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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.

Resurfacing on A20 Western Docks spur road has begun

Resurfacing on A20 Western Docks spur road has begun

The Highways Agency have started resurfacing parts of the A20 carriageway between Limekiln roundabout and Lord Warden Square.

Photographer’s focus on community

Photographer’s focus on community

Community man Peter Nix has told of the progress he has made in sprucing up Dover's struggling Charlton Centre.

Dover lifeboat rescue

Dover lifeboat rescue

Dover's RNLI rescued a boat from the shipping lanes of the channel last night.

Progress noted at ‘inadequate’ school

Progress noted at ‘inadequate’ school

St Edmund’s Catholic School in Old Charlton Road is improving according to its fourth monitoring inspection report from Ofsted.

Reward for dedication to teaching

Reward for dedication to teaching

A retired teacher who taught at Deal and Dover schools has fondly remembered her career after being recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.

New contract for play-off hero Elder

New contract for play-off hero Elder

Nathan Elder has signed a new one-year deal at Conference Premier-bound Dover and the scorer of the winner in the play-off final couldn't be happier.

Choir tune up for Voices festival

Choir tune up for Voices festival

P&O's tuneful bunch are set to perform at the Voices of London concert at the end of the month.

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