Dover store remains open after Peacocks is saved
Fashion retailer Peacocks has been bought out of administration and the Dover store has been saved. But others in Kent will close with immediate effect.

Two calls in four days for fire crew under threat
Fire-fighters at St Margaret's - whose station is due to close in April - have answered a second call in four days.

Owner reunited with missing Mischka
A dog reported stolen at West Langdon has been found again.

Where's your bin?
Council officers are preparing to take action against householders who allow their wheelie bins to block the pavement outside their homes.

Footie fan dies after Dover match
A fan who attended Dover?s football match against Truro on Saturday was killed on her way home.

Raiders hit shopkeeper with baton
Robbers wearing stockings over their heads threatened a bookmaker with a baton before running off.

Trucker jailed for smuggling £5m of cannabis
A lorry driver has been jailed for eight years today after smuggling more than £5m of cannabis through Dover's Eastern Docks.

A true hero!
Read the amazing tale of courage and gallantry as a lifeboat crewman saved nine lives in force 11 gales.

Men jailed after £800k cigarettes smuggling
Four men have been jailed for their involvement in smuggling almost five million cigarettes into the country through Dover.

Battle of Britain centre cleared for take-off
Planning permission has been granted for a visitor centre to celebrate the heroism of the Battle of Britain pilots at Capel-le-Ferne.

Search for carnival queen from 50 years ago
The search is on to find a Dover carnival queen from 50 years ago. The appeal is being made in connection with Dover Film Festival, due to be held at the town hall next month, at which the 1961 Dover film will be screened.

Remembering the Zeebrugge disaster... 25 years on
Stars will be used to provide a lasting legacy of memories to those who died in the Herald of Free Enterprise tragedy.

Hello sailor! Kelly Brook launches ferry service
Kent model and actress Kelly Brook donned a captain's hat to launch a new ferry service at Dover today.

Former miners' union president dies, aged 68
The funeral takes place next week for John Moyle, who was a president of Kent National Union of Mineworkers and a union leader during the national strike in the 1980s.

'Thank you for restoring my faith in humanity'
A judge has heaped praise on brave have-a-go hero market trader David Carter who helped catch a violent offender.

Brothers bringing refreshing change to station
Passengers will soon find a refreshing change at Deal Railway Station with the opening of a new cafe.

Update: Hero's welcome for attacked trolley man
A supermarket has staged a hero's homecoming today for a trolley man savagely attacked by two men.

Campaigners urge PM to halt housing plan
Letters are on their way to the Prime Minister and a Secretary of State from campaigners at Sholden Parish Council who refuse to give up the fight to stop housing developments in the village.

Two jailed for al Qaeda propaganda
Two Germans have been jailed for being in possession of al Qaeda bomb-making propaganda when they arrived at the port of Dover.

Viva la Dover to Calais
A new ferry service between Dover and Calais will start later this month, creating 300 jobs.

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A CAMPAIGN to make a notorious accident blackspot safer has been bogged down by red tape and cash demands.

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CRITICS of deeply unpopular plans to build nearly 6,000 new homes in Ashford are gearing up for one last fight to get the scheme...

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THE campaign for a Christian secondary school in Sevenoaks reached an important milestone on Tuesday when clerics from across the...

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A MAN accused of beating up a Borough Green taxi driver may face more serious charges, it has been revealed.

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AN ESTATE agent has been turfed out of its premises and New Romney shopkeepers lost thousands of pounds of trade after two fires...

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