Youth unemployment has fallen by more than 50 per cent in Dartford since 2010, according to the latest figures. In May 2010, 630 young people aged between 18 and 24 were claiming Job Seekers Allowance. The latest figures show that in June this year just 290 people in the same age…
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Last week the world witnessed the tragic loss of a passenger plane and all the people on board after it was shot down by a surface to air missile over Eastern Ukraine. All 298 people on Flight MH17 travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, including 10 UK citizens and as…
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This week the Government announced it is going to undertake detailed planning of the two remaining options of the proposed Lower Thames Crossing before making its final decision. Given the amount of money involved, I think this is the right way forward. A second crossing in the Thames Estuary is…
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Dartford MP Gareth Johnson says the Government’s statement not to announce the location of the Lower Thames Crossing until it has assessed the impact of the new free-flow system at the Dartford Crossing is “prudent”. Today Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin announced the Government will undertake detailed planning in two possible…
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