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Councillor calls for £80 on-the-spot fine for people who spit

Councillor calls for £80 on-the-spot fine for people who spit

07 October 2013

People who spit in the street should be given on-the-spot fines, according to a Dover councillor.

Porn shame of council staff

Porn shame of council staff

07 October 2013

Workers have been sacked and one quit after getting caught trying to view porn on council computers, it's been revealed.

Colourful characters brighten up Dover's illuminated carnival parade

Colourful characters brighten up Dover's illuminated carnival parade

06 October 2013

Eleven carnival courts and a couple of of decorated cars took part in Dover's illuminated carnival this evening.

Hand grenade blown up near Dover

Hand grenade blown up near Dover

06 October 2013

A controlled explosion was carried out at Dover this afternoon after an old hand grenade was uncovered near a housing estate.

Tributes paid to former England footballer whose home was in East Kent

Tributes paid to former England footballer whose home was in East Kent

05 October 2013

Wolverhampton Wanderers legend Peter Broadbent, the only footballer from East Kent to have played for England, has died at the age of 80.

Property owners fined for failing to improve Dover house

Property owners fined for failing to improve Dover house

04 October 2013

Two men have been fined for failing to comply with a council notice ordering them to improve a Dover property.

Bokwa will pay for ashes rings

Bokwa will pay for ashes rings

04 October 2013

A group of friends are organising a fitness night to help keep the memory of a special man close.

Mermaids, monsters and ships on show

Mermaids, monsters and ships on show

04 October 2013

A love of the sea is reflected in the latest exhibition at the Golf Road Centre, featuring art by Adrian White from Deal

Multiplex plan: "There's still a place for small cinemas like ours"

Multiplex plan: "There's still a place for small cinemas like ours"

04 October 2013

The operators of the Silver Screen cinema in Dover are looking forward to a bright future, despite plans for a multiplex in the town.

 Mum’s crash ordeal warning: Keep clear of foreign lorries!

Mum’s crash ordeal warning: Keep clear of foreign lorries!

04 October 2013

A mother who, with her son, had to be cut free from her car after it was hit by a foreign lorry is warning other motorists to steer clear of them.

Homes struck by lightning and roads flooded as Kent hit by storms

Homes struck by lightning and roads flooded as Kent hit by storms

04 October 2013

Two homes have been hit by lightning and fire crews called to around a dozens reports of flooding after torrential downpours and thunderstorms.

Disability parking space discrimination

Disability parking space discrimination

04 October 2013

Issues over parking have left a disabled woman from Walmer feeling discriminated against by her neighbours.

MP pledges to raise fracking issue with ministers

MP pledges to raise fracking issue with ministers

04 October 2013

MP Charlie Elphicke has opposed the applications for exploratory drilling in East Kent and says he will raise the issue with Ministers.

LDN Wrestling comes to Deal

LDN Wrestling comes to Deal

03 October 2013

A night of family fun is promised when LDN wrestling comes to the Astor.

Mystery over town clerk's resignation

Mystery over town clerk's resignation

03 October 2013

Deal town clerk Lin Dykes has handed in her notice and left the town council after four years in the post.

Oh yes they have sold out

Oh yes they have sold out

03 October 2013

Tickets for next year's Skinderella RM panto have sold out, within a day of going on sale.

Awards presented to new businesses following Town Team project

Awards presented to new businesses following Town Team project

02 October 2013

A scheme launched to help entrepreneurs setting up their own companies culminated in an awards ceremony at the Dover Marina Hotel on Monday evening.

Thanksgiving service planned for Lady Pender

Thanksgiving service planned for Lady Pender

02 October 2013

Lady Pender from North Court in Tilmanstone, a former county councillor for Sandwich, has died, aged 70.

CND campaigner meets foodbank volunteers

CND campaigner meets foodbank volunteers

02 October 2013

A whistle-stop tour of Kent by veteran CND campaigner Bruce Kent included a visit to Deal to meet volunteers from Deal Area Emergency Foodbank.

National recognition for up-and-coming Kent band

National recognition for up-and-coming Kent band

01 October 2013

Dover-based bluegrass folk band Gentlemen of Few have been shortlisted for the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Awards

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