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Brave Natasha completes cross-Channel charity sailing trip

Brave Natasha completes cross-Channel charity sailing trip

27 June 2013

A girl who suffers from cerebral palsy has arrived in Dover after sailing across the Channel using her mouth to control the boat.

Static home is removed

Static home is removed

27 June 2013

Life can go back to normal for residents in Cavell Square, Deal, now a 26ft mobile home has been removed from a garden.

People rescued from cliffs at Dover

People rescued from cliffs at Dover

26 June 2013

Two people have been led to safety after becoming stuck on the cliffs at Dover.

This week's East Kent Mercury

This week's East Kent Mercury

26 June 2013

This week's East Kent Mercury

Channel swimming season is under way

Channel swimming season is under way

26 June 2013

The channel swimming season has begun with a successful relay swim by a team of Icelandic women.

Barnes faces grilling over police targets

Barnes faces grilling over police targets

26 June 2013

County crime commissioner Ann Barnes will face questions today over a report that heavily criticised Kent Police for chasing targets.

Animals are not inspected at port, Dover MP told

Animals are not inspected at port, Dover MP told

25 June 2013

No inspections of animals are undertaken at the port of Dover before they are shipped to France for slaughter, it has been revealed.

Pupils are thrilled to help charity

Pupils are thrilled to help charity

25 June 2013

Children at a Walmer school are turning up in their classrooms with more than just their books, pens and pencils.

Topiary ships float on a sea of lavender in Dover's Market Square

Topiary ships float on a sea of lavender in Dover's Market Square

25 June 2013

Dover's town centre has an impressive and colourful new feature - a topiary galleon and yacht on a sea of lavender.

And there it was - gone!

And there it was - gone!

25 June 2013

The Bugatti Veyron Super Sport - the world's fastest street-legal car - was at Dover's Eastern Docks at the weekend on its way to Le Mans.

Sad dog gives Hope to scores of other 'experiment' animals

Sad dog gives Hope to scores of other 'experiment' animals

25 June 2013

From a laboratory in Albania to a new life in Kent, Hope's amazing journey to freedom is an inspiration... and a first.

Lowry painting of Deal to go under hammer

Lowry painting of Deal to go under hammer

24 June 2013

A Lowry painting of Deal beach is expected to fetch around £250,000 when it goes under the hammer later this year.

Armed forces weekend success despite the weather

Armed forces weekend success despite the weather

23 June 2013

A flypast by a Dakota had to be cancelled because of the wet and windy weather which greeted the Armed Forces weekend in Dover.

James Ketchell

James Ketchell

21 June 2013

An adventurer who is planning to cycle 18,000 miles in six months is due in Dover this weekend.

Missing Dover woman found safe and well

Missing Dover woman found safe and well

21 June 2013

A woman who had been reported missing from Dover has been found safe and well.

Driver serious in hospital after sports car hits wall post

Driver serious in hospital after sports car hits wall post

20 June 2013

A driver is in a serious condition in hospital after crashing an MG TF sports car into a wall post.

What's in this week's East Kent Mercury.

What's in this week's East Kent Mercury.

20 June 2013

The outcome of a robbery at Simmond's the jewellers, in Deal High Street, is outlined on the front page of this week's East Kent Mercury.

Witnesses sought to knife incident in Dover

Witnesses sought to knife incident in Dover

20 June 2013

A teenager has been threatened with a knife in Dover town centre, and police want to hear from anyone who witnessed the incident.

In this week's Dover Mercury

In this week's Dover Mercury

20 June 2013

A controversial decision to approve development plans for two of Dover's beauty spots is the lead story in this week's Dover Mercury.

Family's plea after woman froze to death on night out

Family's plea after woman froze to death on night out

20 June 2013

The family of a young woman who froze to death on a night out without a coat have urged others not to make to the same mistake after her inquest.

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