Sixth Green Flag for Samphire Hoe
Samphire Hoe, the nature reserve created at the foot of the cliffs at Dover using spoil from the Channel Tunnel, has been presented with a Green Flag Award for the sixth consecutive year.

Jackie sets new record - for the longest Channel swim
Kent foster mum Jackie Cobell has set a new world record by swimming the Channel in the longest time ever! Jackie, 56, from Five Oak Green near Tonbridge, took 28 hours 44 minutes.

Hopes for more jobs soon
Employment opportunites could be on the way soon for east Kent after the approval of a £12million retail development at Whitfield, which is likely to create about 120 jobs when the stores and restaurant open on the White Cliffs Business Park.

Video: Artists' plan to brighten up Dover
Mother and daughter Penny Bearman and Lucy Somers, who have already transformed some of Deal?s boarded-up buildings with their artwork, are on a similar mission in Dover.

Parisian images in London
Deal's veteran photographer Harold Chapman is showing his work at an exhibition in London at the gallery Proud Chelsea in the King's Road.

Academy status for Castle Community College
The end of a school year at Castle Community College has been celebrated with the news that the school will become an academy in September.

Rowers cheered home
Kent rower Laura Thomasson and her all-female rowing crew who've raced round Britain will collect a £15,000 prize this morning when they pass under Tower Bridge.

Fined: The firm that declared live sheep as meat
A firm has been fined thousands for transporting live sheep through Dover on ferries - and declaring them as meat.

Why we sent team to Open golf: Dover
Dover council has defended its decision to send a delegation to the Open golf at St Andrews.

Remembering the Deal bombing
An audio/visual exhibition to remember the Royal Marines bombing in 1989 has opened at Dover Museum.

Port privatisation: Minister calls for more details
Shipping Minister Mike Penning has asked Dover Harbour Board to give more information about its plans for the privatisation of the port of Dover.

Fence down but battle goes on
Removing part of the fence that blocked the light from Kathleen Thomson?s window is "too little too late", according to the widow?s son-in-law.

Girl rowers complete their round-Britain race
Dover rower Laura Thomasson and her colleagues have become the first all-female crew to row around Britain. It has taken them 51 days 16 hours and 42 minutes. Photo of Laura by onEdition.

Swimmer in near-miss with Channel ferry
A man believed to have swum out to sea from Langdon Bay was rescued after nearly being run over by a cross-Channel ferry.

Care home in administration
The families of residents in a Deal care home are being told it is business as usual despite it going into administration.

Kieran back from British tour
Deal's own drummer sensation Kieran Gaffney was back behind his school desk at Walmer Science College on Tuesday after a hectic whistle-stop tour following his Britain?s Got Talent success.

Command team named for new ferry
The officers who will take command of P&O Ferries' new ship Spirit of Britain have been named.

Audio: Model Bleriot plane crashes into Channel
Engine failure is being blamed for a model of Bleriot's plane crashing into the sea during an attempt to fly across the Channel.

Man snatches handbag from pensioner
Police are appealing for witnesses to a robbery in Dover town centre last Wednesday, July 7.

Man made dirty protest on his ex's car
A divorced husband threatened to kill his ex and smeared excrement over her car.

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