MEANING BUSINESS: Free advice is being offered to residents planning or already running their own businesses. The advice is on offer at Swanley Library, North West Kent Council for Voluntary Service, in Dartford, and the New Ash Green Village Association. Call the Enterprise Agency of North Kent on 01474 327118 or send an email to info@businessnorthkent.co.uk

FUNDRAISER: The Demelza House Hospice will be holding a fundraising event on December 17 at the Dartford Bridge Hilton Hotel. Tickets cost £48 each and include dinner and music. All proceeds will go to the hospice. Call Rose on 07713 026 173 or Myra on 07970 189 747 for more information.