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Grass fire sparks frantic calls from residents

Grass fire sparks frantic calls from residents

Dover's fire station was inundated with calls last night from residents in Folkestone Road, when flames engulfed grassland in North Military Road.

Home start for Whites

Home start for Whites

Dover's first game back in Conference Premier since 2002 will be in front of their own fans at Crabble.

Megger crash victim named

Megger crash victim named

The 32-year-old woman who died in a freak crash last week was a mother-of-two and a primary school teacher.

Pupil, 3, knocked unconscious as parent headbutts mother

Pupil, 3, knocked unconscious as parent headbutts mother

A thug 'saw red' before headbutting a fellow parent and knocking a child unconscious in a row outside infants school gates.

Elder full of running ahead of season

Elder full of running ahead of season

Dover’s Conference Premier fixtures will be released on Friday but Nathan Elder admitted he’s not worried about who Whites’ get first up.

Fast food chain helps serve up £2.5m boost to community

Fast food chain helps serve up £2.5m boost to community

Mcdonald's branches in Whitfield and Dover town centre contribute an estimated £2.5million to the local economy.

College plans to bridge gap between education and work

College plans to bridge gap between education and work

Plans to transform Dover campus of East Kent College have been unveiled this week when the Minister for Skills and Enterprise visited the town.

Same day diagnosis and treatment

Same day diagnosis and treatment

More than 60,000 patients will be seen to in outpatient appointments at the new Dover Hospital.

Young sailors’ dinghy stolen

 Young sailors’ dinghy stolen

Have you been offered a Topper dinghy to buy? If so, it might be the boat that Cinque Ports Pirates Sailing Club is missing after the break-in.

One Stop shop burgled and set alight in space of hours

One Stop shop burgled and set alight in space of hours

Around £4,000 of damage has been caused to a store after it was broken into and then later set on fire.

Traffic warden sickness reports ‘out of context’

Traffic warden sickness reports ‘out of context’

The district council has denied reports that traffic wardens have individually taken nine weeks off sick last year.

Witnesses sought after woman, 32, dies as car plunges off car park

Witnesses sought after woman, 32, dies as car plunges off car park

Police are seeking witnesses after a 32-year-old woman died as her car plunged from the top of a multi-storey car park when it hit a roundabout.

‘We caught scabies from new mattress’

‘We caught scabies from new mattress’

A couple are locked in a row with a major store amid claims they caught scabies from a new mattress.

Attempted drug smuggler jailed for eight years

Attempted drug smuggler jailed for eight years

An Italian lorry driver has been jailed after attempting to smuggle 10 kilos of heroin, worth more than £1million, through the Port of Dover.

Rally drivers pull into castle checkpoint

Rally drivers pull into castle checkpoint

Dover Castle was a check-point for a host of rally drivers taking part in 3,000 charity mile dash across Europe.

Walker keen to leave for Crawley

Walker keen to leave for Crawley

Goalkeeper Mitch Walker may have played his last game for Dover, saying he wants to join League 1 side Crawley Town.

Walker interests Crawley

Walker interests Crawley

Dover manager Chris Kinnear admits League 1 side Crawley Town’s apparent interest in signing his goalkeeper Mitch Walker is news to him.

Pilgrims' 'outreach' to districts residents

Pilgrims' 'outreach' to districts residents

"The hospice should be a philosophy," is the statement from an associate practitioner who helps run a weekly club for patients in Dover.

Residents complain at slow redevelopment progress

Residents complain at slow redevelopment progress

A lack of action on a town-centre regeneration project has sparked a petition with thousands of signatures seeking answers, it has been revealed.

Litter bugs slapped with hefty fines

Litter bugs slapped with hefty fines

Two Dover men have been fined more than £800 after they were caught littering in the district.

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