Documentary Stories from Gravesham

Our third print edition tells the story of the 2024 General Election. It was consequential for Gravesham and the country large. But you wouldn't have thought that from events on…

A small group of Gravesend residents gather outside the Civic Centre in Gravesend, home of the Gravesham Borough Council. They object to the proposed opening in the town of a…

In the early hours of Friday, 5th July, Lauren Sullivan was elected as the Member of Parliament for Gravesham.

On Thursday evening, the City Praise Centre in Gravesend hosted the only hustings in Gravesham for the 2024 general election.

On Saturday, 1st June, anyone with a camera was invited to take part in Gravesham’s first Day in the Life shoot, part of the Gravesham Fringe Festival. The aim is…

In 2000, there were 67 pubs in Gravesend. Today, just 31 are still trading. The latest to close is The Peacock, which opened in 1833 and sadly served its last…

The Compass Alehouse became Gravesend's first micro-pub in 2014. John and Rachael run the pub with the help of a group of volunteers, which tells you about its place in…

The Jacob Marley leaves Gravesend for the last time and the sun sets on a ferry service that has carried passengers between Tilbury and Gravesend for over 700 years. The…

I know I’m likely in the minority, but I need to be honest: I love the Civic Centre and the Woodville. Brutalism, the architectural style, is a love-it-or-hate-it thing. I…