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Snow joke as Dover have 15th match postponed this season

Snow joke as Dover have 15th match postponed this season

Dover's home match with Maidenhead United on Tuesday night has been postponed due to snow.

Tragic family's rented home had no smoke alarms

Tragic family's rented home had no smoke alarms

A coroner at an inquest has questioned why a rented house, in which a mother and son died in a fire, had no smoke alarms.

'Stay away from cliff edges'

'Stay away from cliff edges'

Coastguards are warning people to keep away from both cliff edges and bottoms after a series of major chalkfalls over the last week.

Power failure stops trains

Power failure stops trains

Buses are replacing trains between two towns after a failure of the electrical supply on the line halted services.

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Car crashes in icy conditions

Car crashes in icy conditions

Motorists are being warned to take extra care and only make essential trips as snow and ice causes difficult driving conditions.

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Dover chairman quits National League board

Dover chairman quits National League board

Dover Athletic chairman Jim Parmenter has resigned from the National League’s board of directors.

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Police try to trace owners of stolen bikes

Police try to trace owners of stolen bikes

Pictures of stolen bikes that have been recovered have been shared by police in the hope of finding the owners.

Game off - Dover Athletic face another blank weekend

Game off - Dover Athletic face another blank weekend

Dover Athletic have had their 13th match of the season postponed - but it’s the weather that’s let them down this time around.

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Post-Brexit traffic gridlock still 'distinct possibility'

Post-Brexit traffic gridlock still 'distinct possibility'

The current lockdown is one reason why roads have not so far been swamped with lorries despite fears of post-Brexit gridlock.

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'She treated students like family'

'She treated students like family'

Tributes have been paid to a secondary school staff member and mother-of-two who died of coronavirus, aged just 51.

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Pandemic leads to parking price freezes

Pandemic leads to parking price freezes

Most car park costs will not increase because of the economic impact of coronavirus lockdowns, district councillors have decided.

Section of white cliffs collapses into sea

Section of white cliffs collapses into sea

A huge chunk of the White Cliffs of Dover has fallen into the sea.

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Green light for cheaper parking

Green light for cheaper parking

Motorists with lower emission cars will be able to pay less for their residential permits in an incentive to use electric and hybrid vehicles.

Brexit fears on gridlock in Kent 'unfounded'

Brexit fears on gridlock in Kent 'unfounded'

The transport minister says Kent gridlock fears after Brexit have been proved unfounded, with freight levels around 15% lower than normal.

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Man found dead on beach

Man found dead on beach

A man in his 50s was found dead near a beach after emergency services were called.

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'Join up the town centre'

'Join up the town centre'

A local plan says the many parts of a 'dissected' town centre need to be connected to help in its future prosperity and stop visitors bypassing it.

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Inside the tech used by new border command cell

Inside the tech used by new border command cell

A James Bond-style unmanned speed boat is among the new technology being deployed by Border Force in its fight against people smuggling gangs.

Make your minds up!

Make your minds up!

Dover boss Andy Hessenthaler has urged the National League to make their minds up sooner rather than later.

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Emergency crews called to cliffs

Emergency crews called to cliffs

An incident at a beach near cliffs prompted a huge emergency services response this afternoon.

Plans for 24 new homes

Plans for 24 new homes

A council has detailed a scheme for more housing as part of a wider project to build 500 affordable dwellings to deal with homelessness.

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