Category: news
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Gravesham General Election 2024 Round-up
The rain got heavier, and Rishi Sunak’s bespoke suit became the focus of attention. I presumed that he’d just fired the starting gun on what would be one of Gravesham’s most closely fought elections in recent history. The polls were correct; we have a new MP, but it wasn’t the battle I expected.
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Print Edition Three: The 2024 Election
This is the latest print edition of The Gravesend Journal. The first two were based on longer-term projects, The Table and Gravesend’s Lost Pubs. This third edition tells the story of the recent 2024 General Election.
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Edward Moore House Protest
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 home for unaccompanied asylum-seeking (UAS) children.
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Labour Win in Gravesham
In the early hours of Friday, 5th July, Lauren Sullivan was elected as the Member of Parliament for Gravesham.
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Gravesham Election Hustings 2024
On Thursday evening, the City Praise Centre in Gravesend hosted the only hustings in Gravesham for the 2024 general election.
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The Last Ferry to Tilbury
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 ferry’s cancellation is another symptom of the funding crisis hitting local authorities across the UK.
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The Final Days at Tri The Bike Shop, Gravesend
A bike shop has traded from this site in Windmill Street for some 60 years. However, at the end of November Tri The Bike Shop will put up its shutters for the last time.
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Pantomime: More Than Just Another Show
This time last year, the curtains had just come down on Wicked Productions’ Beauty and The Beast at the Woodville. As in many other theatres across the UK, this year, the Woodville’s pantomime curtain never really went up.