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Hit and run driver who killed pedestrian is jailed

21 August 2020
Hit and run driver who killed pedestrian is jailed

A driver who hit and killed a pedestrian before fleeing and destroying the car has been jailed for six and a half years.

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Vandals target Discovery Park with red paint

21 August 2020
Vandals target Discovery Park with red paint

A picture shows how business park has been attacked by vandals who drenched a reception area in red paint

Garden sale for Futures for Dogs

20 August 2020
Garden sale for Futures for Dogs

Volunteers from a dog re-homing organisation will be pitching their stalls to raise much needed funds at a village's garden safari

Swimming still banned as E-coli levels improve

19 August 2020
Swimming still banned as E-coli levels improve

Preliminary results from sea water tests have shown high levels of E-coli have dropped after a beach was closed at the weekend

Grants are designed to boost town

19 August 2020
Grants are designed to boost town

Money can now be applied for by businesses, groups and individuals for special projects and Covid recovery - all to make the town a better place

BA tells customer 'You chose vouchers - that's all you're getting.'

16 August 2020
BA tells customer 'You chose vouchers - that's all you're getting.'

British Airways has been slammed for its handling of a disabled customer's refund request after making an error on its website

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M20 reopens after car overturned

15 August 2020
M20 reopens after car overturned

Motorway traffic queued for almost two hours after a car turned on its side

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Street baled out after flash flooding

15 August 2020
Street baled out after flash flooding

A pumping operation is underway after flash flooding led to a lake forming in a street and some homes are flooded

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Plans for pub to become a house

15 August 2020
Plans for pub to become a house

More accidents are feared if the access to a former pub is moved nearer to a junction amid plans to convert it into a house.

Eleven migrants 'rounded up by police' after arriving by boat

14 August 2020
Eleven migrants 'rounded up by police' after arriving by boat

A distressed mother with a teenage son were among migrants who made the risky journey from France to Dover.

Book is an 'architectural adventure'

13 August 2020
Book is an 'architectural adventure'

Naval, military and licensed buildings make up some of those featured in a new book offering a rare insight into the properties

Elbow pumps replace handshakes on A-Level results day 2020

13 August 2020
Elbow pumps replace handshakes on A-Level results day 2020

Gone were the congratulatory handshakes, instead headteachers dished out socially distanced elbow bumps to commend pupils this A-Levels results day.

Migrants arrive for 10th day in a row

13 August 2020
Migrants arrive for 10th day in a row

Pictures have emerged of a group of migrants being brought to safety in Kent this morning.

More migrants land at Dungeness

12 August 2020
More migrants land at Dungeness

Border Force boats are back at work in the channel, and more migrants are reported to have landed at Dungeness.

Open day at Captain's Garden at castle

12 August 2020
Open day at Captain's Garden at castle

A rare chance to see the work of a volunteer gardening group can be had at a vacant piece of land opposite Deal Castle.

Will weather thwart migrant attempts?

12 August 2020
Will weather thwart migrant attempts?

The high number of migrants arriving at Dover may start to decrease as the Met Office forecasts thunder and showers

Existing truck park 'not in discussions with DfT' for post-Brexit customs checks

12 August 2020
Existing truck park 'not in discussions with DfT' for post-Brexit customs checks

A temporary customs clearance site, to keep traffic flowing through Dover after Brexit, would have to be 10 times the size of a present facility.

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Four boats carrying migrants seen heading to Britain

11 August 2020
Four boats carrying migrants seen heading to Britain

As unprecedented numbers of migrants are spotted making the perilous journey to Britain in flimsy boats we recall a record week in the migrant crisis

Ferries boss steps down after cutting 1,100 jobs

10 August 2020
Ferries boss steps down after cutting 1,100 jobs

P&O Ferries' chief executive, who steered the company through Brexit, Covid-19 and mass job cuts has passed the helm to its managing director

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No end in sight for 'dangerous' migrant crossings

10 August 2020
No end in sight for 'dangerous' migrant crossings

As the PM describes the migrant crossings as 'stupid, dangerous and criminal’, we find out what it's like for the officers helping them in Dover.

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