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		<title>Councillor Mrs Ann Allen elected as Mayor of Dartford</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 08:20:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Councillor Mrs Ann Allen was elected as Mayor of Dartford for 2012/13 at a formal ceremony at Dartford&#8217;s Civic Centre on Wednesday 9 May. Councillor Allen was also Mayor in 1993/4 and is looking forward to the year ahead, &#8220;I&#8217;m very much looking forward to stepping into the role of Mayor for the second time, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Join us for the Jubilee</title>
		<link>http://www.dartford.gov.uk/news/index.php/2012/05/01/join-us-for-the-jubilee/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 11:30:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the Queen&#8217;s Diamond Jubilee just around the corner, plans are in place to help Dartford&#8217;s residents celebrate in style. From organise-your-own street parties to a fantastic family fun-filled event in Central Park, we&#8217;ve got it covered. If you&#8217;re planning a street party for the Jubilee Bank Holiday weekend, check out www.dartford.gov.uk/jubilee or the new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Honorary Aldermanship for Former Councillor Ivor Jones</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:28:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former Dartford Borough Councillor Ivor Jones DL has been awarded an honorary Aldermanship at a special meeting of the Council on Monday 23 April 2012. During the ceremony, many Councillors spoke in praise of Ivor and his achievements during his long period of service to the Council. Councillor John Muckle (Lab) said, &#8220;We had a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Come and Celebrate Saint George&#8217;s Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:12:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over 1,250 young people from 27 schools in Gravesham and Dartford will be taking part in community celebrations through Gravesend and Dartford town centres on April 23 to celebrate Saint George&#8217;s Day. The festivities have been organised by Kent Equality Cohesion Council in partnership with Cohesion Plus supported by Gravesham Borough Council and Dartford Borough [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Civic Service &#8211; Sunday 22 April</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 12:57:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dartford residents are invited to join the Mayor of Dartford Councillor Eddy Lampkin at his Civic Service to mark the end of his term of office. The service will take place on Sunday 22 April 2012 at 3.30pm at Wilmington Christian Fellowship, Broad Lane, Wilmington. Councillor Lampkin said, &#8220;I have thoroughly enjoyed my year as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marathon run for Mayor&#8217;s Charities</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 08:25:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A childhood friend of the Mayor of Dartford is putting his best foot forward this weekend to raise funds for the Mayor&#8217;s Charity Appeal. Mayor of Dartford Councillor Eddy Lampkin and Graeme Maidment met when they were just eleven years old and have been good friends ever since. Graeme is running the London Marathon on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dartford and Sevenoaks begin Environmental Health Partnership</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:28:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dartford and Sevenoaks Councils have embarked on a venture to provide a joint Environmental Health service. The partnership, which goes live at the beginning of April, will save the councils a combined &#163;1.7 million over five years. As well as saving money, the larger environmental health team will bring greater capacity, and resilience, and customers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Honorary Aldermanship for Former Councillor Terry Smith</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:25:32 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Elections]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former Dartford Borough Councillor Terry Smith has been awarded an honorary Aldermanship at a special meeting on Monday 26 March 2012. Mayor of Dartford, Councillor Eddy Lampkin, chaired the meeting, where he and fellow Councillors spoke in praise of Terry Smith who had been an elected Councillor for over 40 years. Leader of the Council, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Make the new Food Hygiene Rating Scheme work for you</title>
		<link>http://www.dartford.gov.uk/news/index.php/2012/03/26/make-the-new-food-hygiene-rating-scheme-work-for-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 14:36:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you run a food shop, restaurant, pub or similar? Then you could be winning new customers simply by demonstrating your commitment to good hygiene standards. Customers like to shop in premises that can prove they have good standards of hygiene &#8211; and they are even keener when it comes to eating out. That&#8217;s why [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Benefit cheat punished and money recovered</title>
		<link>http://www.dartford.gov.uk/news/index.php/2012/03/16/benefit-cheat-punished-and-money-recovered/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dartford.gov.uk/news/index.php/2012/03/16/benefit-cheat-punished-and-money-recovered/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 12:15:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A benefit claimant from Priory Place, Dartford, has been brought before the courts to answer charges relating to benefit fraud and failing to report their correct financial circumstances. On 14 March 2012, at Dartford Magistrates Court, the claimant admitted falsely receiving £24,290.47 Housing Benefit and £4,062.00 Council Tax Benefit by failing to declare to Dartford [...]]]></description>
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