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		<title>Turn your garden into a wildlife haven</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:22:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Kent Wildlife Gardening Awards officially launches today. Local residents are being encouraged to transform their gardens into wildlife havens as part of this year&#8217;s Kent Wildlife Gardening Awards Scheme.
 
The annual initiative, run by Dartford Borough Council, the Kent Wildlife Trust and the Royal Horticultural Society, aims to make gardens more wildlife friendly. Simply by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Demolition work to commence at the town&#8217;s Westgate car park</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:44:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contractors will begin work to demolish the town&#8217;s Westgate car park during April 2010.

Council officers together with the contractor, John F Hunt and the Health &#38; Safety coordinator, will be contacting homes and businesses nearby to discuss the works to be undertaken and will address concerns neighbours to the car park may have whilst the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New community campus breathes life into Dartford&#8217;s Bridge development</title>
		<link>http://www.dartford.gov.uk/news/index.php/2010/03/17/new-community-campus-breathes-life-into-dartfords-bridge-development/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:44:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The heart of the £500million Bridge development is now beating with the opening of the first purpose built Kent County Council community and learning campus at the Bridge, Dartford.
It is a first for Kent and was formally opened today by Kevin Lynes Chair of the Kent Thameside Board, Councillor Jeremy Kite, Leader of Dartford Borough [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Work to Begin on &#163;60m Bluewater Events Venue</title>
		<link>http://www.dartford.gov.uk/news/index.php/2010/03/15/work-to-begin-on-60m-bluewater-events-venue/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:12:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lend Lease, the UK&#8217;s leading integrated property company; today announced the appointment of BAM Construct UK to build the recently revealed Bluewater Events Venue, a unique 55,000 sq ft (5,200m2) events and exhibition venue. The announcement also marked the start of construction of the £60 million development, which is scheduled to host its first events [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Energy Doctor visits Dartford to help residents reduce heating and electricity bills</title>
		<link>http://www.dartford.gov.uk/news/index.php/2010/02/25/energy-doctor-visits-dartford-to-help-residents-reduce-heating-and-electricity-bills/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:57:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Saving energy in the home is becoming an increasingly important issue for householders.
Dartford Borough Council is working closely with Creative Environmental Networks to offer a range of services and discounted options to help and assist residents to lower their energy and heating bills.
A free &#8216;Energy Doctor&#8217; visit at your home offering independent advice on how [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Access your vote to the General Election</title>
		<link>http://www.dartford.gov.uk/news/index.php/2010/02/19/access-your-vote-to-the-general-election/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dartford.gov.uk/news/index.php/2010/02/19/access-your-vote-to-the-general-election/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:45:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you would like to vote by post at the General Election or you require help to place your vote, you should contact our Electoral Services team now  &#8211; that&#8217;s the message to residents from Dartford Borough Council.

Once a General Election is called, there will only be a very short period of time to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dartford man fined for the sound of music</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:36:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dartford Borough Council&#8217;s Environmental Protection team successfully brought a prosecution at Dartford Magistrates Court on the 12th February 2010, when Mr. James Dean Caird pleaded guilty to five counts of breaching a noise Abatement Notice. This action was taken following several complaints from neighbours about excessive noise over a period of weeks. The Council gathered [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Only Rock &#8216;N Roll &#8211; Dartford Borough Council wins NLPG award</title>
		<link>http://www.dartford.gov.uk/news/index.php/2010/02/09/its-only-rock-n-roll-dartford-borough-council-wins-nlpg-award/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:14:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Category: Most Interesting Anecdote or Street Name
The address of a property, including the street name often says much about the local area. In Britain, with its rich history, street names can go back many hundreds of years and some are linked to amazing stories, characters or events. Today the task of street naming and numbering [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Council sees red!</title>
		<link>http://www.dartford.gov.uk/news/index.php/2010/02/08/council-sees-red/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:43:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In recent weeks new shop fronts and bright red shutters appeared at two properties; 123 and 125 Milton Road, Swanscombe. Planning permission for the shop fronts and shutters had not been sought from the owner of the premises to Dartford Borough Council. Several residents living nearby complained to the Council and as a result, Planning [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Reg Stapley Community Safety Awards</title>
		<link>http://www.dartford.gov.uk/news/index.php/2010/02/02/the-reg-stapley-community-safety-awards/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dartford.gov.uk/news/index.php/2010/02/02/the-reg-stapley-community-safety-awards/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:41:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[2009 saw 18 nominations from the Dartford community for the Reg Stapley Community Safety Awards. The Mayor of Dartford, Cllr. Jennifer Rickwood presented the awards at a ceremony held at the Council&#8217;s Civic Centre on Thursday 28th January 2010 and attended by friends and families of the nominees.
 
Nominations included community wardens and ordinary members of [...]]]></description>
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