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Controversial drilling plans in east Kent villages abandoned... for now
08 November 2013Anti-fracking campaigners have welcomed news the company behind plans to drill for oil and gas at three county sites has withdrawn proposals.
Animal export slogans "ill-judged and unhelpful" says Dover MP
08 November 2013MP Charlie Elphicke has slammed animal rights campaigners for projecting "unhelpful" slogans onto the side of a derelict building in the town.
Dover boys grammar "should do better" say inspectors
08 November 2013The quality of teaching and the achievement of pupils at Dover Grammar School for Boys - especially in maths - should be better, according to Ofsted.
Ferry workers reject pay changes
07 November 2013Union members working for P&O are calling on the company to throw out plans to change salaries after overwhelmingly voting against them.
Fracking: Our future hope... or hell?
07 November 2013Kent is shaping up to be a key battleground in the race to drill for shale gas.
Mum's safety fears over exploding candle
07 November 2013A shocked mother is calling for a supermarket's candles to be withdrawn from sale after one exploded and set her kitchen on fire.
Jail for Italian lorry driver Salvatore De Pasquale who was caught at Dover with £2.5 million drugs
07 November 2013An Italian lorry driver who attempted to smuggle class A drugs worth around £2.5 million into the UK has been jailed for nine and a half years.
Hanged man's brother offers reward in bid to unearth 'murder' evidence
06 November 2013The Kent brother of a former SAS soldier found hanged in Zimbabwe says he believes he was murdered... and is offering a £15,000 for evidence.
'Illegal immigrants' hunted after fleeing lorry at docks
06 November 2013Police are hunting for seven suspected illegal immigrants - after 10 are understood to have been detained when a group of men ran from a lorry today.
Man rescued after falling 100ft over cliffs
06 November 2013A man has been taken to hospital after a dramatic rescue operation early today when he plunged about 100ft over cliffs.
Going on an educational journey through space
06 November 2013Pupils at schools in Dover and Deal are experiencing a new fun way to learn about the solar system.
New team of officers will target those who cause problems in Dover town centre
06 November 2013Extra police officers are being brought into Dover to tackle anti-social behaviour, drug and alcohol abuse in the town, the Mercury can reveal.
Holidaymakers return from cruise to find cars written off in storm
05 November 2013Cruise passengers have returned to Kent today to find their cars were written off when the worst storm in a decade lashed the Port of Dover.
Cruise passengers return to find some of their cars have been written off
05 November 2013Cruise passengers whose cars were damaged by last week's storm have returned to Dover and can now see the damage for themselves.
Jail for thief who ignored last chance warning
05 November 2013A Dover man who ignored a warning that he would go to prison if he committed one more offence has been sent to jail after committing three thefts!
Singing on the dock of the bay
05 November 2013Staff from P&O Ferries became television stars this week as they featured in choirmaster Gareth Malone’s new series to get people singing at work.
Woman attacked and robbed in Dover town centre
05 November 2013Police are trying to trace two men who went to the aid of a woman when she was attacked and robbed in Dover early on Sunday.
Kent put on flood warning again
04 November 2013The Environment Agency has put parts of Kent on flood alert again today as high winds combine with large waves.
Parking charges may be frozen for next two years
04 November 2013Councillors are being recommended to freeze parking charges across the district for the next two years.
Two arrested after man stabbed
03 November 2013A 26-year-old man had emergency surgery last night after being stabbed in a Dover flat.
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