to clear our streets of litter.

Gravesend News

Gladiators experience will bring battle ‘arena’ to shopping centre

Fans of the BBC show can challenge real-life Gladiators to popular challenges such as Hang Tough and Duel at a free pop-up event.

Gravesend News

'The beer takes centre stage at this country pub - even in the loo’

Bland and boring from the road, inside this pub it’s a totally different story, as Secret Drinker discovered.

Kent Live - Gravesend

Where Southeastern trains will not run in Kent this weekend due to engineering works

A number of journeys across the county will be impacted

Gravesend News

Businesses given helping hand to boost tourism

Twelve businesses have received grants of up to £1,000 to help draw in even more visitors and boost the area’s economy.