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Hundreds of people consult on plans for district's future

Hundreds of people consult on plans for district's future

Hundreds of people have attended a series of exhibitions to find out more about a district’s blueprint for the next two decades.

Man arrested in connection with deaths of 27 asylum seekers in Channel

Man arrested in connection with deaths of 27 asylum seekers in Channel

National Crime Agency investigators have arrested a man in connection with the deaths of at least 27 asylum seekers in the English Channel.

200-year-old church could be turned into home

200-year-old church could be turned into home

Buildings originally created as a church and school are among the properties up for auction in a couple of weeks.

Stalker who followed victim across Kent jailed

Stalker who followed victim across Kent jailed

A stalker is now behind bars after following his 'terrified' victim to several locations across Kent.

Bid for town's first PureGym in empty Halfords

Bid for town's first PureGym in empty Halfords

A former Halfords superstore could be transformed into an all-day gym with thousands of members.

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130 homes planned for abandoned warehouse site

130 homes planned for abandoned warehouse site

Plans to develop wasteland near a hospital into new homes and apartments have been put forward.

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Delight as whale spotted in Channel

Delight as whale spotted in Channel

Pictures show what appears to be a whale swimming in the English Channel.

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Men disposed of scrap metal worth £24k without licence

Men disposed of scrap metal worth £24k without licence

Two men have been fined thousands of pounds after they were caught disposing of scrap metal worth more than £24k without a licence.

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Manager calls for Whites to keep their foot on the gas

Manager calls for Whites to keep their foot on the gas

Boss Andy Hessenthaler is warning his Dover players not to slip back into bad habits.

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Roast dinner takeaway set to open

Roast dinner takeaway set to open

A couple are launching a new takeaway which will see a full roast dinner piled into a giant Yorkshire pudding.

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Driver tried to smuggle drugs worth £1m into UK

Driver tried to smuggle drugs worth £1m into UK

A driver has been jailed for 11 years after being stopped by Border Force in Kent, who discovered cocaine hidden in his lorry.

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Planned A2 closure postponed

Planned A2 closure postponed

A stretch of the A2 was due to be closed overnight - but has now been postponed.

Huge new solar farm set to power 7,000 homes

Huge new solar farm set to power 7,000 homes

Plans for a large solar farm have been approved, despite fears over loss of farmland.

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Controversial bid for traveller site approved

Controversial bid for traveller site approved

Plans for a traveller site with eight caravans have been approved - despite fears people will be left "wading through mud".

Boy with long Covid has missed school for two years

Boy with long Covid has missed school for two years

A teenager suffering from long Covid has missed school for two years and is now showing "dementia-like" symptoms.

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Train buckled by fallen tree

Train buckled by fallen tree

The front of a train has been buckled after it collided with a fallen tree.

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Hess: Dover's got talent

Hess: Dover's got talent

First-team manager Andy Hessenthaler has described Dover’s Academy as one of the best in the area for producing players.

Anger over plans for caravan pitches

Anger over plans for caravan pitches

Plans for a traveller site with eight caravans are set to be approved - despite fears people will be left "wading through mud".

'Unwell' man jailed after repeatedly trying to enter UK

'Unwell' man jailed after repeatedly trying to enter UK

A 'desperate' Afghanistan man - who has entered the UK illegally several times - was found trying to cross the Channel in a small boat again.

Suspected people smugglers arrested after illegal boat landing

Suspected people smugglers arrested after illegal boat landing

Four Albanians have been arrested in connection with an illegal beach landing on a Kent beach.

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