Dartford

Traffic was held and a busy route closed in both directions while police responded to concerns for a person’s welfare.

Delays on M25 due to broken down lorry

Two lanes were blocked on the M25 due to an HGV with gearbox issues.

Traffic clears after ‘police incident’ on M25

Traffic on the M25 was stopped in both directions after police received reports of concern for a woman’s welfare.

Major road closed and air ambulance called after crash and stabbing

Emergency services have shut a road in both directions after a collision.

Fire crews called to pizza takeaway blaze

Two fire engines were called to a town centre takeaway chain after a pizza oven caught fire and smoke was seen coming from the building.

Neighbours wake to ‘screaming’ as three taken to hospital after house fire

Residents woke to screaming as emergency services were called to a disturbance and house fire which saw three people taken to hospital.

Queues at Dartford Crossing due to concerns for person

A road was blocked after police were called over fears for a person’s welfare.

Heartbreak as ‘mindless’ vandals trash village play area

A newly revamped village play area has been vandalised just two months after being completed in what’s been labelled a “mindless and deliberate” act.

Private investors could help deliver £9bn tunnel link - in exchange for toll money

The government could look to private backers to build the Lower Thames Crossing and offset the growing cost on the public purse, according to reports.

Missing pensioner last seen at Bluewater found safe

A missing pensioner who sparked a police appeal when she went missing two days ago has been found safe.

Motorists stung by ‘incredibly harsh’ speeding fines vow to fight on

A controversial speed limit change which saw thousands of motorists slapped with fines despite claims of inadequate signage is set to be axed.

‘Neighbour’s extension is so big it blocks the sun’

Neighbours are engaged in a year-long dispute to reduce the height of a bungalow extension described as looking like “a prison wall”.

First electric buses to hit the streets

The first of 28 new electric buses have arrived in Kent in a move the county council hopes will drastically cut carbon emissions.

Pensioner ‘scratched’ by two men in house robbery

CCTV images have been released of two people detectives would like to talk to after a pensioner had his watch and cash stolen from his home.

Major milestone reached for hospice’s new multi-million-pound wing

Volunteers and staff celebrated as the last roof tile was placed on their hospice’s new wellbeing wing.

Memorial tree for beloved volunteer taken from nursery