Dover News - March 2013

Police investigating an armed robbery which took place at a post office in Shepherdswell are appealing for witnesses to come forward.

The Port of Dover has retained the prestigious Carbon Trust Standard celebrating four years of carbon reductions.

As part of a scheme to regenerate and improve the River Dour, local artist and researcher Anita Luckett has been working with Dover Town Council to install information panels along the river's path.

A 41-year-old Dover man is in custody after a car being followed by police officers was stopped in Folkestone yesterday.

Exciting design proposals for improvements to play area facilities at Sheridan Road in Dover will be on show at a community consultation event from 3-5pm on Wednesday 20 March.

The average total Council Tax bill for households in Dover District is to increase by 1.06% for the next financial year.

Dover Harbour Board have announced a brand new fun day, the Port of Dover Community Regatta which will incorporate the popular Dover District Community Safety Day. The event takes place on Saturday 27th July 2013 on Dover Seafront between 10am and 5pm.

The Chairman of Dover District Council has welcomed the success of the Civic Service held at the Church of St Peter and St Paul in River on Friday, and thanked everyone who came along and helped to bring the community together for the service.

Stephen Twigg MP, the Shadow Secretary of State for Education visited Dover on Thursday (7 March 2013). Mr Twigg joined Clair Hawkins, Labour's PPC for Dover & Deal on visits to Happy Feet Pre-School in Tower Hamlets and St Edmunds Catholic School.

Dover's RNLI lifeboat was launched yesterday afternoon after the dredger "Arco Arun" reported that she had dredged up a suspected World War II ordinance and had requested that her crew be evacuated.

Kent Police is appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic collision on the A2 at Shepherdswell near Dover this morning.

Today, staff at the Port of Dover hosted a travel and tourism visit by pupils from St. Nicholas School in Canterbury, which teaches young people with special educational needs.

Dover Harbour Board has released a statement regarding live animal exports from the Port of Dover.

Welcome to White Cliffs Country, a unique place where coast meets country, beauty meets history, and England meets the Continent - that's the message in an exciting new tourism campaign for Dover District for 2013, which was launched today.

Householders are being warned of four burglaries in Folkestone, Canterbury and Dover areas where offenders disguised as police officers have stolen cash.

This week, the Port of Dover hosted 20 students from Greenwich University as part of the continuation of an on-going and successful three-year partnership.

On Thursday, Jack Dromey MP, Labour's Shadow Housing Minister visited Dover and Deal as part of the Your Britain project.

The 95th Anniversary of the Dover Patrol's heroic and historic St. George's Day raid on Zeebrugge in 1918 will be commemorated on Tuesday 23rd April 2013 with ceremonies at St James' Cemetery and The Zeebrugge Bell at Dover Town Hall.

Police investigating an incident in Dover where a man allegedly groped a girl's breast have released an e-fit of the suspect.

Clair Hawkins, Labour Parliamentary Candidate for Dover and Deal, has launched a campaign against Government plans to introduce Super Peak fares.