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Helping a town bloom

Helping a town bloom

Bulbs have been placed in planters for the spring in one of many projects funded by a £267,000 post-lockdown grant.

MP urges government to step up digital border system to avoid disruption

MP urges government to step up digital border system to avoid disruption

An MP has warned that the government needs to fully prepare for a new EU entry-exit system to avoid port delays and traffic chaos.

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Two people taken to hospital after crash near supermarket

Two people taken to hospital after crash near supermarket

Drivers experienced delays after a collision involving a blue Vauxhall close to a Morrisons supermarket.

Hess facing an anxious wait

Hess facing an anxious wait

Boss Andy Hessenthaler fears he could be without Dover wideman Travis Gregory for the rest of this season.

New delay in opening bridge

New delay in opening bridge

A swingbridge, hoped to reopen today, has to stay shut for longer because of a second holdup during works.

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New ferry sails in

New ferry sails in

A third cross-Channel ship operator has launched its second vessel and another one is due to arrive next month.

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Jail for Bentley-driving crook

Jail for Bentley-driving crook

A money launderer, stopped by officers when he was in a luxury car, has been sentenced in the first criminal case of its kind.

Nearly 1,200 people cross Channel in four days

Nearly 1,200 people cross Channel in four days

More than 1,000 people crossed the English Channel in small boats over last four days, bringing the 2021 total to over 27,000.

Hess: It should be all or nothing

Hess: It should be all or nothing

Dover boss Andy Hessenthaler believes football should put on a united front during its latest battle against Covid-19.

Report: Own goal costs Whites in Trophy defeat

Report: Own goal costs Whites in Trophy defeat

Dover's awful season continued as they lost to league rivals Bromley in the FA Trophy on Saturday.

Matchday Live: Dover v Bromley, Cray Wanderers v Dartford, Tonbridge v Torquay

Matchday Live: Dover v Bromley, Cray Wanderers v Dartford, Tonbridge v Torquay

Follow all the FA Trophy action with Dover, Dartford and Tonbridge among the teams in action this afternoon.

Motorway tailbacks easing with Dover TAP set to end

Motorway tailbacks easing with Dover TAP set to end

Transport chiefs say a backlog of lorries at Kent's ports is gradually being cleared after drivers suffered tailbacks on the motorway.

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Huge queues at port as French travel ban looms

Huge queues at port as French travel ban looms

The rush to beat the French travel ban has begun as those leaving the UK are warned to allow two hours to complete border controls.

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Last chance to beat French border closure

Last chance to beat French border closure

It is just a few hours until France shuts its borders to most travellers from the UK in response to a rise in Omicron cases.

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Channel crossings continue

Channel crossings continue

More asylum seekers have arrived in Kent after crossing the English Channel.

Major searches after channel incidents

Major searches after channel incidents

A major search and rescue operation is underway after several incidents in the channel overnight.

France to close border to UK tourists after Omicron surge

France to close border to UK tourists after Omicron surge

British people are to be banned from travelling to France from this weekend after a huge rise in the number of cases of the new Covid variant.

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Conditions inside asylum centres revealed in damning report

Conditions inside asylum centres revealed in damning report

Children are separated from parents and victims of rape are not being properly supported, new reports into the detention of asylum seekers found.

Sarah Everard killer moved to new prison

Sarah Everard killer moved to new prison

The man who murdered Sarah Everard been relocated to a prison hundreds of miles from Kent.

Man hunted after woman sexually assaulted on bus

Man hunted after woman sexually assaulted on bus

Police have released an efit of a man they want to speak with after a woman reported being sexually assaulted on a bus.

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