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Double wedding couples’ diamond anniversary

12 October 2014
 Double wedding couples’ diamond anniversary

Three former employees of the East Kent Mercury have this year celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary

A 22-year-old's cancer battle inspires Sandwich Leisure Centre's fun day fundraiser

11 October 2014
A 22-year-old's cancer battle inspires Sandwich Leisure Centre's fun day fundraiser

A 22-year-old man’s story of testicular cancer has inspired Sandwich Leisure Centre to raise money and awareness for Cancer Research UK today

Walmer Green to Gretna Green girls give away £2,000

10 October 2014
Walmer Green to Gretna Green girls give away £2,000

Two pensioners who travelled from Walmer Green to Gretna Green on their free bus passes have presented two charities with £1,000 each

'She got what she deserved' - victim's mum

09 October 2014
'She got what she deserved' - victim's mum

The mother of a teenage boy seduced by a 44-year-old woman says she deserves the two-year jail-term she has been handed.

Volunteers needed to help walk dogs

07 October 2014
 Volunteers needed to help walk dogs

Could you spare a few hours a week to walk an elderly or disabled person's dog?

'Boycott Morocco' - MP fighting gay man's corner

06 October 2014
'Boycott Morocco' - MP fighting gay man's corner

An MP has joined the growing campaign to free a Kent man jailed in Morocco for being homosexual - urging Brits to keep away from the "unsafe" country.

Town remembers bombing victims in memorial rugby match

06 October 2014
Town remembers bombing victims in memorial rugby match

The town gathered on Sunday to watch a rugby match in memory of the eleven Royal Marines musicians who were killed in the IRA bombing 25 years ago

Cross Road in Deal will close for up to two weeks

05 October 2014
Cross Road in Deal will close for up to two weeks

Cross Road in Deal will be closed from tomorrow (Monday) for Kent County Council Highways to create a new connection to a main sewer

Rugby match remembered Marines who died in blast

05 October 2014
 Rugby match remembered Marines who died in blast

The town gathered yesterda to watch a rugby match in memory of the eleven Royal Marines musicians who lost their lives in the IRA bombing 25 years ago

Pink fundraisers step up and step out

05 October 2014
Pink fundraisers step up and step out

Fundraisers in Deal will take part in The Stepping Out sponsored walk from Walmer Castle to The Chequers in aid of Breakthrough Breast Cancer today

Man rescued after 25ft fall in Dover

05 October 2014
Man rescued after 25ft fall in Dover

Deal and Dover firefighters rescued a man who had fallen 25ft off a wall in Priory Hill, Dover, last night.

Memorial flag row rumbles on

05 October 2014
Memorial flag row rumbles on

The row over providing a flagpole at Dover War Memorial took a different turn last week, with disagreements over the location

Fundraisers get down and dirty at Fowlmead Country Park

04 October 2014
Fundraisers get down and dirty at Fowlmead Country Park

Nearly 50 teams are set to tackle the KM Assault Course Challenge being held at Fowlmead Country Park, today (Saturday)

Four Deal men arrested for possession of suspected Class A and B drugs

03 October 2014
Four Deal men arrested for possession of suspected Class A and B drugs

Four men from Deal were arrested in Cannon Street this morning for the possession of suspected Class A and Class B drugs

Get slurping at the Berry's beer festival

01 October 2014
Get slurping at the Berry's beer festival

The award winning Berry pub in Walmer is to hold another beer festival - this time celebrating green hop beers from around the county

Deal mother-of-two raises £14k in coast challenge

01 October 2014
Deal mother-of-two raises £14k in coast challenge

A Deal woman who could only dream of finding a cure for breast cancer, has raised nearly £14k to help Breakthrough Breast Cancer do just that

Firefighters extinguish container fire at Deal's tip

29 September 2014
Firefighters extinguish container fire at Deal's tip

Firefighters extinguished a fire in the general waste container at the Deal Household Waste Recycling Centre in Southwall Road yesterday

Controversial home in Kingsdown granted

28 September 2014
Controversial home in Kingsdown granted

Despite objections by residents, district planners have granted permission for an application to build a new home in Victoria Road in Kingsdown.

Manikins help learn life-saving skills

28 September 2014
Manikins help learn life-saving skills

A Deal man has presented a woman who helps teach the public how to save lives, with three new manikins.

Dozen suspected illegal immigrants detained

26 September 2014
Dozen suspected illegal immigrants detained

The police helicopter was scrambled to search for 12 suspected illegal immigrants, who were detained and handed over to the Home Office today.

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