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Dads and sons rise to Channel challenge
11 September 2013Two fathers and sons from Dover have set a new category for cross-Channel relay swims – and hope that others may follow their example.
Sweet success for The Fudge Man
11 September 2013A Dover man who makes and sells fudge at a market in the town is celebrating after being awarded two gold stars in a national competition.
"Fun-loving son" killed as he walked home from wedding party
11 September 2013The parents of the 20-year-old man killed as he walked home from a friends’ wedding party have spoken of their fun-loving son.
Christian school seeks new venue
11 September 2013A group that previously wanted to set up a Christian school on Dover seafront is now applying to use the former Club Dover building at Whitfield.
Two arrests after gun alert
10 September 2013Two men have been arrested after a firearms incident on the outskirts of Dover.
'We totally oppose these plans'
09 September 2013Three applications for gas drilling in the former east Kent coalfield have been condemned by the Green Party.
A2 closure to last for five weeks
09 September 2013A stretch of the A2 is to be shut today for at least five weeks while the Highways Agency carries out maintenance work.
Successful launch of replica of Dover's Bronze Age boat
08 September 2013The half-size replica of Dover's Bronze Age boat has been successfully launched at Dover.
Lorry incident at Dover
06 September 2013Emergency services have attended an incident at Dover when a lorry driver was taken to hospital.
Young man killed in A2 walk
06 September 2013A 20-year-old man has died after being hit by a car as he walked along the A2 early today.
Stories in this week's Dover Mercury
05 September 2013Fire swept through a house at Whitfield this week, Dover's Big Screen is likely to go up for sale, and a serial burglar is jailed.
Cannabis plants found at Dover house
05 September 2013Police are investigating after cannabis plants were found at a house in Dover.
Couple escape late-night blaze at their Dover home
05 September 2013Fire-fighters tackled a blaze which broke out at a house in Dover late last night.
Thugs destroy children's toys and 'mud kitchen' at nursery
04 September 2013Vandals went on a wrecking spree - smashing a bench, damaging a mud kitchen and tearing up herbs at a childcare nursery.
Vandals target Dover nursery
04 September 2013Police are appealing for help in finding vandals who damaged a childcare nursery in Dover.
MPs speak after vote on Syria crisis
04 September 2013After the House of Commons rejected the motion for possible military action in Syria, the district's two MPs say why they voted for it.
Your chance to make a difference
04 September 2013People have the chance to give their ideas for improving Dover at an exhibition with a difference at the Charlton Arts Centre this month.
Officers tackle street drinkers in Dover
04 September 2013More officers are on duty in Dover town centre this week tackling anti-social behaviour by street drinkers.
Remembering the Merchant Navy seafarers who gave their lives in the wars
03 September 2013Civic dignitaries were among those who attended the Merchant Navy Day memorial service at Dover Town Hall today.
House blaze treated as suspicious
03 September 2013Police have launched an investigation into a suspicious fire that gutted a terraced house.
