Dover News - March 2012

A Hertfordshire man was sentenced to two years and eight months imprisonment on Wednesday for possessing and importing indecent images of children after being stopped by at Dover's Eastern Docks.

The Channel Swimming and Piloting Federation (CS&PF) have launched a new website at www.cspf.co.uk. The content-rich site has been designed to interest and support all swimmers whose dream is to swim across the English Channel.

Two men have been jailed for a total of 22 years after being found guilty of smuggling 100 kilos of heroin and six kilos of cocaine into the UK through Dover.

The average total Council Tax bill for households in Dover District is to increase by 0.54% for the next financial year. Dover District Council agreed Council Tax levels at its meeting yesterday, and confirmed that the District Council part of the bill is to increase by 3.45%.

Operation Cubit targeted Dover District from 8-9 March and removed 9 abandoned and untaxed vehicles from the streets of the area.

A large scale exercise aimed at testing Kent's response to a major chemical incident will be held at the Port of Dover on Thursday 22nd March.

Two men have been jailed for a total of 14 years after pleading guilty to smuggling approximately 13 kilos of heroin at 100% purity into the UK through Dover. The drugs had an estimated street value of over £1.5 million.

Customers will be better informed when eating out in Dover District, thanks to the introduction of a new scheme, which tells them about the hygiene standards of food outlets. The new Food Hygiene Rating Scheme will go live in Dover District from Monday 2 April 2012.

Dover District Council is welcoming exciting news that the streets the Olympic Flame will travel through in the district, and names of inspirational Torchbearers who will run in our communities, have been announced today.

Emergency services and key agencies from across Kent have been tested in a major chemical scenario at the Port of Dover.

Representatives from 26 community and voluntary groups that have benefited from a total of £99,432 Bridging the Gap funding over the past year were invited to a Grant Awards Celebration evening at Eastry Village Hall on Wednesday.

Dover Cruise Port welcomed the AIDAluna yesterday on day four of the ship's voyage from Hamburg. This was AIDAluna's inaugural call at Dover Cruise Port.

This year's Safety Awareness Day will take place along the Promenade by the Dover Sea Sports Centre on Bank Holiday Monday 9th April between 11am and 3pm.

Dover Cruise Port and Visit Kent have jointly won Cruise Insight's award for the "Best Destination Experience (Organised Tours) 2011".

Kent Police is tuning up for an appearance at the bandstand in Pencester Gardens, Dover on Tuesday 3 April.