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Learn of War history on your doorstep

Learn of War history on your doorstep

Tours of war graves in a Dover cemetery are helping people discover the World War heritage in their town.

Flats for former Chinese restaurant building

Flats for former Chinese restaurant building

A planning application has been submitted to create six homes in a double property that had a restaurant and takeaway business.

Life in the Kent town in the global spotlight

Life in the Kent town in the global spotlight

Asylum seekers, lorry queues and Brexit have put the world's attention on a Kent town but reporter and resident Sam Lennon explains why he never left.

Flagship's maiden voyage

Flagship's maiden voyage

A new cruise liner has begun the first of eight sailings from a port in Kent and is now heading for the Isles of Scilly.

Retirement homes take first occupants

Retirement homes take first occupants

A total 15 independent living houses and flats for older residents, with a communal area, have now opened up.

Friends reunited

Friends reunited

Members of a social group, kept apart during the pandemic, have finally met again after a total 500 days.

'It's an insult and I'm not happy - I've got Covid myself'

'It's an insult and I'm not happy - I've got Covid myself'

Dover boss Andy Hessenthaler has hit back at claims that they didn't want to start the new season after revealing he has caught Covid.

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Digging for the past

Digging for the past

An archaeological excavation is taking place over three weeks before a multi-million pound revamp at a town's main square.

Flats near 'danger junction' approved

Flats near 'danger junction' approved

Councillors have given planning permission for homes despite neighbours' warnings of a serious road hazard nearby.

Plans to house 8,000 asylum seekers

Plans to house 8,000 asylum seekers

The Home Office wants to provide temporary accommodation for those arriving in small boats across the Channel, ending the use of hotels.

Please help little Theo

Please help little Theo

A crowdfunding page has been set up to help pay for tests for a four-month-old baby for a bone disorder.

Dover squad in isolation due to Covid outbreak

Dover squad in isolation due to Covid outbreak

Dover Athletic's return to action could yet be further delayed due to Covid-19.

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Rescued asylum seeker dies

Rescued asylum seeker dies

One person flown to hospital after being rescued from a sinking vessel has died.

Cash hit club needs 3000 supporters at first game

Cash hit club needs 3000 supporters at first game

Dover Athletic supporters club is appealing for 3000 fans to cheer the team on at the first game of the season.

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Kiosk is latest vendor wanting to sell alcohol on seafront

Kiosk is latest vendor wanting to sell alcohol on seafront

Another area on a regenerating seafront could serve booze as part if its menu if a licence is granted.

New arrest after beer garden attack

New arrest after beer garden attack

A second person has been taken in by police after a man was attacked at a pub garden and ended up in hospital.

Villagers fundraise for 12-year-old's cannabis medication

Villagers fundraise for 12-year-old's cannabis medication

Cannabis medication can be bought for a severely epileptic 12-year-old girl thanks to her village's support.

Outdoor bars can serve booze on hotel terrace

Outdoor bars can serve booze on hotel terrace

A seafront hotel has been granted permission to use two new bars on its terraces despite noise objections from nearby residents.

Operation Brock here to stay

Operation Brock here to stay

Unpopular Operation Brock will be a permanent option on the M20 instead of being removed for good in October.

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Charity's new workshop

Charity's new workshop

A group for the homeless has a new centre, following the raising of £230,000, where old material can be reused.

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