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General Election - candidates named

14 November 2019
General Election - candidates named

Nominations have today closed for the candidates fighting the General Election on December 12.

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Police deny 'child abduction' claims

13 November 2019
Police deny 'child abduction' claims

A schoolgirl was confronted by a group of children in an ordeal that lasted for around 10 minutes.

Migrant in wetsuit plucked from sea

12 November 2019
Migrant in wetsuit plucked from sea

A man was rescued from the sea by the crew of a ferry and then flown to hospital in a navy helicopter.

74 migrants stopped in three days

12 November 2019
74 migrants stopped in three days

More than 70 migrants have been intercepted, mostly by Border Force at sea, in four incidents over the last three days.

Bowout for Brexit candidate

12 November 2019
Bowout for Brexit candidate

An entrepreneur is one of a mass of Brexit Party hopefuls pulling out of the General Election after a ruling by leader Nigel Farage.

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Singers' donation to shelter

12 November 2019
Singers' donation to shelter

A choir has raised £650 to help the homeless after donating to a night shelter following a concert at a Christian centre.

22 more migrants stopped

11 November 2019
22 more migrants stopped

More migrants have been stopped on their small craft in the third incident in three days.

Deal remembers

11 November 2019
Deal remembers

Townsfolk, young and old, stopped in their tracks to remember the war dead in an Armistice Day commemoration.

Coming of age

11 November 2019
Coming of age

Eight members of a Kent ferry company's 2017 intake of apprentices have now graduated. A ceremony was held for them.

20 migrants stopped in Channel

08 November 2019
20 migrants stopped in Channel

Two more boatloads, with 10 people each, have been stopped at sea and the occupants brought ashore.

Elphicke: 'I'm the candidate for Dover and Deal'

08 November 2019
Elphicke: 'I'm the candidate for Dover and Deal'

A Kent politician, whose future role has been speculated on, says on his website that he is a candidate.

Pull together for charity

07 November 2019
Pull together for charity

A sailing charity is calling on people to join a 23-mile rowing challenge off the Kent coast next summer.

Fun on Winter Wonderland Ice rink

07 November 2019
Fun on Winter Wonderland Ice rink

A Kent port's month-long Christmas spectacular, with an enormous ice rink, returns in just a few weeks.

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Quiz night after child's cancer tragedy

06 November 2019
Quiz night after child's cancer tragedy

A fundraising evening takes place to fight the form of cancer that claimed a life of a primary schoolboy last summer.

Mural blessing for tragic Kelly

06 November 2019
Mural blessing for tragic Kelly

A mural has been blessed two years after the death of a 17-year-old who had been battling a rare form of cancer.

Loans to revamp empty homes will double

06 November 2019
Loans to revamp empty homes will double

A council has pledged an extra £300,000 for refurbishment loans to reduce the number of homes sitting empty

Unclear whether MP will stand again

05 November 2019
Unclear whether MP will stand again

It is not yet confirmed if Charlie Elphicke, who has a court case hanging over him, will stand again in his constituency.

Council makes climate change declaration

04 November 2019
Council makes climate change declaration

Dover District Council’s cabinet has agreed to recommend that full council declares a climate change emergency.

Speedway champ dies

04 November 2019
Speedway champ dies

Speedway motorcycle fans are in mourning following the passing away of a champion rider from the Seventies and Eighties.

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Church service for 39 migrant victims

04 November 2019
Church service for 39 migrant victims

A special church service takes place for 39 migrants who were found dead in the back of a refrigerated lorry last month.

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