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Promotion for Dover and Deal MP

24 October 2013
Promotion for Dover and Deal MP

Dover and Deal MP Charlie Elphicke has been appointed parliamentary private secretary to Europe minister David Lidington.

End of an era for South Deal Primary

22 October 2013
End of an era for South Deal Primary

Contractors have moved onto the former South Deal Primary site in Mill Road, Deal, to start preparation work on a house building project.

Train hits bike 'dumped' on railway line

15 October 2013
Train hits bike 'dumped' on railway line

Police say passengers' lives could have been put at risk after a train hit a bike left on a railway line.

Death of ex-Pfizer magazine editor

14 October 2013
Death of ex-Pfizer magazine editor

Thomas Henry Stanley, the former editor of the Pfizer magazine has died, aged 86, after a short illness.

Solar farm go-ahead for agricultural land

08 October 2013
Solar farm go-ahead for agricultural land

Agricultural land between Eastry and Chillenden could soon become a temporary solar farm for 25 years.

Who put the light out - and, more importantly, who's going to switch it on again?

07 October 2013
Who put the light out - and, more importantly, who's going to switch it on again?

How many councils does it take to switch on a light by a footpath? Three, apparently, plus a building developer.

Spreading the green energy ideas

07 October 2013
Spreading the green energy ideas

Green energy ideas galore were generated in Deal on Saturday at Deal With It's Green Energy Fair.

Property owners fined for failing to improve Dover house

04 October 2013
Property owners fined for failing to improve Dover house

Two men have been fined for failing to comply with a council notice ordering them to improve a Dover property.

Mermaids, monsters and ships on show

04 October 2013
Mermaids, monsters and ships on show

A love of the sea is reflected in the latest exhibition at the Golf Road Centre, featuring art by Adrian White from Deal

Thanksgiving service planned for Lady Pender

02 October 2013
Thanksgiving service planned for Lady Pender

Lady Pender from North Court in Tilmanstone, a former county councillor for Sandwich, has died, aged 70.

Six-screen multiplex cinema is coming to Dover

25 September 2013
Six-screen multiplex cinema is coming to Dover

Dover District Council has announced that a contract has been signed to bring a multiplex cinema to the town.

Extras wanted for Johnny Depp film in Dover

02 September 2013
Extras wanted for Johnny Depp film in Dover

People who want to appear on screen alongside Hollywood star Johnny Depp are being invited to apply to be an extra in his latest film.

Trio of teenagers in court after assaults in Dover

26 August 2013
Trio of teenagers in court after assaults in Dover

Three teenagers have appeared before magistrates at Dover charged in connection with a series of assaults in the town.

Police investigate late-night robbery

25 August 2013
Police investigate late-night robbery

A 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 2013
Largest shipment of animals sails from east Kent

Friday'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 2013
Two 13-year-olds due in court

Two teenagers are due to appear before magistrates in connection with a series of graffiti marks on property around the Dover district.

Teenagers arrested after pool damage

07 August 2013
Teenagers arrested after pool damage

Four teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage after vandalism to Walmer Paddling Pool.

Protesters demand end to live animal exports

03 August 2013
Protesters demand end to live animal exports

Banner waving campaigners demanding an end to live animal exports have staged a protest outside the Eastern Docks, Dover.

Machete attack court case: latest

03 August 2013
Machete attack court case: latest

A man has been found guilty of trying to attack a police officer with a machete outside his home in Walmer.

This week's East Kent Mercury

01 August 2013
This week's East Kent Mercury

Some of the top stories in this week's East Kent Mercury

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