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Lorries causing congestion in Dover

Lorries causing congestion in Dover

13 October 2014

Two major routes into Dover were congested on Monday due to separate road related incidents.

Woman collapses in Priory Street

Woman collapses in Priory Street

13 October 2014

A woman, believed to be in her 40s, has been hospitalised after having a fit in Priory Street, Dover, on Monday afternoon.

Players prepare for next show

Players prepare for next show

12 October 2014

Prepare for a laugh a minute at St Margaret's Players' next show Noises Off.

Dog competition will pay CJ's vet bills

Dog competition will pay CJ's vet bills

12 October 2014

Enter your dog into Futures for Dogs's competition and you could help pay for this stray dog's medical bills

 Man is told to pay £270 for leaving rubbish out

Man is told to pay £270 for leaving rubbish out

11 October 2014

Ryan Aylett, 30, who repeatedly left his bin bags on the street, is the latest litter bug to be fined by the district council

 Petition against NHS privatisation

Petition against NHS privatisation

11 October 2014

Labour’s parliamentary candidate Clair Hawkins has been campaigning in Deal against the privatisation of the NHS.

Art and history workshop at the Hoe

Art and history workshop at the Hoe

10 October 2014

Tomorrow (Saturday) marks the first of three winter workshops in the new education centre at Samphire Hoe.

Mindless vandals smash windows along seafront

Mindless vandals smash windows along seafront

10 October 2014

Two large windows have been shattered at a building on Dover seafront after vandals threw pebbles at Dover Sea Sports and Hythe Bay Restaurant.

A2 closure branded 'unmitigated disaster'

A2 closure branded 'unmitigated disaster'

10 October 2014

As motorists face the second weekend closure of the A2 we reveal the chaos caused by badly signed diversions, rat run drivers and dodgy sat navs.

Park proposals get go-ahead

Park proposals get go-ahead

10 October 2014

The first stage of the Betteshanger Sustainable Parks development, a green technology centre, has been granted permission by the district council.

Cigarette smuggler jailed

Cigarette smuggler jailed

10 October 2014

A lorry driver who smuggled more than one million cigarettes into the UK at Dover has landed himself a jail term.

Ferry turned back after passenger taken ill

Ferry turned back after passenger taken ill

10 October 2014

A ferry was turned back after leaving Dover when a man suffered a suspected heart attack.

Ticket fraudster operating in East Kent

Ticket fraudster operating in East Kent

10 October 2014

Staff members from several businesses in Dover, Margate and Ramsgate have been scammed by a man who claimed to sell discounted tickets.

Ferry passengers face two-hour delays

Ferry passengers face two-hour delays

09 October 2014

High winds and rain are causing delays of up to two hours on ferries out of Kent this evening.

Port injects £250,000 into community fund

Port injects £250,000 into community fund

09 October 2014

A sum of £250,000 will go towards the launch of the community fund, the Port of Dover has announced today.

Watch out, there are trolleys about

Watch out, there are trolleys about

09 October 2014

Removing locks from Morrisons trolleys has been a disaster, with Dover becoming a dumping ground for them, says town mayor Pam Brivio.

Old Peugeot overstays welcome

Old Peugeot overstays welcome

09 October 2014

A foreign car in Effingham Crescent is believed to have been parked in the permit zone for months without being issued a ticket.

'She got what she deserved' - victim's mum

'She got what she deserved' - victim's mum

09 October 2014

The mother of a teenage boy seduced by a 44-year-old woman says she deserves the two-year jail-term she has been handed.

150 jobs to be created at retail park

150 jobs to be created at retail park

08 October 2014

Dover is set to get a huge jobs boost as work begins to construct a selection of retail units at the White Cliffs Retail Park in Whitfield.

German man in court on suspicion of smuggling cocaine

German man in court on suspicion of smuggling cocaine

08 October 2014

A German man has appeared in court accused of smuggling cocaine worth around £200,000 through the port of Dover.

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