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Monte Carlo car challenge raises £22,000 for Martha Trust

16 January 2015
Monte Carlo car challenge raises £22,000 for Martha Trust

Teams from Martha Trust’s 2014 Monte Carlo car challenge are celebrating the success of their trip, having raised a whopping £22,000 in sponsorship

Conservatives decide to stick with ‘lard and fags’ councillor

15 January 2015
Conservatives decide to stick with ‘lard and fags’ councillor

The Conservatives’ North Deal district and town councillor Bob Frost has been approved for re-selection

M&S forced to temporarily close due to flooding

15 January 2015
M&S forced to temporarily close due to flooding

Marks and Spencers has re-opened this afternoon after flooding forced it to temporarily close.

Dishwasher blaze is a warning to others

14 January 2015
Dishwasher blaze is a warning to others

Firefighters in Deal tackled a dishwasher fire in a woman’s home in Church Hill in Sutton, on Tuesday

Kerry persuades Counterfeit Notes back for one night only

11 January 2015
Kerry persuades Counterfeit Notes back for one night only

Kerry Rubins has persuaded retired band the Counterfeit Notes to reunite for one night only, to help her celebrate raising £100,000 for breast cancer

Gifts for the homeless pour in from big-hearted readers

10 January 2015
Gifts for the homeless pour in from big-hearted readers

The organiser of an appeal to give a little love to the homeless at Christmas has thanked readers for their overwhelming response

Warden House celebrates outstanding result after Ofsted inspection

09 January 2015
Warden House celebrates outstanding result after Ofsted inspection

Teachers and pupils at Warden House Primary have entered the new year with a smile on their faces after the school was rated outstanding by Ofsted

Labour voter thinks Miliband should have visited Welfare Club

08 January 2015
Labour voter thinks Miliband should have visited Welfare Club

Labour leader Ed Miliband faces criticism from Labour voters in Deal after his visit to the King’s Head pub on New Year’s Eve

Lorry driver jailed following cocaine smuggling fail

08 January 2015
Lorry driver jailed following cocaine smuggling fail

A Lithuanian lorry driver has been jailed for five years and four months after attempting to smuggle three kilos of cocaine into the UK via Dover

Tories break silence over Cllr Bob Frost's deselection

07 January 2015
Tories break silence over Cllr Bob Frost's deselection

The Conservative Association has broken its silence over moves to deselect North Deal district and town councillor Bob Frost

Tory party moves to oust controversial councillor

31 December 2014
Tory party moves to oust controversial councillor

The Conservatives’ North Deal district and town councillor Bob Frost is being deselected by his party, the Mercury understands.

Council take action to combat fly-tipping

30 December 2014
Council take action to combat fly-tipping

Action has been taken against fly-tippers in Great Mongeham, after a resident decided to make a stand

Firefighters issue advice after chip pan fire near-miss

28 December 2014
Firefighters issue advice after chip pan fire near-miss

Firefighters have issued a safety warning after a Dover family had a near miss with a chip pan fire

Charity picks work from inspirational blind artist

27 December 2014
Charity picks work from inspirational blind artist

Three of blind artist Dawn Parkinson’s paintings have been selected to feature in the Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB) 2015 calendar.

A258 clear following fallen tree chaos

27 December 2014
A258 clear following fallen tree chaos

Traffic is flowing in both directions on the A258 Deal to Dover Road, following the removal of a fallen tree

Two given first aid after house fire

26 December 2014
Two given first aid after house fire

Firefighters gave two people medical help after a blaze started in a home's airing cupboard

Dippers take the plunge for charity

26 December 2014
Dippers take the plunge for charity

Hundreds of spectators lined along The Pier today to watch the mad and crazy characters of the town take part in Deal’s annual Boxing Day dip.

Help police trace suspect in Dover

26 December 2014
Help police trace suspect in Dover

Police investigating three separate robberies in Dover have released an E-fit image of a male suspect they would like to trace

Freemens Way car fire is unexplainable

23 December 2014
Freemens Way car fire is unexplainable

A family in Deal will be spending Christmas without a car after it caught alight last night

Woman left outraged after contractors dump garden waste

20 December 2014
Woman left outraged after contractors dump garden waste

A woman who was outraged to witness an act of fly-tipping in Great Mongeham is calling for the council to take action.

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