Dover’s new police chief says his officers will target the areas where they are most needed to deal with problems caused by alcohol and drug abuse.

A pregnant ex-soldier has been told to pay back just £1 after using her daughter as a cover in a £170k heroin smuggling racket.

A policeman who stopped to help a motorist is among two men injured after a lorry collided with the stationary car.

An alert at the port of Dover for a 14-year-old girl who was missing from Doncaster has been called off after she was found in London.

A public inquiry may be held into the plans to build on an historic site in Dover, which councillors approved last night.

MP Charlie Elphicke calls for more severe action to be taken against human traffickers after eight illegal immigrants were rescued from the Channel.

The wind turbine at the district council offices at Whitfield, fitted in 2007, is to be scrapped.

A father has been given a last-chance warning after admitting having drugs worth up to £12,000 in the home he shares with his nine-year-old son.

MP Charlie Elphicke is calling for severe action to be taken against human traffickers after eight illegal immigrants were rescued from the Channel.

The largest amount of cash seized from criminals in Kent during the past 10 years was at Dover, it has been revealed this week.

A four-day Italian market will be held in Dover this summer. It is being planned by the Town Team which already runs a Tuesday market in the town.

Teams from Dover have won this year's Dover-Calais Festival of Sport.

Channel swimmer Chloe McCardel has had to abandon her swim from Cuba to the USA after being stung by jellyfish.

Dover Coastguard has helped rescue eight suspected illegal immigrants heading for Kent after a boat sank in the Channel this morning.

A man is being questioned by police after fire crews were called to two incidents in Dover early today.

Detectives are warning people to be on their guard after the latest incident in which con-men steal items after distracting their victims.

An appeal for witnesses is being made after two men were assaulted in Dover town centre. Arrests have been made.

Thieves were not responsible for the disappearance of banners advertising the weekly Bluebird market in Dover after all, it has been revealed.

Eurotunnel will have to stop operating ferry services at the port of Dover, after a shock decision by the Competition Commission.

Two women have been forced to quit the round Britain rowing race after being hit by sea sickness!