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Shutdown of key bridge

25 August 2021
Shutdown of key bridge

A swingbridge will be closed from September to November for essential works, a port authority has warned.

Man in court in burglary case

25 August 2021
Man in court in burglary case

A suspect aged 20 has been remanded in custody by magistrates after a break-in, in which three cars were stolen.

Celebrating the Channel swimming heroes

25 August 2021
Celebrating the Channel swimming heroes

A town centre museum has put up a permanent exhibition hailing those who have swum the English Channel.

Dover Pride returns to the streets

24 August 2021
Dover Pride returns to the streets

A colourful day of marching and entertainment returns in full to a Kent town centre after the pandemic.

Nearly 1,000 homes in two decades

24 August 2021
Nearly 1,000 homes in two decades

Developers have given a timetable for a housing development and detailed their plans to create a mass of green space.

Fewer bays at post-Brexit lorry park

23 August 2021
Fewer bays at post-Brexit lorry park

A post-Brexit inland border centre is to have a drastic reduction in bays for HGVs a parish council has revealed.

Swift action against burglar

23 August 2021
Swift action against burglar

A thief was arrested within three hours of the first of two break-ins he committed being reported.

New hopes for startup traders

23 August 2021
New hopes for startup traders

People running fledgling businesses appear close to finding new premises after the previous building they were in had to close.

Snowballing of support in Afghan crisis

19 August 2021
Snowballing of support in Afghan crisis

Rising numbers of organisations in east Kent are coming forward to back people from Afghanistan fleeing the Taliban.

Flats for former Chinese restaurant building

19 August 2021
Flats for former Chinese restaurant building

A planning application has been submitted to create six homes in a double property that had a restaurant and takeaway business.

Life in the Kent town in the global spotlight

19 August 2021
Life in the Kent town in the global spotlight

Asylum seekers, lorry queues and Brexit have put the world's attention on a Kent town but reporter and resident Sam Lennon explains why he never left.

Flagship's maiden voyage

18 August 2021
Flagship's maiden voyage

A new cruise liner has begun the first of eight sailings from a port in Kent and is now heading for the Isles of Scilly.

Bungalows would 'only add to parking problems'

18 August 2021
Bungalows would 'only add to parking problems'

Neighbours are fighting a planned development, which they fear could block the movement of emergency vehicles.

Sandwich Festival returns on Bank Holiday weekend

17 August 2021
Sandwich Festival returns on Bank Holiday weekend

Italian cars, food and the making of medieval boat parts are among the attractions in a town festival.

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Retirement homes take first occupants

17 August 2021
Retirement homes take first occupants

A total 15 independent living houses and flats for older residents, with a communal area, have now opened up.

Friends reunited

17 August 2021
Friends reunited

Members of a social group, kept apart during the pandemic, have finally met again after a total 500 days.

Land Rovers for lifeboatmen's funeral

16 August 2021
Land Rovers for lifeboatmen's funeral

Mourners lined the road to pay their respects as a cortege for the funeral of a lifboatman passed.

Digging for the past

16 August 2021
Digging for the past

An archaeological excavation is taking place over three weeks before a multi-million pound revamp at a town's main square.

Plans to house 8,000 asylum seekers

13 August 2021
Plans to house 8,000 asylum seekers

The Home Office wants to provide temporary accommodation for those arriving in small boats across the Channel, ending the use of hotels.

Please help little Theo

13 August 2021
Please help little Theo

A crowdfunding page has been set up to help pay for tests for a four-month-old baby for a bone disorder.

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