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Kent to help pilot driverless cars

Kent to help pilot driverless cars

A £15 million project is being set up to allow vehicles with no driver to communicate with each other wirelessly.

We're barking mad for fancy dress dogs!

We're barking mad for fancy dress dogs!

A woman and her five bulldogs are enjoying a taste of fame after pictures of the pooches went viral.

First conviction after violent protest as more images released

First conviction after violent protest as more images released

One man has been jailed after being caught with a knife at a rally that erupted into violence earlier this year, as police release further images.

Hospital parking ‘costs more here than in London’

Hospital parking ‘costs more here than in London’

Mother raises concerns over cost of parking at Buckland Hospital in Dover.

Driver hid £18m cocaine on coach taking children on trip

Driver hid £18m cocaine on coach taking children on trip

A driver caught trying to smuggle £18 million of cocaine on a coach full of children he was taking on a school trip to London has been jailed.

Parmenter boosted by reaction after walk away threat

Parmenter boosted by reaction after walk away threat

Dover chairman Jim Parmenter says he has been encouraged by the response to his plea for more support .

Addict caught selling heroin despite £700k lottery win

Addict caught selling heroin despite £700k lottery win

A £700,000 lottery win wasn't enough to help a heroin-addicted mum-of-four turn her life around.

Deadly weapons seized at docks

Deadly weapons seized at docks

Two Lithuanian men have been charged with attempted importation after a stash of weapons were found and seized at a Kent docks.

Historian's book about commando raids

Historian's book about commando raids

A Dover historian and volunteer at the Western Heights is signing copies of his new book, Dover’s Forgotten Commando Raid.

Woman pleads guilty to stealing £15k from football club

Woman pleads guilty to stealing £15k from football club

A woman accused of stealing a five-figure sum from a football club has pleaded guilty.

Air ambulance lands in two villages

Air ambulance lands in two villages

Two people were flown to hospital after separate serious accidental injuries.

Fallen tree blocks road

Fallen tree blocks road

A fallen tree is blocking a major route that links Folkestone to Dover this morning.

Road re-opens after truck stuck under railway bridge

Road re-opens after truck stuck under railway bridge

A truck with a skip on the back of it has been removed after it was wedged under a village railway bridge, causing delays to train services.

Whites' character shines through

Whites' character shines through

First-team coach Mark Newson praised Dover's character after they came from behind to secure three points in the derby against a battling Welling side

Whites rally to clip Wings

Whites rally to clip Wings

Dover closed on the Vanarama National League play-offs with a nervy 2-1 win against batting Welling, for whom it is now 20 games without a win.

Burning woodland causes smoke misery

Burning woodland causes smoke misery

Burning of woodland in Dover is causing misery for residents and businesses affected by the heavy smoke.

Porch fire in derelict house

Porch fire in derelict house

The porch of a derelict house in Guston has been left "severely damaged" after a fire this evening.

French medal honour for wartime seaman

French medal honour for wartime seaman

French medal honour comes to Dovorian veteran Sidney Goldsack.

Let’s all work together and clean up our town

Let’s all work together and clean up our town

A Dovorian is calling on fellow residents to help rid the town of litter and fly-tipping and give it a spring clean this April.

E-cigarette batteries explode in man's trouser pocket

E-cigarette batteries explode in man's trouser pocket

An ex-smoker was left with severe burns to his legs after e-cigarette batteries "went off like a firework" in his pocket and set his trousers on fire.

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