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Dartford's Big Day Out
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General Election 2024
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Cost of Living Support
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What's On?
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The Big Day Out is back
The Big Day Out and Big Chill Out are back for 2024.
New Mayor elected for 2024/25
Councillor Andy Lloyd has been appointed as the Mayor of Dartford for the next 12 months.
New accessible facility opens in Dartford
After successfully obtaining funding from the Department for Levelling Up in 2023, a new Changing Places toilet has been installed in Central Park, near Cranford Road.