Gravesend, England News

The ship Royal William, launched 27 Apr 1831, completed its crossing of the Atlantic from Pictou, NS, to Gravesend, England, the first ship to cross the Atlantic under steam power.

The eight-mile linear walk from Sole Street promises to blow away the cobwebs and add to walkers' Dickens experiences .

Gravesham Councillor Glen Handley initiated plans to bring the ship from its mooring in Tilbury Docks to North Kent two years ago.

A GRAVESEND man has been banned from keeping animals for two years after he killed a kitten by breaking its neck.

A GRAVESEND actor who has played the role of Scrooge in performances across the globe will deliver a show in his home town next week.

Gurvinder Sandher, director of the Kent Equality Cohesion Council, was recognised as a 'London 2012 Cultural Champion' and was presented with his award by civic society MP Nick Hurd.

The Department for Education has published a new performance table that pegged 58.2 per cent as the average for pupils attaining five A* to C grades including English and Maths.

A MOTHER from Gravesend who falsely claimed more than A 20,000 in benefits has been handed a suspended jail sentence.

CPRE Protect Kent highlighted that KCC had written a response to Gravesham council's LDF proposals calling for the green belt to be protected.

IN 1943 Frederick Miles, an aircraft designer, had the intriguing idea to build an airport near Gravesend, along the Kent coast, to serve London.

BORIS Johnson's plans for an airport in the Thames Estuary could trigger an explosion and tsunami which would engulf large parts of Dartford and Gravesham, if an expert is to be believed.

A new Thames Crossing in Dartford would be the 'wrong option' after Kent's transport chief said he wanted it built within five years.

Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, this week confirmed a river crossing linking the Greenwich Peninsula and Silvertown, in East London, will be built within a decade.