An internet outage for 6,000 people sparked chaos over the weekend and cost businesses thousands of pounds. Those living in Dartford, specifically Stone, Greenhithe and Swanscombe, were disconnected for up to 33 hours between August 31 and September 1. The Co-op in London Road, Greenhithe, lost £4,500 in sales from 12.30pm on Saturday until 5.30pm on Sunday, forcing the store to go cash-only. Openreach confirmed all customers had internet by 9.30pm Sunday. Ty, who asked not to use her surname, said: “Everything went down unfortunately, and we lost £4,500 of sales because our card machine was d…
