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Officers investigate alleged smuggling of nearly two million cigarettes at Dover
03 September 2013A lorry driver has been arrested on suspicion of smuggling 1.8 million cigarettes into Dover Ferry Port, via Calais.
Dover's Big Screen to be sold
02 September 2013The Big Screen in Dover’s Market Square is being put up for sale.
White Cliffs are tops for walking
30 August 2013The White Cliffs of Dover has been named one of the National Trust’s top 10 hiking routes as part of the charity’s Great British Walk 2013.
Crackdown on litter louts and dog mess
29 August 2013Litter bugs and dog owners who do not pick up their pets’ mess could be slapped with a £75 fine from this week.
Face of man in 'kinky' death murder probe
29 August 2013This is the P&O chef who tragically died in what's believed to be a sex game involving cling film which went wrong.
Trucker smuggles million cigarettes through docks with mouldy shampoo
29 August 2013A lorry driver has been jailed for smuggling more than a million cigarettes into the country by hiding them among out-of-date food and mouldy shampoo.
Pensioner dies after jumping into sea
28 August 2013A 70 year-old man sparked a rescue mission in Calais when he jumped from a ferry and died
Bigamist avoids jail after divorce paperwork blunder
28 August 2013A bigamist who remarried under the foolish illusion his previous wife had divorced him has narrowly avoided jail.
Chalk fall renders stairs unpassable
27 August 2013Chalk that has fallen from Dover’s White Cliffs on Sunday and Monday has blocked the stairs to Langdon Bay, sparking a safety appeal.
Let's go for fracking says UKIP leader
27 August 2013UKIP leader Nigel Farage says Kent should accept the need for fracking plants because shale gas represents a “God-given” opportunity to bring down ene
Fracking 'is a God-given chance' for Kent
27 August 2013UKIP leader Nigel Farage has said Kent should accept the need for fracking as plans for three county exploratory drilling licences are examined.
Family firm's bookkeeper jailed for near £15k theft
27 August 2013A bookkeeper thought of as one of the family stole from her engineering bosses... even buying a dog bed using the company's money.
Trio of teenagers in court after assaults in Dover
26 August 2013Three teenagers have appeared before magistrates at Dover charged in connection with a series of assaults in the town.
Trio of young people face magistrates
26 August 2013Three teenagers are due to face magistrates today after a series of crimes in Dover on Saturday night
Police investigate late-night robbery
25 August 2013A gang of teenagers are blamed for assaulting a man in his 50s near Dover Priory Railway Station and stealing his laptop.
Largest shipment of animals sails from east Kent
24 August 2013Friday's shipments of sheep and calves from Dover was the biggest from the port since trade restarted in May.
Two 13-year-olds due in court
23 August 2013Two teenagers are due to appear before magistrates in connection with a series of graffiti marks on property around the Dover district.
Anita Harris cancels Kent concert
23 August 2013The veteran star has been rushed to hospital and will be unable to perform at Deal's Astor Theatre tomorrow
Sex games theory over man's body found in Dover flat
22 August 2013Police have refused to comment on claims that a man found dead at an address in Dover may have died when a sex game went wrong.
This week's Dover Mercury
21 August 2013Some of the top stories in this week's Dover Mercury.
