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Drinkers and drug addicts will be targeted, says police chief
17 June 2013Dover’s new police chief says his officers will target the areas where they are most needed to deal with problems caused by alcohol and drug abuse.
Ex-squaddie ordered to pay back £1 after drug smuggling with daughter
17 June 2013A pregnant ex-soldier has been told to pay back just £1 after using her daughter as a cover in a £170k heroin smuggling racket.
Two injured after lorry hits stationary police car
15 June 2013A policeman who stopped to help a motorist is among two men injured after a lorry collided with the stationary car.
Missing girl found in London, man arrested
14 June 2013An alert at the port of Dover for a 14-year-old girl who was missing from Doncaster has been called off after she was found in London.
Government may decide redevelopment plan
14 June 2013A public inquiry may be held into the plans to build on an historic site in Dover, which councillors approved last night.
This week's Dover Mercury
12 June 2013MP Charlie Elphicke calls for more severe action to be taken against human traffickers after eight illegal immigrants were rescued from the Channel.
Council's wind turbine "too expensive" to keep
12 June 2013The wind turbine at the district council offices at Whitfield, fitted in 2007, is to be scrapped.
Dad's drugs in home he shares with boy, 9
12 June 2013A father has been given a last-chance warning after admitting having drugs worth up to £12,000 in the home he shares with his nine-year-old son.
MP calls for halt to "evil trade"
11 June 2013MP Charlie Elphicke is calling for severe action to be taken against human traffickers after eight illegal immigrants were rescued from the Channel.
Criminals hit hard by cash seizures
11 June 2013The largest amount of cash seized from criminals in Kent during the past 10 years was at Dover, it has been revealed this week.
Italian market planned for Dover
11 June 2013A four-day Italian market will be held in Dover this summer. It is being planned by the Town Team which already runs a Tuesday market in the town.
Dover wins twin-town sports festival
11 June 2013Teams from Dover have won this year's Dover-Calais Festival of Sport.
Channel swimmer's challenge ended by jellyfish
11 June 2013Channel swimmer Chloe McCardel has had to abandon her swim from Cuba to the USA after being stung by jellyfish.
'Illegal immigrants' saved after boat sinks
10 June 2013Dover Coastguard has helped rescue eight suspected illegal immigrants heading for Kent after a boat sank in the Channel this morning.
Man arrested after bin fires in Dover
07 June 2013A man is being questioned by police after fire crews were called to two incidents in Dover early today.
Burglars con elderly Dover couple out of cash
07 June 2013Detectives are warning people to be on their guard after the latest incident in which con-men steal items after distracting their victims.
Police appeal after assaults on men in Dover
06 June 2013An appeal for witnesses is being made after two men were assaulted in Dover town centre. Arrests have been made.
Market banners were removed by officials
06 June 2013Thieves were not responsible for the disappearance of banners advertising the weekly Bluebird market in Dover after all, it has been revealed.
Competition Commission blocks Eurotunnel's Dover ferry operation
06 June 2013Eurotunnel will have to stop operating ferry services at the port of Dover, after a shock decision by the Competition Commission.
Round GB rowing team quit race after illness off Kent coast
05 June 2013Two women have been forced to quit the round Britain rowing race after being hit by sea sickness!
