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District's runners complete London Marathon

26 April 2015
District's runners complete London Marathon

Runners from Deal, Dover and Sandwich smashed the 2015 London Marathon, here's some of them and their times:

Local men honoured in Gallipoli service and display

25 April 2015
Local men honoured in Gallipoli service and display

The start of the Gallipoli campaign in the First World War has been marked in Deal this afternoon (Saturday).

Don't text and drive

24 April 2015
Don't text and drive

The Mercury is preparing to launch its car sticker campaign reminding drivers not to text and drive - we ask the question: Why risk it?

Tory candidate apologises for tweets he made as teen

24 April 2015
Tory candidate apologises for tweets he made as teen

An 18 year-old political candidate has apologised for writing offensive tweets when he was 14.

Princess Anne to visit Kent yacht club today

21 April 2015
Princess Anne to visit Kent yacht club today

The sun has come out in Kent for a Royal visit by yachting enthusiast Princess Anne today.

Woman cut free after pile-up

21 April 2015
Woman cut free after pile-up

A woman has been cut free after a crash involving two cars and a van, which closed a busy road.

Popular club still doing the rounds

13 April 2015
 Popular club still doing the rounds

The fitness instruction, competitions, and top class coaching are just some of the reasons Sandwich Amateur Boxing Club goes from strength to strength

Marathon of thanks for support to son

11 April 2015
 Marathon of thanks for support to son

Deal dad Gary Dunster knows all too well how useful his London Marathon sponsorship money will be – helping the families of deaf children.

Help revamp park for village kids

10 April 2015
Help revamp park for village kids

A fundraising group that will provide play equipment at Kingsdown has got off to a great start

New life breathed into eyesore site

09 April 2015
 New life breathed into eyesore site

Keen interest in the £2.5m development of the former Quarterdeck has already seen six of the 14 luxury apartments sold four months from completion

Got a spare scarf? Give it to Alfie

04 April 2015
Got a spare scarf? Give it to Alfie

Deal Town FC has just the use for your old football memorabilia like shirts and scarves this afternoon...

Leaked documents reveal staff cuts

03 April 2015
Leaked documents reveal staff cuts

Five members of staff are being made redundant at Sandwich Technology School, documents leaked to the Mercury have revealed.

New name for school has maritime link

01 April 2015
New name for school has maritime link

A new name has been announced for Castle Community College, which is undergoing sponsorship to get out of special measures.

Group for parents of autistic children

28 March 2015
 Group for parents of autistic children

A Deal mum who has a son with autism hopes to help raise the profile of the condition.

'He didn't have a bad bone in his body'

27 March 2015
'He didn't have a bad bone in his body'

The mother of a teen cyclist killed in a crash says she is struggling after a jury cleared a van driver of causing his death.

Doubts on MP’s ‘solution’ to end Dover congestion

19 March 2015
Doubts on MP’s ‘solution’ to end Dover congestion

Readers say our MP’s advanced check-in scheme won't reduce traffic gridlock in Dover, a poll has confirmed.

Crime Fiction convention is a first for Deal

18 March 2015
Crime Fiction convention is a first for Deal

Some of the UK’s most celebrated crime fiction authors are set to descend on Deal for the first Deal Noir Crime Fiction Convention.

Samaritan steps in to help pay for pensioner's shopping

17 March 2015
Samaritan steps in to help pay for pensioner's shopping

A pensioner is searching for a good Samaritan who stepped in to help pay for her shopping when she realised she did not have enough money at the till.

Owner awash with inspiration as he renames nightclub

13 March 2015
Owner awash with inspiration as he renames nightclub

The new branding has been chosen for the former Rivals nightclub which opens on Good Friday - and the new names take a seaside theme

Op Stack should be 'national priority'

12 March 2015
Op Stack should be 'national priority'

Operation Stack, and the nightmare traffic congestion which plagues Dover, should be declared a national strategic priority, an MP's warned.

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