Man charged with driving and drug offences after two cyclists killed in crash A man in his 60s and a woman in her 50s were killed on Sunday in Gravesend, Kent. Evening Standard · Sep 9
Driver charged after two cyclists killed in crash involving multiple riders near Gravesend A man in his 60s and a woman in her 50s were killed in the crash The Independent UK · Sep 9
Five suspects charged in Kent teen rape case as police probe alleged weeks-long assault Five individuals, including two men and three boys, face charges in Gravesend following an alleged rape of a teenage girl. Authorities confirmed arrests and court proceedings after a weeks-long investigation. Two adults are in custody, while the minors' custody arrangements vary as the case progresses to Crown Court. The Times of India · Apr 25
Teenage boys among five charged over alleged rape of girl in Gravesend Kent Police officers received reports a teenage girl had been raped at a private property in Gravesend Evening Standard · Apr 25
Three boys and two men charged over rape of teenage girl in Kent Four accused of rape and one of aiding and abetting rape in connection with incident in Gravesend The Guardian - UK · Apr 24
Woman vindicated after she was put on antipsychotics for being ‘paranoid’ about home invader Chloe Spooner, a 31-year-old living in Gravesend, Kent, with her two-year-old daughter, has finally been vindicated after her fears of a home invader were dismissed as paranoia, leading to her being prescribed antipsychotic medication. Her worst nightmare became a reality when she actually saw a man in her flat. The Mary Sue · Mar 25
Caroline Shelton obituary Other lives: Trade union studies lecturer and union activist who also served her constituency Labour party The Guardian - UK · Jul 30, 2025
Body found in search for girl missing in River Thames The girl went missing after entering the water in Gravesend, Kent, on Friday The Independent UK · May 31, 2025
Girl missing in River Thames in Kent Emergency services have been searching the River Thames at Gravesend. Evening Standard · May 30, 2025
Emergency services suspend search for missing girl in Thames Two children got into difficulty in the water near the Royal Terrace Pier on Friday afternoon Evening Standard · May 30, 2025
Girl missing in River Thames sparks major search operation A boy was pulled alive from the river but police and coastguard officers have suspended the search for a missing girl The Independent UK · May 30, 2025
‘Bureaucrats’ are just doing their job Brief letters: Local government officers | Tilbury-Gravesend tunnel | Half Man Half Biscuit | Cute cushions | Beard transplants The Guardian - UK · Mar 26, 2025
UK’s largest-ever road tunnel set to be built after £8.3bn plan approved Lower Thames Crossing is a 2.6-mile tunnel under River Thames linking Kent and Essex The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2025
British Cyclocross National Championships: Three-in-a-row as Cameron Mason claims another elite title Ben Chilton claims under-23 title in Gravesend Cycling News · Jan 12, 2025
Cycling News · Jan 12, 2025 British Cyclocross National Championships: Xan Crees holds off Cat Ferguson to win elite women's title Ferguson claims under-23 women's national title in Gravesend
The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2024 Teenager charged with ‘threats to kill’ over disturbance at Sikh temple Police say the disturbance at Sri Guru Nanak Darbar Gurdware temple in Gravesend was an ‘isolated’ event
Evening Standard · Jul 13, 2024 Boy, 17, charged with assault and threats to kill after gurdwara attack Kent Police was called to the Sri Guru Nanak Darbar Gurdwara in Gravesend on Thursday evening.
Evening Standard · Jul 12, 2024 Gravesend gurdwara attack: Teenager arrested on suspicion of attempted murder The stabbing is being treated as a religiously aggravated public order offence
The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2024 Teenager arrested after attack at Gravesend Sikh temple leaves two women injured Two women suffered cuts and bruises in the Siri Guru Nanak Darbar Gurdwara attack
Evening Standard · Jun 4, 2024 Fresh calls for Elizabeth line extension to Ebbsfleet and Gravesend in Kent The project would see the railway extended from its terminus at Abbey Wood, with the aim of supporting thousands of new jobs and homes
The Conversation · Jun 21, 2023 Unravelling the Windrush myth: the confidential government communications that reveal authorities did not want Caribbean migrants to come to Britain In the twilight hours of June 21 1948, a weathered five-deck troopship transporting 1,027 passengers moored off Gravesend on the south bank of the river Thames. That evening, immigration officials would begin carefully processing those aboard. The following afternoon, passengers would walk off the gangplank, finally stepping foot on British…
Daily Mirror · Mar 8, 2023 Police hunt gunman as rare white stag shot dead with high velocity rifle in Kent woods Officers from the Kent Police Rural Task Force are investigating the incident after the male deer was found dead in Cobham Woods near Gravesend - the second killing in a matter of weeks
Daily Mirror · Aug 23, 2022 Mountain of tyres illegally dumped on coastal path closes it for an entire YEAR The popular coastal footpath in Gravesend, Kent, was closed after a huge number of tyres were dumped with wires and debris sticking out making it dangerous for walkers
Daily Mirror · Jul 31, 2022 JohnBoy Smith calls for knighthood for David Weir after blowout in marathon Gravesend-born Smith cried tears of joy at finish line then said: "Your majesty the Queen, give David Weir a knighthood, make him Sir David Weir; that man deserves it"
Daily Mirror · Jun 19, 2022 Killer who beat man to death at kebab shop sent back to jail after BARKING at barmaid Former boxer Eddy Ives, who brutally beat a man to death in 2013, sexually harassed a barmaid at a pub in Gravesend in January, violating the terms of his Violent Offender Order