Potholes, narrow paths and cycle lanes which come to an abrupt end. These are problems which blight cyclists in Gravesham and Dartford every day.
This week in history - 60, 40 and 20 years ago.
An ex-serviceman who was stationed at RAF Hornchurch in the 1950s travelled across the globe to pay a flying visit to his old base and to see old friends - nearly 60 years on.
Children at a nursery were given a taste of rural life after a charity donation was used to invite a local farm to bring in animals.
A knockout blow would be dealt to anyone who dared go up against Ralph Oates for a few rounds of boxing trivia.
Instead of sell, sell, sell its lights, camera, action at a car dealership, which is to be the subject of a new fly-on-the-wall series for Channel 4.
Pupils and staff have raised money in memory of a Havering schoolgirl who died of a brain tumour.
A Rainham cricketer has appeared on Channel 4’s long-running quiz show Countdown for the second time.
Kimberley Fraser, 27, of Padnall Road, Romford, kicked the habit using a combination of an inhaler and strong willpower.
Today is national No Smoking Day, where charity WeQuit encourages smokers to kick the habit once and for all.
