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Board draws up director shortlist

Board draws up director shortlist

06 October 2014

Port bosses have shortlisted a selection of candidates suitable to take up the role of non-executive community director.

'Boycott Morocco' - MP fighting gay man's corner

'Boycott Morocco' - MP fighting gay man's corner

06 October 2014

An MP has joined the growing campaign to free a Kent man jailed in Morocco for being homosexual - urging Brits to keep away from the "unsafe" country.

Man charged after threatening to 'rip out' PCSO's spine

Man charged after threatening to 'rip out' PCSO's spine

06 October 2014

A man from Dover has been charged with a public order offence after threatening to 'rip out' a PSCO's spine in Pencester Park last year.

Muscles put to the test at power lifting competition

Muscles put to the test at power lifting competition

06 October 2014

A host of power lifting competitors put their muscles to the challenge last weekend in a free event at the White Cliffs Theatre.

Man rescued after 25ft fall in Dover

Man rescued after 25ft fall in Dover

05 October 2014

Deal and Dover firefighters rescued a man who had fallen 25ft off a wall in Priory Hill, Dover, last night.

Memorial flag row rumbles on

Memorial flag row rumbles on

05 October 2014

The row over providing a flagpole at Dover War Memorial took a different turn last week, with disagreements over the location

Fundraisers get down and dirty at Fowlmead Country Park

Fundraisers get down and dirty at Fowlmead Country Park

04 October 2014

Nearly 50 teams are set to tackle the KM Assault Course Challenge being held at Fowlmead Country Park, today (Saturday)

Leisure centre staff leave disabled mum in tears

Leisure centre staff leave disabled mum in tears

03 October 2014

A disabled mum on crutches says she was "humiliated" by leisure centre staff who asked for proof of her disability before giving her a discount.

Husband creates website for 'abysmal' NHS victims

Husband creates website for 'abysmal' NHS victims

03 October 2014

A website has been set up for disgruntled NHS users by a husband and carer who has nursed his wife's open wound for more than a year

Two men charged with burglary of Co-op in River

Two men charged with burglary of Co-op in River

03 October 2014

Two men in their twenties have been charged with burglary after raiding the Co-op in River last Monday

 Ferry firm suspect puppy import ‘scam’

Ferry firm suspect puppy import ‘scam’

02 October 2014

A surge in extremely young puppies being transported on cross-Channel ferries from Calais to Dover has been highlighted by P&O Ferries.

Star upgrade for town gem

Star upgrade for town gem

02 October 2014

Castle Hill House has been upgraded by the Secretary of State, because it is of special interest to the town.

Police hunt men who 'pushed girls against their chests'

Police hunt men who 'pushed girls against their chests'

02 October 2014

Detectives are searching for two men who followed three teenage girls before pushing their chests and grabbing them in a "frightening" attack.

Schools on alert as police investigate indecent exposure

Schools on alert as police investigate indecent exposure

02 October 2014

The police are investigating two incidents of indecent exposure that happened earlier this week along Barton Path and Frith Road.

P&O Ferries sheds jobs

P&O Ferries sheds jobs

01 October 2014

Fifty-five assistant managers are being made redundant at P&O Ferries, in a bid to slim down the cross-Channel ferry operator's management.

Drug trafficker 'first to be jailed' for smuggling khat

Drug trafficker 'first to be jailed' for smuggling khat

01 October 2014

A man who smuggled the class C drug khat into the UK weeks after it was outlawed is thought to be the first person to be prosecuted for the crime.

Buy and sell shop in first week of business

Buy and sell shop in first week of business

01 October 2014

A 20-year-old man has set up an electronic buy and sell store in Priory Street, Dover.

CCTV needed after fountain prank

CCTV needed after fountain prank

01 October 2014

Dover residents are calling for CCTV to be used after the fountain in Market Square has been repeatedly vandalised.

Students celebrate film success

Students celebrate film success

01 October 2014

Pupils at Sandwich Technology School are celebrating after winning two awards at the Kent Film Festival last weekend.

Teen arrested on suspicion of assault

Teen arrested on suspicion of assault

01 October 2014

A 17-year-old male from Dover was arrested on suspicion of assault in Eastry last night.

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