9 October 2011Police make arrests in the Worthington St Assault Case and on the Deal FC Fire..see below..
The stunning picture above is by Joyce Banks.
Maggie Stephenson-Knight of the Dover War Memorial Project has just sent me her latest high colour Newsletter. Top shot in the Newsletter is the picture we now show above. I asked Maggie, who is also a member of Doverforum, to send it over to us here and she duly did. We really wanted to feature it in our top slot..and here we are. It really is a super special picture, Joyce even managed to get South Foreland Lighthouse into the shot. The Spitfire comes home. Excellent stuff indeed! and a huge well done to Joyce Banks. PB.
Here is a section from the Dover War Memorial Project Newsletter explaining more....
As we mark the 71st anniversary of the Battle of Britain, and the 75th of the first flight of K5054, here’s Spitfire BM597 heading for the Battle of Britain memorial at Capel-le-Ferne. A veteran of World War II, she served with 315 and 317 (Polish) Squadrons RAF. Now owned by the Historic Aircraft Collection, she’s a film star too! In 1967 she went to Pinewood, becoming the pattern for the glass-fibre replicas in the film “Battle of Britain”. The photo is by Dover War Memorial Project super-volunteer Joyce Banks, who for a special birthday present accompanied and observed the Spitfire in a helicopter flight from “Action Stations!”.
http://www.doverwarmemorialproject.org.uk is the web addres of the DWMP and you can find previous Newsletters there, if you would like to receive the quarterly newsletter send an email with only the word "Subscribe" to dwmpnewsletter@gmail.com.
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WORTHINGTON STREET ASSAULT: ARRESTS Latest see Below!!
Witness appeal following serious assault on a teenager in Dover
Police are continuing to appeal for witnesses following a serious assault that has left a 15-year-old boy in a critical condition in hospital. The assault was in Worthington Street at about 9.45pm on Saturday (8 October 2011) as the teenager was waiting for his friend outside a newsagent’s shop. It is understood he was approached by another young man and an altercation took place. The 15-year-old was taken to William Harvey Hospital, but transferred to Kings College Hospital in London where he is undergoing treatment for a serious head injury.
Officers are appealing for witnesses to come forward and in particular would like to speak to the drivers of two small silver cars who are believed to have driven past at the time of the assault. The cars are thought to have been a Peugeot 206 and a Volkswagen Polo.
Worthington Street is a one way street, running from York Street into Dover town centre. The assault took place in an area near Ladbrokes bookmakers and a mini-market shop.
Detective Inspector Jon Holl from Kent Police said: "It appears this young man had been briefly visiting the newsagent with his friends, when this assault occurred in the road outside. We are urging anyone with information to contact us, but we would particularly urge the drivers of two silver cars who are thought to have witnessed the incident to come forward.”
Anyone with information can contact police on 01622 690690 or Kent Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
ARRESTS LATEST: UPDATE just in........
Police have arrested two men suspected of assaulting the 15-year-old boy mentioned above in Dover on Saturday evening (8 October 2011).
The two men from Dover, aged 28 and 31, were arrested this afternoon (Tuesday 11 October 2011) and are currently in custody being questioned.The boy was assaulted as he waited for a friend outside a shop in Worthington Street at about 9.45pm.
Officers are continuing to appeal for witnesses or anyone with information about an altercation outside the shop to contact Kent Police on 01622 690690.
Sadly the boy remains critically ill in Kings College Hospital in London.
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Police investigating Deal Town fire keep an open mind
ARREST see below....
Detectives investigating a fire which severely damaged the pavilion at Deal Town Football Club, Thursday 6 October, say the cause of the blaze is still unexplained.
The fire, which was reported to Kent Police just after 5.20pm, is being investigated by South Kent’s area major enquiry team.
Acting Detective Sergeant Darren Manktelow said: “Detectives, crime scene investigators and fire investigators from Kent Fire and Rescue Service have spent the morning at the football club trying to establish how the fire started.
“The cause is still unexplained so we are keeping an open mind and cannot rule out arson at this stage."
“We are appealing for anyone who was in the St Leonard’s Road area of Deal yesterday afternoon and saw anyone acting suspiciously at the Charles Sports Ground to contact us,” he added.
The building was empty at the time and no-one was injured in the blaze.
If you have information phone Kent Police on 01622 690690 or Kent Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.
Latest :
Detectives investigating a fire that severely damaged the pavilion at Deal Town Football Club last Thursday (6 October 2011) are treating it as
suspicious. A 17-year-old Deal boy was arrested on Saturday (8 October 2011) and questioned about the fire. He has been released on bail until 11 November 2011, pending further investigation.
The fire in the empty building was reported to Kent Police just after 5.20pm.
Police are continuing to appeal for information. Officers want to speak to anyone who was in the St Leonard’s Road area of Deal last Thursday afternoon to contact Kent Police on 01622 690690 or Kent Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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Police appeal for information after serious sexual assault
Kent Police is investigating an allegation of serious sexual assault in Folkestone, Thursday 29 September 2011.
A 38-year-old woman contacted police just after midnight to report that she had been sexually assaulted by four men in the St Mary and St Eanswythe Church graveyard in Priory Gardens.
Acting Detective Chief Inspector Julien Lawton said: “The victim had visited two local pubs, the Lord Morris in Guildhall Street and the East Kent Arms in Sandgate Road, that evening. While she was in the East Kent Arms she had a conversation with a group of four men. They were all white, aged about 28 and were all of slim build and dressed in casual clothing. One man had tattoos and a foreign accent.
“She left the East Kent Arms at about 11pm in the company of one of the men. It appears that he was then joined by three other men and they took her into the graveyard where she was sexually assaulted.”
Police have searched the graveyard and are carrying out house to house enquiries and examining CCTV footage of the area.
They are also appealing for anyone who was in Folkestone town centre on that thursday night and may have seen or heard anything suspicious to contact Kent Police on 01622 690690 or Kent Crimestoppers on 0800 555111 quoting crime number FY/015285/11.
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