by JoClark | Jul 13, 2019 | Dartford Council, Dartford News, Families, Health, Local Comment, Welfare
The public are welcome at meetings of NHS Dartford, Gravesham and Swanley Clinical Commissioning Group’s primary care commissioning committee, which are held every two months. The next one will be at: Tuesday 23 July 2019, Dartford Borough Council (Room B12),...
by JoClark | Jun 19, 2019 | Dartford Business, Dartford Council, Dartford News, Local Comment
Work on a major scheme to reduce congestion and create a new public space in the heart of Dartford kicks off on Monday July 1st. Brewery Square, a name chosen to celebrate a historic connection with the town’s brewing industry, aims to improve traffic flows in Market...
by JoClark | May 1, 2019 | Dartford Charities, Dartford News, Local Comment, Welfare, What's On?
The event costs £5 and is open to anyone involved with voluntary sector groups working in social justice, diversity, community safety and criminal justice. This means everything from foodbanks to supporting care leavers to neighbourhood watch to victim support and...
by DLiving | Sep 3, 2016 | Local Comment
The Pensions Act 1995 provided for the State Pension age (SPA) for women to increase from 60 to 65 over the period April 2010 to 2020. The Coalition Government legislated in the Pensions Act 2011 to accelerate the latter part of this timetable, so that women’s SPA...
by DLiving | Dec 16, 2015 | Local Comment, Where to go locally
In 1955 Pete Seeger wrote the folk- song “Where Have All the Flowers Gone?” Today the question is “where are all the bees going?” Since 1980 the number of beekeepers, in the Dartford Area, has declined from 125 members of the Dartford Branch of...
by DLiving | Jun 14, 2015 | Local Comment
On a spring Sunday I found myself in Dartford. I hadn’t planned on being there, but as I made my way into the town I thought I’d take a few photos on my phone. I entered the town from the south, making my way up Lowfield Street. This street was once a busy street,...
