Dover News - May 2013

Dover Rugby Club hosted the Kent Rugby Tournament for children aged seven years and under on Sunday at Dover's Crabble Hill ground.

Dover Harbour Board has confirmed that following two berthing trials and some modifications to the ship, mv Joline, Barco de Vapor has been given permission to commence a ferry service from the Port's Eastern Docks. The first service is due tomorrow (Thursday 2 May 2013).

A key consultation opened this week on parks and other open spaces across Dover District - and your views are sought.

What can Dover Gateway do for you? Partners are inviting you to come along to Dover Discovery Centre from 10am to 1pm on Tuesday 14 May to find out more about how Gateway can help you.

Motis, the freight services specialist that took over the Freight Services Agency (FSA) at the Port of Dover at the end of last year, has increased jobs at the FSA by almost 50% since the deal.

On the morning of the 29th July 1940 a massive German attack was launched on the Port of Dover harbour, setting a Royal Navy supply ship ablaze. A plaque has been donated to the Harbour Board in honour of the brave actions of Captain F J Hopgood that day.

Kent Police is appealing for witnesses to a serious, unprovoked assault in Deal.

Police have released an e-fit image of a man they want to speak to in connection with an incident in Dover.

Shops in Dover Town Centre are being asked to sign up to support a new scheme to make sure drink-related anti-social behaviour continues to be tackled in the town, and to ensure that the area remains a safe place to live, work and visit.

Dover Harbour Board has announced that its Chief Executive, Bob Goldfield, will stand down from 31 May 2013 after 11 years in post.

An appeal for witnesses has been made after a dog walker reported he was assaulted near the Crabble football ground in Dover.

The Port of Dover has announced that it is freezing ferry tariffs for a further six months until the end of the year.

Exciting new-look play areas in Elms Vale Recreation Ground and Northbourne Avenue in Dover have been launched today.

Fancy doing something different this Bank Holiday? There is an RNLI Fun Day at The Lighthouse, Capel Le Ferne this Saturday 25th May.

Dover Lifeboat was called out in the early hours of this morning following reports that a man had gone overboard from a ferry travelling from Calais.

George Jenkins OBE, Chairman of Dover Harbour Board, is to meet with Thanet Green Party Councillor, Ian Driver, to discuss issues surrounding the welfare of farm animals being exported from the Port of Dover.

Dover District is packed with exciting places to see and things to do for all the family this Bank Holiday weekend and school holiday week.

More than 1,300 households have signed up to take part in Dover District Council's first ever collective switching scheme, in a bid to lower their household bills.

The Port of Dover's Annual Consultative Meeting, held Monday evening, was an opportunity to highlight the important work bringing the Board, management, employees, customers and the community together over the past few months.

A 38-year-old man has been jailed for five years after pleading guilty to attempting to smuggle approximately 14 kilos of MDMA (ecstasy) into the UK through Dover.

A man arrested within hours of ten alleged burglary offences being committed in Dover early on Tuesday morning has been charged.

An event to help people find out about volunteering is being held at Dover Discovery Centre on Tuesday 4 June from 10am to 1pm.

Dover Museum, which is owned and operated by Dover District Council, has received a 2013 Certificate of Excellence award from TripAdvisor, the world's largest travel website.

An appeal has been made for a Whitstable area man reported missing after travelling on a ferry from Calais to Dover.