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Lorry roundabout crash causes traffic gridlock

09 July 2014
Lorry roundabout crash causes traffic gridlock

All lanes have now re-opened after a lorry crashed into a busy roundabout this morning.

Broken down lorry causes traffic congestion

08 July 2014
Broken down lorry causes traffic congestion

A lorry, broken down outside the Dover South Services garage, Limekiln Street, caused a huge backlog of traffic this morning.

Rural gardens earmarked for £3m overhaul

07 July 2014
Rural gardens earmarked for £3m overhaul

A multi-million pound restoration plan has been unveiled to improve two parks.

Port of Dover provides assistance during tunnel break down

07 July 2014
Port of Dover provides assistance during tunnel break down

The Port of Dover is "providing assistance" to Eurotunnel passengers who have been stranded because of this yesterday's power failure in the tunnel.

School denies claims of fundamentalist teaching

07 July 2014
School denies claims of fundamentalist teaching

The Dover School for All Nations (DSFAN) has defended itself against claims from a national campaigner accusing its curriculum of being fundamentalist

Call for help in honouring flying pioneer

06 July 2014
Call for help in honouring flying pioneer

An 8ft Bleriot model has been built to highlight the legacy of Harriet Quimby - the first woman pilot to fly across the Channel.

Police investigate cigarette robbery

06 July 2014
Police investigate cigarette robbery

The Co-op in Lower Road was targeted by offenders this morning who made off with a quantity of cigarettes.

Rubbish blaze ignites derelict factory

06 July 2014
Rubbish blaze ignites derelict factory

Dover fire crews attended a blaze inside the derelict factory in Lorne Road last night after a pile of rubbish was set alight.

Bus replacement service for district's rail users

05 July 2014
Bus replacement service for district's rail users

Today marks the start of a temporary replacement bus service between Dover Priory and Ramsgate after rail engineering works begin this afternoon.

CCTV call after attack on woman’s car by vandals

05 July 2014
CCTV call after attack on woman’s car by vandals

A retired Dover resident has called for more CCTV in the London Road area after police failed to capture the opportunists that vandalised her car.

Grass fire sparks frantic calls from residents

05 July 2014
Grass fire sparks frantic calls from residents

Dover's fire station was inundated with calls last night from residents in Folkestone Road, when flames engulfed grassland in North Military Road.

Megger crash victim named

04 July 2014
Megger crash victim named

The 32-year-old woman who died in a freak crash last week was a mother-of-two and a primary school teacher.

Fast food chain helps serve up £2.5m boost to community

03 July 2014
Fast food chain helps serve up £2.5m boost to community

Mcdonald's branches in Whitfield and Dover town centre contribute an estimated £2.5million to the local economy.

College plans to bridge gap between education and work

03 July 2014
College plans to bridge gap between education and work

Plans to transform Dover campus of East Kent College have been unveiled this week when the Minister for Skills and Enterprise visited the town.

Same day diagnosis and treatment

02 July 2014
Same day diagnosis and treatment

More than 60,000 patients will be seen to in outpatient appointments at the new Dover Hospital.

Winston gets made detective in Big Brother murder mystery

02 July 2014
Winston gets made detective in Big Brother murder mystery

Big Brother contestant, Winston Showan, who has lived in Deal and St Margaret's has been made detective in a shopping task on the show.

One Stop shop burgled and set alight in space of hours

30 June 2014
One Stop shop burgled and set alight in space of hours

Around £4,000 of damage has been caused to a store after it was broken into and then later set on fire.

Traffic warden sickness reports ‘out of context’

30 June 2014
Traffic warden sickness reports ‘out of context’

The district council has denied reports that traffic wardens have individually taken nine weeks off sick last year.

Witnesses sought after woman, 32, dies as car plunges off car park

27 June 2014
Witnesses sought after woman, 32, dies as car plunges off car park

Police are seeking witnesses after a 32-year-old woman died as her car plunged from the top of a multi-storey car park when it hit a roundabout.

‘We caught scabies from new mattress’

27 June 2014
‘We caught scabies from new mattress’

A couple are locked in a row with a major store amid claims they caught scabies from a new mattress.

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