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A family of four had a lucky escape last night when fire swept through the kitchen of their home at Whitfield near Dover
Members of a Dover cheerleading squad have returned from a competition with 17 trophies - five of them for first places.
Police have added a man to their most wanted list after a serious attack on a woman in Dover.
A major emergency exercise is taking place at the Port of Dover today, involving organisations and agencies from across Kent.
Anti-fracking campaigners have welcomed news the company behind plans to drill for oil and gas at three county sites has withdrawn proposals.
MP Charlie Elphicke has slammed animal rights campaigners for projecting "unhelpful" slogans onto the side of a derelict building in the town.
The quality of teaching and the achievement of pupils at Dover Grammar School for Boys - especially in maths - should be better, according to Ofsted.
An Italian lorry driver who attempted to smuggle class A drugs worth around £2.5 million into the UK has been jailed for nine and a half years.
The Kent brother of a former SAS soldier found hanged in Zimbabwe says he believes he was murdered... and is offering a £15,000 for evidence.
Police are hunting for seven suspected illegal immigrants - after 10 are understood to have been detained when a group of men ran from a lorry today.
A man has been taken to hospital after a dramatic rescue operation early today when he plunged about 100ft over cliffs.
Pupils at schools in Dover and Deal are experiencing a new fun way to learn about the solar system.
Extra police officers are being brought into Dover to tackle anti-social behaviour, drug and alcohol abuse in the town, the Mercury can reveal.
Cruise passengers have returned to Kent today to find their cars were written off when the worst storm in a decade lashed the Port of Dover.
Cruise passengers whose cars were damaged by last week's storm have returned to Dover and can now see the damage for themselves.
A Dover man who ignored a warning that he would go to prison if he committed one more offence has been sent to jail after committing three thefts!
Staff from P&O Ferries became television stars this week as they featured in choirmaster Gareth Malone’s new series to get people singing at work.
Police are trying to trace two men who went to the aid of a woman when she was attacked and robbed in Dover early on Sunday.
Councillors are being recommended to freeze parking charges across the district for the next two years.
A cannabis factory with plants worth thousands of pounds has been discovered in a town centre... right opposite the police station.
