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Council to boycott P&O
28 March 2022A town council has announced its boycott of a ferry company after the brutal dismissal of 800 staff.
140-year-old pub hit by Brexit to be converted into flats
28 March 2022A 140-year-old pub and hotel which closed due to Brexit and lockdown is to be converted into flats despite an outcry from local residents.
Minimum wage plan to force P&O to rehire 800 staff
28 March 2022A plan to force ferry operators to pay minimum wage has been drawn up in an effort to make P&O rehire sacked staff.
P&O cancellations enter 10th day
27 March 2022Ferry service cancellations by disgraced operator P&O have entered their 10th day with the company now having lost millions since sacking 800 staff.
Victims of restaurant blaze remembered
27 March 2022A fire at a Kent restaurant in 1977 killed seven people, including three children.
Mum's relief after stolen £500k returned
26 March 2022A woman has spoken of her relief after winning a three-year battle to recover her stolen life's savings.
P&O protesters take to streets again
26 March 2022Further protests have taken place today as staff continue to pile the pressure on P&O Ferries.
P&O talks with sacked staff collapse after 20 minutes
25 March 2022Talks between P&O and staff made redundant collapsed soon after they began as a union called for a 'total boycott' of the firm.
Bags of waste to clear
25 March 2022People are encouraged to pick litter to help in this year's national Great British Spring Clean.
Couzens charged with sexual offences
25 March 2022A former police officer convicted of murdering a young woman has been further charged with alleged indecent exposure in a Kent town.
Transport Secretary calls for P&O boss to quit over jobs scandal
25 March 2022Grant Shapps has called on P&O boss Peter Hebblethwaite to leave his role after he said "he would do it all again" when asked about sacking hundreds.
People smuggler helped murder suspect flee across Channel
24 March 2022A key player in a people smuggling ring which moved criminals out of the country in the back of lorries has been jailed.
Drug dealer stabbed rival in chest
24 March 2022A county lines drug dealer who stabbed a man after suspecting he was dealing for a rival gang has been jailed.
Body found in search for missing woman
24 March 2022A body has been found in the search for a missing woman, police have confirmed.
'I would do it again' says £325k P&O boss as he refuses to rule out taking bonus
24 March 2022The boss of P&O Ferries is being quizzed by MPs over the sacking of 800 people as ships continue not to sail a week on.
Police concerned for missing woman's wellbeing
24 March 2022Police are appealing for help to find a woman as fears for her wellbeing grow.
Trains halted after man falls on line
23 March 2022Trains were stopped after a man fell on the tracks.
Family of Alex Holland search for his missing wallet
23 March 2022The family of Alex Holland have carried out their own searches for his missing wallet, just days after his funeral.
Government urged to consider 'freeport' bid by Port of Dover
23 March 2022The government has been pressed to reconsider a bid for the Port of Dover to become a freeport after news P&O is making 800 employees redundant.
PM: 'P&O have broken the law'
23 March 2022The Prime Minister has said P&O did break the law hours after the firm had defended its decision to sack 800 workers.
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