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Port of Dover's application for more powers granted

Port of Dover's application for more powers granted

The port is celebrating a "landmark achievement" as its application for more powers, through a Harbour Revision Order, has been approved.

Health staff will 'take a break' for better pay

Health staff will 'take a break' for better pay

NHS staff will 'take a break' in protest of poor pay, instead of working through their breaks.

Whites make it three from three at Crabble

Whites make it three from three at Crabble

Dover clinched their fifth win of the season, and a third consecutive at home, after beating Chester 2-0 at Crabble in the Vanarama Conference.

Anger over play park decision

Anger over play park decision

Plans to relocate a play park has left some Aycliffe residents fuming when their choice was rejected in a public vote.

Lorries causing congestion in Dover

Lorries causing congestion in Dover

Two major routes into Dover were congested on Monday due to separate road related incidents.

Woman collapses in Priory Street

Woman collapses in Priory Street

A woman, believed to be in her 40s, has been hospitalised after having a fit in Priory Street, Dover, on Monday afternoon.

Man is told to pay £270 for leaving rubbish out

 Man is told to pay £270 for leaving rubbish out

Ryan Aylett, 30, who repeatedly left his bin bags on the street, is the latest litter bug to be fined by the district council

Art and history workshop at the Hoe

Art and history workshop at the Hoe

Tomorrow (Saturday) marks the first of three winter workshops in the new education centre at Samphire Hoe.

Mindless vandals smash windows along seafront

Mindless vandals smash windows along seafront

Two large windows have been shattered at a building on Dover seafront after vandals threw pebbles at Dover Sea Sports and Hythe Bay Restaurant.

Cigarette smuggler jailed

Cigarette smuggler jailed

A lorry driver who smuggled more than one million cigarettes into the UK at Dover has landed himself a jail term.

Ferry turned back after passenger taken ill

Ferry turned back after passenger taken ill

A ferry was turned back after leaving Dover when a man suffered a suspected heart attack.

Ticket fraudster operating in East Kent

Ticket fraudster operating in East Kent

Staff members from several businesses in Dover, Margate and Ramsgate have been scammed by a man who claimed to sell discounted tickets.

Ferry passengers face two-hour delays

Ferry passengers face two-hour delays

High winds and rain are causing delays of up to two hours on ferries out of Kent this evening.

Port injects £250,000 into community fund

Port injects £250,000 into community fund

A sum of £250,000 will go towards the launch of the community fund, the Port of Dover has announced today.

Watch out, there are trolleys about

Watch out, there are trolleys about

Removing locks from Morrisons trolleys has been a disaster, with Dover becoming a dumping ground for them, says town mayor Pam Brivio.

Old Peugeot overstays welcome

Old Peugeot overstays welcome

A foreign car in Effingham Crescent is believed to have been parked in the permit zone for months without being issued a ticket.

Whites need to regroup

Whites need to regroup

Dover boss Chris Kinnear has plenty of injury concerns ahead of Saturday's Vanarama Conference clash against Chester at Crabble.

150 jobs to be created at retail park

150 jobs to be created at retail park

Dover is set to get a huge jobs boost as work begins to construct a selection of retail units at the White Cliffs Retail Park in Whitfield.

German man in court on suspicion of smuggling cocaine

German man in court on suspicion of smuggling cocaine

A German man has appeared in court accused of smuggling cocaine worth around £200,000 through the port of Dover.

Whites unbeaten run ends

Whites unbeaten run ends

Ricky Miller leads Dover fightback but it's not enough to prevent hosts Nuneaton Town from winning Vanarama Conference clash 3-2.

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