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		<title>Aegis Energy secures Dartford site for M25 commercial vehicle charging hub</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 12:12:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Aegis Energy has secured a strategically located site and a significant grid connection at the former Littlebrook Power Station. Located 1.4 miles from the Dartford Crossing, the project will bring local investment and new jobs to the Dartford area.&#160; Purchased from FTSE100 logistics real estate investor and manager Tritax Big Box, and partner Bericote Properties, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Home Instead Dartford Achieves &#8220;6-Year Streak&#8221; as 5-Star Employer, Backed by Perfect Safety Scores</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 19:54:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Home Instead Dartford and Bexley has been named a&#160;WorkBuzz 5-Star Employer for 2025, marking the company&#8217;s&#160;sixth consecutive year&#160;receiving this prestigious accolade. While the award recognises employee engagement, this year&#8217;s underlying data reveals a remarkable alignment between happy staff and happy clients. The independent survey results, released this week, show that&#160;100% of clients feel safe&#160;when a [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Dartford Borough Council celebrates the borough’s greatest businesses</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 21:53:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Over 400 guests filled the Grand Marquee in Bluewater on Thursday night for the Dartford Business Awards, where local businesses were recognised for their outstanding contributions to the community. It was another fantastic year for entries with over 50 local businesses applying, which ensured a wide range of businesses were celebrated and commended.&#160; To match [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Dartford Business Awards 2025 have launched</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2025 15:29:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Dartford Business Awards are back for 2025, and will celebrate the inspiring companies and individuals who have given so much to the borough. As ever, Dartford Borough Council is organising the awards with several core partners, sponsors and local ambassadors. There are a number of different awards categories; all of which are free to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Forward2Employment: Empowering Young People with SEND to Succeed in the Workforce</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2025 18:13:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Forward2Employment works alongside Fortis Trust to support young people, with Special Educational Needs &#38; Disabilities (SEND), in Kent, to find permanent and purposeful employment. We provide Supported Internships for young adults, with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP), aged 16-24, and a Supported Employment programme for people with additional needs and/or disabilities, aged 19-64. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Home Instead Dartford Commits to Environmental Sustainability by Offsetting All Carbon Emissions</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2025 09:25:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Home Instead Dartford, a leading local provider of in-home care for older adults, is taking significant action to reduce its environmental footprint by committing to offset 100% of its carbon emissions. This ambitious step covers all aspects of the business&#8217;s operations, including energy consumption at their office and all travel undertaken by their dedicated Care [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Sourdough Bread &#8211; Stanhill Farm</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 22:53:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[We are pleased to announce that from the middle of April we will have sourdough bread available! Produced locally by baker, Sourdough Mikate, we will be offering a range of nine different varieties of sourdough bread. Sourdough has been requested by many customers over the years, so we are very excited to be working with [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Remote work culture is here to stay, believe Dartford residents.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Apr 2025 14:36:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Qashish Dhiraj Mehta In the world of remote work, your office is wherever your creativity feels most inspired. In recent times, the concept of remote work has gained significant traction across the globe, with the UK being one of the leading nations taking on this trend with open arms. Let’s throw some light on [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>A family-run children&#8217;s clothing shop closes after more than two decades trading.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Apr 2025 14:13:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Debra Winter, who runs Little N&#8217;s Baby Boutique, says it was a difficult decision triggered by an increase in costs, including parking costs. Her store at the Priory Shopping Centre in Dartford, has been kitting out children in adorable outfits since May 2003. Debra and her partner Mark Aldridge first started out selling clothes in [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Local care company achieves world-leading score for employee engagement</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Feb 2025 14:46:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Home Instead Dartford has been ranked within the top five percent of health and social care companies worldwide in terms of care professional satisfaction. All employees of the home care company were invited to take part in an anonymous survey by independent employee engagement experts WorkBuzz. Home Instead Dartford is delighted to have received an [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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