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Kitchen fire started by cooker

Kitchen fire started by cooker

Firefighters spent 40 minutes tackling a kitchen blaze in Dover on Friday night which was started by a cooker.

Traffic calming measures in place

Traffic calming measures in place

Dover's roads should remain clear today after the Port of Dover implemented a traffic calming scheme to prevent lorries from queuing through the town.

Whites lose opener

Whites lose opener

Dover will make the long trip home from Barrow empty-handed after losing the season opener.

The day Cilla came to town

The day Cilla came to town

TV legend and singer Cilla Black’s visit to Dover in 1966 has been remembered following her death last weekend.

Kinnear snaps up defender

Kinnear snaps up defender

Dover make their second defensive signing in as many days ahead of new campaign.

Young on Whites deal

Young on Whites deal

Read the first interview with new Dover defender Matt Young.

Kinnear's keeper dilemma

Kinnear's keeper dilemma

Dover boss Chris Kinnear is facing a goalkeeping selection dilemma ahead of Saturday’s Vanarama National League opener at Barrow AFC.

Life of Grimes: Team-mate's bare-faced cheek

Life of Grimes: Team-mate's bare-faced cheek

In the first of his weekly columns Dover Athletic captain Jamie Grimes reveals the lengths one of his team-mates went to in an attempt to stay cool.

Firefighters free child trapped in climbing frame

Firefighters free child trapped in climbing frame

A four-year-old girl was swiftly freed from a climbing frame in Shepherdswell near Dover after getting her leg stuck.

Lifeline to help save highstreet

Lifeline to help save highstreet

Dover is getting the support from a national scheme which will work to revitalise its ailing high-street.

Whites and Os agree Essam fee

Whites and Os agree Essam fee

Dover Athletic have finally agreed a fee with Leyton Orient over the signing of former captain Connor Essam.

Fines triple for lorries carrying illegal immigrants

Fines triple for lorries carrying illegal immigrants

The number of fines issued to lorry drivers who bring in illegal immigrants to the UK has tripled in just three years, it's been revealed.

Lorry strikes railway bridge

Lorry strikes railway bridge

Train services have been affected this morning after a lorry struck a railway bridge.

KCC defends paying for migrant taxi fares

KCC defends paying for migrant taxi fares

Kent County Council has defended paying up to £150 per journey for a taxi firm to transport migrants to “supported accommodation" in London.

Fully restored anti-aircraft gun unveiled at Dover Castle

Fully restored anti-aircraft gun unveiled at Dover Castle

The only First World War anti-aircraft gun to be fully restored to fire again will be unveiled at Dover Castle this weekend.

The last First World War gun to fire again

The last First World War gun to fire again

The only First World War anti-aircraft gun to be fully restored to fire again will be unveiled at Dover Castle this weekend.

Villagers hit back after vandals destroy flowers

Villagers hit back after vandals destroy flowers

Residents in River, near Dover, have shown their community spirit by raising cash to replace raided flower beds.

Leberl: More signings to come

Leberl: More signings to come

Dover Athletic assistant boss Jake Leberl says there is still more business to be done in the transfer market.

Pier-redevelopment critics say scheme is ‘smack in town’s face’

Pier-redevelopment critics say scheme is ‘smack in town’s face’

More than 50 objections have been lodged against the shortening of the Grade II Prince of Wales pier on Dover’s seafront.

Car destroyed by fire

Car destroyed by fire

A car has been destroyed and a garage has been damaged by a fire in St Margaret's near Dover in the early hours of this morning.

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