Gravesend News
News from Gravesend and the wider Gravesham borough, including Northfleet, on the Thames Estuary in north-west Kent. We report on Gravesham Borough Council, planning and regeneration along the riverside, court cases, fire and rescue callouts and travel on the A2 and the Thames crossings.
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Kent Football Ebbsfleet United 2-1 Farnham Town: FA Trophy match report
Ebbsfleet United won 2-1 away to Farnham Town in the FA Trophy.
15 November 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Weekend Briefing — Saturday, 14 November 2026
Kent Weekend Briefing Saturday, 14 November 2026 11 stories · 5-minute read 1973: Princess Anne married Captain Mark Phillips at…
14 November 2026 - Council Updates
Gravesham Council urges festive crowds to report suspicious activity
Gravesham Borough Council is backing a Counter Terrorism Policing winter campaign asking people heading out to events in Gravesend and…
13 November 2026 - Kent Football
Preview: Farnham Town vs Ebbsfleet United — FA Trophy
Ebbsfleet United travel to Farnham Town on Saturday 14 November. Form, H2H, prediction.
12 November 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Morning Briefing — Thursday, 12 November 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Thursday, 12 November 2026 8 stories · 4-minute read 1944: RAF Lancaster bombers sank the German battleship Tirpitz…
12 November 2026 - Council Updates
Kent Council Scorecard: how Gravesham Borough Council scored, and what it means for Gravesend
Gravesham Borough Council scores in band B for planning and transparency but has the lowest housing and homelessness score in Kent on the…
12 November 2026 -
Crime & Justice Twelve county lines gangs disrupted in Gravesham police operation
Kent Police arrested 32 people, entered 27 properties and made seven safeguarding interventions during a week-long operation across…
11 November 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Morning Briefing — Tuesday, 10 November 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Tuesday, 10 November 2026 8 stories · 4-minute read 1989: Berliners began tearing down the Wall on this day in 1989…
10 November 2026 -
Kent Football Ebbsfleet United 2-2 Chelmsford City: National League – South match report
Ebbsfleet United drew 2-2 away to Chelmsford City in the National League – South.
9 November 2026 -
Crime & Justice Two men from Herne Bay jailed for aggravated burglary in Gravesend
Kane Whiting and Michael Fraser were sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to attacking a woman at her home in Grieves Road, Gravesend…
9 November 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Morning Briefing — Monday, 9 November 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Monday, 9 November 2026 8 stories · 4-minute read 1998: Capital punishment in the United Kingdom was completely…
9 November 2026 -
Crime & Justice Manslaughter conviction follows fatal Gravesend stabbing
Altin Shehu, 34, was acquitted of murder but convicted of manslaughter at Maidstone Crown Court after Vladimirs Perminovs died following a…
8 November 2026