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05 June 2013Dover MP Charlie Elphicke will urge care beds to be included in the £21 million hospital to be built on the Buckland Hospital site. He greeted the pla
Plans revealed for redevelopment of academy
05 June 2013A consultation meeting is being held tomorrow over plans for the redevelopment of Dover Christ Church Academy.
Former school headmistress dies aged 98
04 June 2013The former headmistress of Dover Girls’ Grammar School, Lillian Kay, died yesterday, exactly a month before her 99th birthday.
'She's not as innocent as she looks'
03 June 2013What a pervert said about his nine-year-old victim before he was locked away for 10 years.
New hospital given planning approval
31 May 2013Planning permission has been given for Dover's new community hospital, but MP Charlie Elphicke says he still wants care beds included.
Purple symbols of protest
29 May 2013Purple ribbons highlighting the campaign to stop live animal exports are once again adorning the roads to the port of Dover.
Tie a purple ribbon around your trees, say campaigners
29 May 2013Trees on the approach roads to Dover are to be festooned with purple ribbons by animal rights campaigners.
Affordable homes herald new dawn for old mill site
29 May 2013A £4 million scheme, which completes the first stage of the regeneration of the former Buckland Paper Mill site in Dover, has been officially opened.
Night-time curfew for man accused of smashing eight shop windows
28 May 2013A Dover man has been ordered to stay indoors at night after being charged with smashing eight shop windows in the town centre.
One in five high street shops could close, warns retail expert
28 May 2013Dover's town centre shops, already hit hard by the recession, could be heading for more problems, according to the latest research.
Lightning strikes Coastguard headquarters, but "no-one was in danger"
28 May 2013No-one was at risk as a result of a lightning strike at Dover Coastguard headquarters at Langdon Cliffs at the weekend, people have been assured.
Dover Docks traffic flow scheme right on track
28 May 2013£85m investment programme on target for 2015 completion date
Positive changes made at Dover school, but "much more to be done"
24 May 2013The governing body of a Dover Catholic school that was placed in special measures in January has been replaced with an Interim Executive Board
Man feared dead after P&O ferry plunge is from Whitstable
24 May 2013A 30-year-old ferry passenger feared dead after he is thought to have fallen from a cross-Channel ferry lived in Whitstable, it has been revealed.
Beer and cider weekend at picturesque mill
23 May 2013It's all about beer and cider at Crabble Corn Mill at River this weekend as volunteers offer 70 different brews.
Man charged after spate of burglaries near Dover
23 May 2013A man arrested within hours of 10 alleged burglaries in Dover early one morning last week has been charged.
"Resign in shame" businessman tells council
23 May 2013Dover businessman launches a blistering attack on the district council over what he describes as the lack of action on the town's regeneration.
Smoker "lucky to be alive" after Dover flat fire
23 May 2013Two men were taken to hospital and others were evacuated from their homes when a fire broke out in a Dover flat early today.
Live animal exports ban is "a matter for Europe"
22 May 2013The battle to stop live animal exports through Dover needs to be fought in Europe, according to government ministers.
Food bank could open in Dover by September
22 May 2013A food bank is to be set up in Dover. Representatives from various Dover churches are having talks with supermarkets to launch the project.
