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Gliding club to be replaced with homes despite 65 objections

Gliding club to be replaced with homes despite 65 objections

Plans to replace a gliding club base with two homes have been approved, despite more than 60 objections.

'We don't want any other families to go through what we have'

'We don't want any other families to go through what we have'

The devastated family of a 25-year-old let down by mental health services hope a coroner's ruling will see action taken to prevent further deaths.

Whites' waiting game

Whites' waiting game

There will be an anxious wait for Dover to see if they’ll be without defender Tyrone Sterling this weekend.

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Lines blocked after lorry hits railway bridge

Lines blocked after lorry hits railway bridge

A railway line was blocked in both directions after a lorry hit a bridge, causing disruption to services.

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'This ridiculous development will double the size of our hamlet'

'This ridiculous development will double the size of our hamlet'

Furious residents have hit out at controversial housing plans after developers unveiled a bid for 40 new homes on farmland.

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Green light for huge GP surgery despite noise fears

Green light for huge GP surgery despite noise fears

Councillors have approved a medical centre for 15,000 patients as a large village expands in population despite concerns over noise and light.

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'We're over-21s only - so opening until 3am won't cause problems'

'We're over-21s only - so opening until 3am won't cause problems'

A bar boss is sure anti-social behaviour can still be prevented if his premises is allowed to serve alcohol until 3am.

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Asylum seekers to be held on ferries under new plans

Asylum seekers to be held on ferries under new plans

Asylum seekers could be held on disused military bases or ferries instead of hotels under new government plans.

Village library destroyed by louts

Village library destroyed by louts

Books were left filled with shards of broken glass after vandals destroyed a village's library space inside a bus shelter.

Town centre revamp plans to be shaped by public views

Town centre revamp plans to be shaped by public views

A new multi-million pound scheme to revamp a town centre is being put forward to the public to help shape a new Creative Centre.

'Too many airfields are being built on - we can't lose another one'

'Too many airfields are being built on - we can't lose another one'

Scores of letters have been written against controversial plans to replace a gliding club base with two homes.

Brundle: It's time to deliver

Brundle: It's time to deliver

Boss Mitch Brundle says some of Dover’s players won’t be at Crabble next season - and he thinks it’ll be tough to find new clubs unless they improve.

Spoons plans £3m expansion into derelict nightclub

Spoons plans £3m expansion into derelict nightclub

Wetherspoon bosses have unveiled plans to demolish an abandoned nightclub in order to build a £3m extension and a new pub garden.

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'We are drowning under development - our area can't cope!'

'We are drowning under development - our area can't cope!'

Angry residents have hit out at a planned development in a "picturesque" village behind a doctor's surgery.

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'Don't build GP surgery - it will cause too much noise'

'Don't build GP surgery - it will cause too much noise'

Fears over noise and light pollution from a proposed new medical centre have been raised - but some residents say it is "desperately needed".

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Sharks celebrate title success

Sharks celebrate title success

Dover secured the Kent 2 title in their final match of the season at Crabble.

Large haystack fire near village

Large haystack fire near village

Residents were told to close their windows and doors due to a large haystack fire.

'It was a gutless performance'

'It was a gutless performance'

Boss Mitch Brundle branded Dover’s display in their National League South home defeat to in-form Hampton as gutless.

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Report: Whites suffer a third successive defeat

Report: Whites suffer a third successive defeat

Dover suffered a third straight National League South defeat as they were well beaten at home by Hampton.

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Gun and ammunition importer jailed

Gun and ammunition importer jailed

A man has been jailed after his DNA was found on a semi-automatic gun concealed in a van at the Port of Dover.

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