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A PATIENT has died after an outbreak of Clostridium difficile at a community hospital, it was disclosed yesterday. Seven cases of the deadly infection were confirmed among patients at the Livingstone Hospital in Dartford, Kent, within the last two months.
After service in the First World War, the poet and composer Ivor Gurney led a strange, wandering existence marked by periods of intense creative work and mental breakdown. In 1922, he was committed to the City of London Mental Hospital at Dartford, Kent. He continued to write until 1926, then fell silent. A visitor described him as a "tall, gaunt, dishevelled figure" living in a "bare and drab" cell....
I've just got back from a tour of Joyden's Wood by the Woodland Trust, we were talking about ways to support Boris' greening London agenda. The wood straddles London and Kent. Or Kentish London and Kent, being part in the Borough of Bexley and part in the Borough of Dartford, this also means that it straddles the Low Emissions Zone (LEZ). I am not a big fan of the LEZ! I particularly dislike
One of the most beautiful bridges in the UK, the Queen Elizabeth II bridge at the Dartford Crossing. You drive over into Kent and return via the Dartford tunnel into Essex. The Department for Transport recently concluded it’s low key survey about the Dartford River Crossing. The survey was so low key, they only received 67 [...]
At the Times, extracts from a Philip Howard's alluring-sounding The British Library: A Treasure House of Knowledge . On the map reproduced above: This 1977 map looks unusual but strangely familiar. It shows parts of Essex and Kent linked across the River Thames by the Dartford Tunnel, but it is in Russian. It was not realised outside the Eastern Bloc that the Soviet military were secretly mapping the...
Happy Birthday tomorrow to an old age pensioner. He and I were both born in Dartford, Kent. Many more, Mick. Here's an attractive Charlie Rose interview:
Alan Williams joined Buss Murton - the Kent-based law firm, which has offices in Tunbridge Wells, Cranbrook and Dartford and a history which dates back to 1713 - as senior partner eight months ago and is thoroughly enjoying his new role.
Anyone can boast tons of anecdotal evidence to support pretty much any cause, but where are the facts Kent Police ? I’ve found a few facts myself... Crime Stats in Gravesham Crime Stats in Dartford Crime Stats in North Kent Crime Stats In All Districts That seems to show crime is actually down , for pretty much all recordable crimes'? Did I miss something? It’s also worth mentioning that from the powers...
Exhibit A Conservative Leader of Dartford Council, Jeremey Kite: “When I spoke to him [Boris Johnson] during his campaign he assured me north Kent was not an option [for a new airport].” Exhibit B Boris Johnson’s staff: “It is too early to identify particular sites and to confirm or deny north Kent is an option.” (Source: News Shopper) So that’d [...]
A Conservative council leader called Boris Johnson an idiot this week after he appeared to back down on a pledge not to build an airport in his area. The comments from Dartford Council leader Jeremy Kite came after Boris Johnson refused to rule out building an airport in the Thames Gateway. Mr Kite, who says Boris had previously made a personal promise that there would be no such airport, told the...
Started a new w8 loss programme last week. Lost 8.5lbs in the first week despite eating out, not felt hungry, CRAVED loads of food, my w8 consultant Lucy Long has been brilliant and I go to her meetings locally one is at the Mick Jagger Centre Dartford, Kent on Tuesday nights from 7.30 to 9pm, these are free, even for just doing a w8 and BMI check. I call her daily to let her know how I'm doing and...