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Van collides with traffic lights

Van collides with traffic lights

A driver of a van that smashed into a set of traffic lights in Bridge Street this morning fled the scene before police officers arrived.

Kinnear keeping his squad on their toes

Kinnear keeping his squad on their toes

Dover boss Chris Kinnear has proved he’s not about to wrap his players up in cotton wool ahead of the Vanarama Conference clash at Macclesfield.

Update on St James’ site delayed by legal hitch

Update on St James’ site delayed by legal hitch

Progress talks on the Dover Town Investment Zone (DTIZ) were cancelled on Tuesday because the public inquiry is still open.

Blaze ignites Whitfield bungalow

Blaze ignites Whitfield bungalow

Flames engulfed the rear bedroom of a bungalow in Archer's Court Road last night.

Missing cyclist last seen in Dover

Missing cyclist last seen in Dover

A man who cycled from Thornton Heath to Dover in July is missing, and the police are appealing for information on his whereabouts.

Kent Senior Cup round-up

Kent Senior Cup round-up

Dover, Margate, Tonbridge and Thamesmead all went through in the Kent Senior Cup on Tuesday night.

Boy hit by car on school grounds

Boy hit by car on school grounds

A boy was hit by a car at Astor College for the Arts yesterday during the afternoon chaos of the school run.

Granada building reduced to pile of rubble

Granada building reduced to pile of rubble

From a theatre, to a cinema, and then a nightclub, the old Granada building in Castle Street has created many memories for the town's residents.

'Levy would generate more money for community'

'Levy would generate more money for community'

A 10p charge for every passenger using the Port of Dover will generate more money than the community fund according to a Dover resident.

Christmas has come early

Christmas has come early

Halloween hasn't passed yet but Dover Town Council has prepared itself for a Merry Christmas by installing decorative lights in October.

Port of Dover's application for more powers granted

Port of Dover's application for more powers granted

The port is celebrating a "landmark achievement" as its application for more powers, through a Harbour Revision Order, has been approved.

Health staff will 'take a break' for better pay

Health staff will 'take a break' for better pay

NHS staff will 'take a break' in protest of poor pay, instead of working through their breaks.

Whites make it three from three at Crabble

Whites make it three from three at Crabble

Dover clinched their fifth win of the season, and a third consecutive at home, after beating Chester 2-0 at Crabble in the Vanarama Conference.

Anger over play park decision

Anger over play park decision

Plans to relocate a play park has left some Aycliffe residents fuming when their choice was rejected in a public vote.

Lorries causing congestion in Dover

Lorries causing congestion in Dover

Two major routes into Dover were congested on Monday due to separate road related incidents.

Woman collapses in Priory Street

Woman collapses in Priory Street

A woman, believed to be in her 40s, has been hospitalised after having a fit in Priory Street, Dover, on Monday afternoon.

Man is told to pay £270 for leaving rubbish out

 Man is told to pay £270 for leaving rubbish out

Ryan Aylett, 30, who repeatedly left his bin bags on the street, is the latest litter bug to be fined by the district council

Art and history workshop at the Hoe

Art and history workshop at the Hoe

Tomorrow (Saturday) marks the first of three winter workshops in the new education centre at Samphire Hoe.

Mindless vandals smash windows along seafront

Mindless vandals smash windows along seafront

Two large windows have been shattered at a building on Dover seafront after vandals threw pebbles at Dover Sea Sports and Hythe Bay Restaurant.

Cigarette smuggler jailed

Cigarette smuggler jailed

A lorry driver who smuggled more than one million cigarettes into the UK at Dover has landed himself a jail term.

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