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Builders raise a toast and join cortège in honour of Dave

18 December 2020
Builders raise a toast and join cortège in honour of Dave

Friends and work-mates of a 'larger than life' builder paid their respects by joining his funeral cortège in their work vans

Council to go ahead with buying office

18 December 2020
Council to go ahead with buying office

A converted house will be purchased by a council as its offices and a community hub in an "investment" that'll cost residents "less than a cigarette".

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So much to view at Winter Group Show

17 December 2020
So much to view at Winter Group Show

Whether you see it in person or from your computer, you'll agree this gallery's Winter Group Show celebrates the best of new and up and coming talent

Body found in search for missing Lucas

13 December 2020
Body found in search for missing Lucas

A desperate search for a missing teenager has ended in tragedy.

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Office auction is end of era for Mercury newspaper

13 December 2020
Office auction is end of era for Mercury newspaper

For decades its rooms have been a news hub for the Deal area, but next week the Mercury newspaper's office goes under the hammer, marking a new era

Making sure walkers continue to feel welcome

12 December 2020
Making sure walkers continue to feel welcome

Walkers have always flocked to Deal - more so since it gained Walkers are Welcome status. Now a steering group is working to make sure that continues

On-site testing identifies more cases at Salad factory

11 December 2020
On-site testing identifies more cases at Salad factory

A food factory where two workers died after testing positive for Covid has found another 46 employees have the virus during on-site testing measures

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Boxing club's new home is a knock-out

09 December 2020
Boxing club's new home is a knock-out

A thriving boxing and fitness gym can continue to go from strength to strength now it has moved to a new venue

Man admits attack after becoming enraged with a dog

09 December 2020
Man admits attack after becoming enraged with a dog

A man has been spared jail after he admitted hitting a dog owner at a railway station after he became enraged with the victim's pet

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Don't miss out - pick up your free calendar

09 December 2020
Don't miss out - pick up your free calendar

Did you miss getting your Free Mercury calendar last week? No problem! Here's where you can pick one up...

'Beautiful' vigil remembers 'true gent' Poundland worker Daren

08 December 2020
'Beautiful' vigil remembers 'true gent' Poundland worker Daren

Candles were lovingly laid out to spell the name of a treasured shop worker who died suddenly

Eyes down for festive bingo for Martha Trust

07 December 2020
Eyes down for festive bingo for Martha Trust

A charity is holding a family bingo night hosted by Santa to raise Christmas funds for a care home

Santa really does save Christmas... with virtual panto

07 December 2020
Santa really does save Christmas... with virtual panto

A panto that was cancelled because of Tier 3 restrictions can now be watched from the comfort of your home.

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'I'm honestly scared to go to work at the moment...'

03 December 2020
'I'm honestly scared to go to work at the moment...'

A union demands workers get sick pay at a salad factory if they catch Covid while staff say they are scared to go to work after two people died.

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Second Covid death linked with salad factory

03 December 2020
Second Covid death linked with salad factory

A second worker from a Covid-hit factory is reported to have died as the business prepares for on-site testing next week.

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Fundraising campaign to bridge £6k donation shortfall for Guide Dogs branch

03 December 2020
Fundraising campaign to bridge £6k donation shortfall for Guide Dogs branch

Volunteers who have seen a decline in funds through the pandemic are hoping readers will back their 12 Guide Dogs of Christmas campaign

Fun and informative history talks to go live online

02 December 2020
Fun and informative history talks to go live online

A history group that has already made a name for itself at its community workshops will hold online talks about east Kent's colourful past

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Brexit Border park: 'Give us the chance to be heard!'

02 December 2020
Brexit Border park: 'Give us the chance to be heard!'

Residents whose quiet country homes will soon be overlooking a busy customs clearance site are urging the Government to listen to their fears.

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Council's woodland 'counter plan' to stop new homes development

01 December 2020
Council's woodland 'counter plan' to stop new homes development

Land that has failed go get planning permission for 100 new homes has attracted the interest of a council that wants to create a community woodland

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Tier 3 casts 'limbo' frustration on theatre

30 November 2020
Tier 3 casts 'limbo' frustration on theatre

New Covid restrictions are just another blow for a theatre that was working on a festive filled December schedule that now can't happen

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