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‘Roar of the hovercraft was a sound of our town - so much has changed’

‘Roar of the hovercraft was a sound of our town - so much has changed’

Thirty years since the opening of the Channel Tunnel, reporter Sam Lennon looks back on life in Kent before it opened.

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Biker dies in race circuit crash tragedy

Biker dies in race circuit crash tragedy

A motorcyclist has died in a fatal crash during a track day at a Kent motorsports circuit.
Appeal for witnesses as pedestrian dies after crash

Appeal for witnesses as pedestrian dies after crash

Police have revealed a pedestrian died weeks after being hit by a car - and are urging more witnesses to come forward.

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Whites update fans on 2024/25 season squad plans

Whites update fans on 2024/25 season squad plans

Relegated Dover have confirmed the majority of their squad have been offered the chance to stay as they prepare for Isthmian Premier football.
‘I’ve been brutally honest!’

‘I’ve been brutally honest!’

Coach Mike Sandmann has offered some advice to Dover’s young players as they decide over the summer where their immediate futures lie.
Tonnes of illegal meat and 54 sheep carcasses seized at port

Tonnes of illegal meat and 54 sheep carcasses seized at port

Grim images show illegal meat seized at a port including sheep carcasses, pork and cheese dripping with blood. Warning: graphic images.

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Salad factory in jobs boost following expansion with M&S

Salad factory in jobs boost following expansion with M&S

A firm is on a recruitment drive this spring as part of a team-up with a leading food store chain.

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14 tonnes of litter collected from major port route

14 tonnes of litter collected from major port route

A huge operation to remove litter and debris along a major route has been carried out collecting 14 tonnes of waste.
Dixon in no mood to come off the throttle

Dixon in no mood to come off the throttle

Dover racer Jake Dixon says he’ll continue to go flat out - despite another costly Moto2 crash.
Vital work to start on protecting one of Britain's most important sites

Vital work to start on protecting one of Britain's most important sites

A six-figure sum has been awarded to the country’s biggest Napoleonic fortification to help conserve and regenerate it.

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Channel crossings reach new record high

Channel crossings reach new record high

Some 7,167 asylum-seekers have crossed the English Channel into Dover so far this new, a new record.
Fight to stop Georgian street becoming ‘another HMO alley’

Fight to stop Georgian street becoming ‘another HMO alley’

Battle lines have been drawn after campaigners accused developers of trying to turn a historic street into “another HMO alley”.

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Burglar jailed after repeatedly intimidating victim after arrest

Burglar jailed after repeatedly intimidating victim after arrest

A criminal who repeatedly tried to approach his victim while awaiting court hearings after stealing from his home is now in prison.

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‘Please save our town's last live music venue'

‘Please save our town's last live music venue'

A town’s only dedicated music venue has launched a campaign to buy the building amid fears it could land in the hands of developers.

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Flats plan in former town centre bank

Flats plan in former town centre bank

Plans have been unveiled to create flats in a town’s former bank building which shut earlier this year.

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Man charged with arson following flat fire

Man charged with arson following flat fire

A man has been charged following a fire at a block of flats which saw one resident taken to hospital.
Man taken to hospital as police probe flat fire

Man taken to hospital as police probe flat fire

The cause of a fire at a flat, which left one man needing medical attention, is being investigated.
Huge backlash amid fears McDonald’s will spoil view of castle

Huge backlash amid fears McDonald’s will spoil view of castle

Controversial plans for a new McDonald's drive-thru have sparked a huge backlash - as residents fear it will spoil a view of a world-famous castle.

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Leberl’s plan for Whites

Leberl’s plan for Whites

Manager Jake Leberl is hoping to avoid a complete rebuild at relegated Dover.

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Plasterer left shopkeeper brain-damaged after cracking skull with tool and bat

Plasterer left shopkeeper brain-damaged after cracking skull with tool and bat

A thug cracked a shopkeeper’s skull and left him brain-damaged as a row in a store ended in a bloody street fight.

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2,000-year-old Roman house to reopen following £70k boost

2,000-year-old Roman house to reopen following £70k boost

A historic Roman monument is set to reopen to the public after £70,000 was put forward for essential repairs.

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‘I was fined £500 for leaving neatly folded donations by clothes bank - this isn’t fly-tipping’

‘I was fined £500 for leaving neatly folded donations by clothes bank - this isn’t fly-tipping’
Family of schoolgirl disabled in bus crash tell how their lives turned upside down

Family of schoolgirl disabled in bus crash tell how their lives turned upside down
Emergency cordon at museum while radioactive object removed

Emergency cordon at museum while radioactive object removed
Dad who took cocaine on holiday still had drug in system when stopped by police

Dad who took cocaine on holiday still had drug in system when stopped by police

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