Dover News - January 2011

Work was due to begin in Dover today to continue developing a high quality walking and cycling link joining Buckland Mill to the seafront, following the River Dour Valley.

Six Bulgarian and Lithuanian nationals have been jailed for a total of 87 years for attempting to smuggle approximately 35 kilos of cocaine, with an estimated street value of £1.4 million, into the UK aboard a cruise ship when it arrived in Dover.

A man from Leicester has been sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to heroin and cocaine smuggling.

The Port of Dover has welcomed the arrival of P&O Ferries 'Spirit of Britain', the largest ferry ever designed for the Dover Strait.

Further to discussions held on Tuesday (11th January 2011) between Dover District Council and Shepway District Council Cabinet Members, it is the intention of both Cabinets to progress the move to a shared corporate management team.

A major plan setting out key priorities for investment for the future of East Kent has been approved by Dover District Council's Cabinet this week.

The Port of Dover has been awarded the Park Mark Award once again for safe, secure car parking at the Cruise Terminal and Eastern Docks, celebrating over ten years of participation in the Safer Parking Scheme.

A new exhibition has opened at Dover Museum telling the story of front-line Dover during the Second World War. The exhibition, including local memories from the museum's oral history archive, runs until 3 May.

Dover District Council has welcomed news that outstanding work by the planning team on the Dover Sea Sports Centre and the Local Development Framework has been recognised with two prestigious awards at the Regional Planning Awards 2010.