Dover Mercury
Since its debut in March 1998, the Dover Mercury has established itself as a reliable source of news for the Dover community. Released every Thursday, it provides outstanding coverage of both local news and sports events.
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14 hours ago |
kentonline.co.uk | Brad Harper
A sea swimmer who died in a tragedy off the Kent coast has been named by his devastated family. The 20-year-old man’s disappearance at the Port of Dover sparked a huge search on May 3 – with the coastguard helicopter, police and lifeboats scrambled to the scene. But efforts to find him were unsuccessful across the bank holiday weekend and the rescue operation was stood down.
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22 hours ago |
kentonline.co.uk | Brad Harper
A gran is urging people to stop blocking footpaths with their bins after her mobility scooter tipped over into the road and she broke her leg. Denise Aaron remains in hospital more than a week after the accident near Faversham Recreation Ground, which left her needing surgery on her fractured femur. The fiercely independent 82-year-old had been trying to travel along the pavement in Orchard Place but her route was blocked by wheelie bins, forcing her to reverse.
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1 day ago |
kentonline.co.uk | Nicola Jordan
Well-advanced talks could see part of a former department store converted into a specialist medical unit designed to take the pressure off a hospital. The old Debenhams in Chatham High Street is currently undergoing a £730,000 revamp after being left empty since January 2020. It is hoped the ground floor will be converted into an elective care centre, freeing up space and reducing waiting lists at Medway Maritime in Gillingham.
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1 day ago |
kentonline.co.uk | Brad Harper
Footage has captured the moment a car ploughed into a unit at a business park - right in front of police. Officers had been called to the John Wilson estate in Chestfield, Whitstable, following reports of a disturbance. A video shows a man getting into a car parked in front of a unit which appears to belong to a local biker group called Rejects Brotherhood. The vehicle then reverses, before being driven through the shutters - just yards from a police patrol car called to the scene.
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1 day ago |
kentonline.co.uk | Nicola Jordan
The opening date for a swanky new-style bar and restaurant at an out-of-town shopping centre has been announced. Sotto Lounge will be welcoming customers at its latest “home from home” venue at Dockside, Chatham, from May 26, Bank Holiday Monday. Part of Loungers, a rapidly growing hospitality group founded in the West Country, it’s described as having a “home-from-home” ambience.
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