Look around the borough and you will quickly see the huge benefits brought to Dartford by Labour Governments up to 2010. Just to name a few:
Temple Hill Surestart
- 9 new schools were opened, others refurbished and extra teachers and class room assistants appointed
- A brand new FE college is under construction
- New Neighbourhood policing teams of PCSOs and beat police officers have led to rapidly falling crime levels across the borough
- Darent Valley Hospital with extra doctors and nurses opened
- New Fastrack bus service breaks all records
- The local School Sports Partnership proves a huge success
- Funding of the purchase of the Acacia Hall site has enlarged Central Park
- 7 SureStart centres help give the very young a great start to life
- The High Speed 1 train service and Ebbsfleet International railway station opened
Fastrackdestrian tunnel
- A record number of Higher Education students enrolled
- Funding given to improve the Darenth Valley Path and build the pedestrian tunnels
- Funding given to improve Dartford Central Park including the new entrances, bridges across the river, the bandstand and the new visitor centre
- Resident discount scheme for Dartford Crossing introduced