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Dartford Food Hygiene: Swanscombe Londis Rated 1
Londis on Stanley Road, Swanscombe, was rated 1 at its first inspection. Two shops got a 3, and Ori Cafe at Bluewater and a school breakfast club got 5s.
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Swanscombe
Swanscombe House Fire: E-Bike Battery on Charge to Blame
Three people were treated for smoke inhalation after a house fire in Lewis Road, Swanscombe. Kent Fire and Rescue says an e-bike battery caught fire on charge.
Remembrance
Dartford Remembrance Sunday 2026: 8 Nov, 10.30am, Free
Dartford's Remembrance Sunday service is on 8 November 2026, 10.30 to 11.30am at the Memorial Gardens, Market Street. Free. Swanscombe and Greenhithe too.
Planning
Swanscombe 229-Home Plan: Just 11 at Affordable Rent
Countryside wants 229 homes at Ashmere Phase 5, Swanscombe. Just 57 are affordable and 46 of those are shared ownership. Comments close 10 September.
Planning
Swanscombe's 70 Affordable Homes: Sage Asks to Rewrite 106 Terms
Sage Homes wants the lender clause on 70 affordable homes at Tiltman Avenue, Swanscombe, rewritten so a bank could sell them freely after three months. Comments to 11 September.
Swanscombe
Galley Hill Road: the £50m repair bid is now with the DfT
Kent has spent £1.186m keeping the collapsed A226 safe and puts the rebuild at about £50m. Bids closed on 3 August and a government decision is due this autumn.