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Dover police investigating assault search for man

Dover police investigating assault search for man

09 November 2013

Police have added a man to their most wanted list after a serious attack on a woman in Dover.

Emergency ferry exercise will test multi-agency response

Emergency ferry exercise will test multi-agency response

09 November 2013

A major emergency exercise is taking place at the Port of Dover today, involving organisations and agencies from across Kent.

Controversial drilling plans in east Kent villages abandoned... for now

Controversial drilling plans in east Kent villages abandoned... for now

08 November 2013

Anti-fracking campaigners have welcomed news the company behind plans to drill for oil and gas at three county sites has withdrawn proposals.

Animal export slogans "ill-judged and unhelpful" says Dover MP

Animal export slogans "ill-judged and unhelpful" says Dover MP

08 November 2013

MP Charlie Elphicke has slammed animal rights campaigners for projecting "unhelpful" slogans onto the side of a derelict building in the town.

Dover boys grammar "should do better" say inspectors

Dover boys grammar "should do better" say inspectors

08 November 2013

The quality of teaching and the achievement of pupils at Dover Grammar School for Boys - especially in maths - should be better, according to Ofsted.

Ferry workers reject pay changes

Ferry workers reject pay changes

07 November 2013

Union members working for P&O are calling on the company to throw out plans to change salaries after overwhelmingly voting against them.

Fracking: Our future hope... or hell?

Fracking: Our future hope... or hell?

07 November 2013

Kent is shaping up to be a key battleground in the race to drill for shale gas.

Mum's safety fears over exploding candle

Mum's safety fears over exploding candle

07 November 2013

A shocked mother is calling for a supermarket's candles to be withdrawn from sale after one exploded and set her kitchen on fire.

Jail for Italian lorry driver Salvatore De Pasquale who was caught at Dover with £2.5 million drugs

Jail for Italian lorry driver Salvatore De Pasquale who was caught at Dover with £2.5 million drugs

07 November 2013

An Italian lorry driver who attempted to smuggle class A drugs worth around £2.5 million into the UK has been jailed for nine and a half years.

Hanged man's brother offers reward in bid to unearth 'murder' evidence

Hanged man's brother offers reward in bid to unearth 'murder' evidence

06 November 2013

The Kent brother of a former SAS soldier found hanged in Zimbabwe says he believes he was murdered... and is offering a £15,000 for evidence.

'Illegal immigrants' hunted after fleeing lorry at docks

'Illegal immigrants' hunted after fleeing lorry at docks

06 November 2013

Police are hunting for seven suspected illegal immigrants - after 10 are understood to have been detained when a group of men ran from a lorry today.

Man rescued after falling 100ft over cliffs

Man rescued after falling 100ft over cliffs

06 November 2013

A man has been taken to hospital after a dramatic rescue operation early today when he plunged about 100ft over cliffs.

Going on an educational journey through space

Going on an educational journey through space

06 November 2013

Pupils at schools in Dover and Deal are experiencing a new fun way to learn about the solar system.

New team of officers will target those who cause problems in Dover town centre

New team of officers will target those who cause problems in Dover town centre

06 November 2013

Extra police officers are being brought into Dover to tackle anti-social behaviour, drug and alcohol abuse in the town, the Mercury can reveal.

Holidaymakers return from cruise to find cars written off in storm

Holidaymakers return from cruise to find cars written off in storm

05 November 2013

Cruise passengers have returned to Kent today to find their cars were written off when the worst storm in a decade lashed the Port of Dover.

Cruise passengers return to find some of their cars have been written off

Cruise passengers return to find some of their cars have been written off

05 November 2013

Cruise passengers whose cars were damaged by last week's storm have returned to Dover and can now see the damage for themselves.

Jail for thief who ignored last chance warning

Jail for thief who ignored last chance warning

05 November 2013

A Dover man who ignored a warning that he would go to prison if he committed one more offence has been sent to jail after committing three thefts!

Singing on the dock of the bay

Singing on the dock of the bay

05 November 2013

Staff from P&O Ferries became television stars this week as they featured in choirmaster Gareth Malone’s new series to get people singing at work.

Woman attacked and robbed in Dover town centre

Woman attacked and robbed in Dover town centre

05 November 2013

Police are trying to trace two men who went to the aid of a woman when she was attacked and robbed in Dover early on Sunday.

Kent put on flood warning again

Kent put on flood warning again

04 November 2013

The Environment Agency has put parts of Kent on flood alert again today as high winds combine with large waves.

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