by JoClark | Feb 5, 2020 | Dartford Council, Dartford History, Dartford News, Local Comment
Communities and faith groups from Dartford came together on Monday 27th January to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day which also marked the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz and the 25th anniversary of the genocide in Bosnia. The event was organised by...
by JoClark | Jan 24, 2020 | Dartford News, Local Comment, Where to go locally
From 30 September 2019 our libraries have had new opening hours. Before visiting a library please check the opening times. This link will lead you to all the information you need to know with regards to your local library:...
by JoClark | Jan 13, 2020 | Dartford Council, Dartford News, Health, Local Comment, NHS, Welfare
Local health chiefs will decide on the future location of urgent care services for patients in Dartford, Gravesham and Swanley at an extraordinary meeting on Thursday 16 January 2020. This follows a 12 week long public consultation between August and November 2019...
by JoClark | Nov 13, 2019 | Children, Dartford Charities, Dartford History, Dartford News, Dartford Schools, Local Comment
On 11 November, three WWII veterans were escorted by the Taxi Charity to The Leigh UTC in Dartford, to join students and teachers for Remembrance Day assemblies. The veterans, Frank Pendergast, Bill Gladden and Alec Borrie, who have a combined age of 284 years...
by JoClark | Oct 21, 2019 | Children, Dartford News, Families, Local Comment
Above image credit: Yamuna Dinesh Guggilam Phoenix Quarters Residents Community (PQRC) staged Dussehra Navaratri festival in Temple Hill community centre, Dartford on 06 Oct 2019. Image: Anitha Karunakar Chilukuri Goddess Durga is worshipped during this festival...
by JoClark | Oct 14, 2019 | Dartford Council, Dartford News, Local Comment
Dartford Councillors from across the political divide are coming together to support a range of practical measures to tackle climate change. A motion submitted to Monday’s General Assembly of the Council proposed by Council Leader Jeremy Kite and seconded by Shadow...
