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Living in the shadow of Brexit's customs clearance sites

Living in the shadow of Brexit's customs clearance sites

In weeks their glorious sunsets will be eclipsed by hundreds of lorries. We met the country folk who'll be living beside Kent's inland border points

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Southall: Big Sam's right

Southall: Big Sam's right

Nicky Southall is backing calls from his old Bolton manager Sam Allardyce to halt the football season.

Street's Christmas sewage horror

Street's Christmas sewage horror

A mum has spoken of her horror after her garden was flooded with raw sewerage over Christmas - and it's still not been fixed.

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Double honour for wartime surgeon

Double honour for wartime surgeon

A renowned wartime surgeon now has two plaques put up in her memory, side by side, at a hospital.

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Neighbours mourn remarkable centenarian

Neighbours mourn remarkable centenarian

A great-grandfather who lived in the same street for more than a century has died from coronavirus aged 101.

Stranded truckers loved Jill's Knockers

Stranded truckers loved Jill's Knockers

An award winning pastry cook made a bumper batch of savoury treats and handed them to drivers queuing at the Port of Dover on Christmas Eve

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Sutton v Dover postponed due to Covid

Sutton v Dover postponed due to Covid

Dover's stop-start season has stopped again with their next National League game postponed.

10-man Dover miss a penalty in home defeat

10-man Dover miss a penalty in home defeat

Dover missed a penalty and had a player sent-off as they lost to Dagenham on Boxing Day.

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Race circuit turned into makeshift test centre

Race circuit turned into makeshift test centre

Hauliers left stranded in Kent can now get tested at a race circuit after the Army opened a makeshift facility.

'I'm never coming back here'

'I'm never coming back here'

Drivers have reacted with relief but also aired their frustration as they slowly head home after days of chaos.

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Christmas dinner's cancelled - sorry we didn't tell you

Christmas dinner's cancelled - sorry we didn't tell you

M&S shoppers heading to Dover to get their Christmas dinner are warned to contact the store first - because it may not be there...

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Dover's big clear-up as port chaos starts to ease

Dover's big clear-up as port chaos starts to ease

The bins and streets around Dover port have been just as jammed as the roads, but as the stacked traffic starts to clear, cleaning begins.

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Truckers to be tested at port

Truckers to be tested at port

Drivers stranded at the Port of Dover look set to receive tests despite official guidance insisting they must travel to Manston or the M20.

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'We are unable to operate'

'We are unable to operate'

Roads in Kent are at a complete standstill this morning following three days of chaos at the ports.

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Drivers clash with police and blockade port

Drivers clash with police and blockade port

Drivers in Dover clashed with police before testing was eventually introduced for those who had been sat in the town for days.

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'It’s strange that we’re in Tier 4 and still playing football'

'It’s strange that we’re in Tier 4 and still playing football'

Dover boss Andy Hessenthaler doesn’t think it’s right to be playing football now Kent has been placed in Tier 4.

Community rallies to help stranded truckers

Community rallies to help stranded truckers

Free tea making facilities and wifi are among the measures doled out to fatigued lorry drivers waiting at Dover for France to reopen its borders

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Extraordinary scenes at Port of Dover amid border closure

Extraordinary scenes at Port of Dover amid border closure

Dover is again choked with lorries whose drivers are frustrated by extended queuing with no food, drink or toilet facilities.

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'My family are waiting for me for Christmas'

'My family are waiting for me for Christmas'

As drivers remain stranded in Kent with the border still shut we spoke to them about their prospects of getting home for Christmas.

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Former Premier League defender joins Dover

Former Premier League defender joins Dover

Dover Athletic’s coaching staff has a new member - and he brings plenty of experience to Andy Hessenthaler's backroom team.

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