A DROP-IN clinic offering contraception and safe sex advice to residents has opened.

The clinic was set up by the Dartford, Gravesham and Swanley Primary Care Trust in response to the high teenage pregnancy rate.

The number of teenage pregnancies for under 18s in the Temple Hill area is one in 10.

This is three times the national average.

Based in the St Edmunds Centre, on the Temple Hill estate in Dartford, the clinic offers advice on relationships and safe sex.

The clinic will offer a drop-in service on Wednesdays from 5pm to 7pm. No appointment is necessary and all advice and information is confidential.