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Multiplex plan: "There's still a place for small cinemas like ours"
04 October 2013The operators of the Silver Screen cinema in Dover are looking forward to a bright future, despite plans for a multiplex in the town.
Mum’s crash ordeal warning: Keep clear of foreign lorries!
04 October 2013A mother who, with her son, had to be cut free from her car after it was hit by a foreign lorry is warning other motorists to steer clear of them.
MP pledges to raise fracking issue with ministers
04 October 2013MP Charlie Elphicke has opposed the applications for exploratory drilling in East Kent and says he will raise the issue with Ministers.
Awards presented to new businesses following Town Team project
02 October 2013A scheme launched to help entrepreneurs setting up their own companies culminated in an awards ceremony at the Dover Marina Hotel on Monday evening.
Formal bidders revealed in K College takeover
02 October 2013Eight organisations are still in the running to take over financially-troubled college.
New home for Jasper after life in a cage
02 October 2013A dog who spent more than five years in a cage, in his own mess with a muzzle on, has been rehomed.
National recognition for up-and-coming Kent band
01 October 2013Dover-based bluegrass folk band Gentlemen of Few have been shortlisted for the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Awards
Toilets will not be open until next year after councillors decide to re-advertise tender
01 October 2013Town councillors have today re-advertised the tender for running the toilets and shop concession on Dover seafront.
Depp 'enjoys pint' with locals at pub
30 September 2013Hollywood heart-throb Johnny Depp is said to have been spotted enjoying a drink with locals at a pub in Kent while shooting his new film.
Bitter jilted lover breaks into ex-girlfriend's home... to steal her condoms
30 September 2013A young man broke into his ex-partner's home and stole her condoms in a bid to prevent her from having sex with anyone else after he was dumped.
Sssurprise! House-warming shock as couple find python in boiler
27 September 2013A couple got the shock of their lives when they found a python wrapped around the boiler of their new home.
Six-screen multiplex cinema is coming to Dover
25 September 2013Dover District Council has announced that a contract has been signed to bring a multiplex cinema to the town.
Ferry staff suspended over alleged breach of alcohol and drugs rules
25 September 2013Five P&O workers have been suspended and an investigation launched after allegations alcohol and drugs rules have been breached.
Petition demands action to stop congestion outside school
25 September 2013River parish councillors are presenting a 600-signature petition calling for action against motorists who cause congestion outside the village school.
Lane markings changed at roundabout after Mercury highlights dangers
25 September 2013Markings on a roundabout which caused vehicles to change lanes at the last minute have been altered after the Dover Mercury highlighted the dangers.
Choirmaster at the helm of cross channel ferries
25 September 2013Staff from P&O Ferries in Dover are among those coming under the baton of choirmaster Gareth Malone in th next series of his television programmes.
Anti-fracking campaigners claim not enough done to consult public
25 September 2013Kent County Council is facing criticism that too little has been done to consult the public over applications to explore for gas in east Kent.
Armed man to council worker: 'I'll shoot off your kneecaps'
25 September 2013A delusional man armed with a knife and crossbow frogmarched a council worker to his flat before subjecting him to a terrifying 30-minute ordeal.
Filming begins in Kent for new Depp film
24 September 2013Shooting of scenes for a new film starring Hollywood heart-throb Johnny Depp is starting at Dover Castle.
Fire crew honoured for their help for car-jack victim
24 September 2013Four Dover fire-fighters who went to the aid of a motorist at the centre of an armed car-jacking incident have been given awards for their work.
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