Dover News - April 2014

A man from Kent has been jailed for seven-and-half years at Canterbury Crown Court after attempting to smuggle approximately 10 kilos of amphetamine and a kilo of cocaine into the UK through Dover.

Proof that the Port of Dover is a national asset - and crucial to the performance of the Kent economy - has been demonstrated by an economic impact survey.

Following the launch of the Armed Forces Community Covenant, community groups across Dover District are invited to apply for grants from £100 to £250,000 to support projects that strengthen the ties or understanding between members of the armed forces community and the wider community in which they live.

Police investigating the theft of a man's wallet from the doorway of the Eight Bells pub in Cannon Street, Dover, have released an e-fit of the suspect.

A Dover teenager has been charged with assaulting a police officer called to the report of a disturbance on Saturday afternoon

Police officers investigating a burglary in Folkestone Road, Dover, on Thursday have charged a man.

The Port of Dover has welcomed the visit of Shipping & Ports Minister Stephen Hammond, who has today set out his plan for the Port of Dover to continue as a Trust Port.

With freight traffic between Dover and Calais expected to rise by 40% by 2030, the importance of strengthening the route between the two independent ports is currently the focus of cross-Channel collaboration and major investment.

Residents in Dover donned their wellies and gardening gloves to transform an unused communal area into a blooming green space, just in time for National Gardening Week.

Border Force officers at Dover have seized approximately 48 kilos of heroin and 34 kilos of cocaine.

Three new homes are set to be built for Dover District Council on land at Adelaide Road in Elvington. A meeting of DDC's Cabinet has today considered tenders for the work and has selected a winning tender from Jenner Contractors Ltd.

Dover District Council's Cabinet has today agreed to reduce the car parking charging times across the district - this means that instead of charging to park from 9am to 6pm, DDC has agreed to charge from 9am to 5pm for both on and off street parking.

Kent Police is investigating an assault on a member of staff at KFC, Market Square, Dover. The assault happened between 11.20pm and 11.30pm last night.

Kent Police is investigating two recent cases of criminal damage at the Drop Redoubt Fort on Dover's western heights and is appealing for information to identify the suspects.

The St James's retail and leisure development in the centre of Dover added another tenant this week with the news that The Restaurant Group Plc has signed an agreement to lease for their Frankie & Benny's brand.

The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend Justin Welby, visited the Port of Dover on Wednesday to see the transformation taking place at one of the UK's key international gateways.

Two people have been handed bills of £370 and £120 respectively for littering following successful prosecutions by Dover District Council.

Kent Police is appealing for witnesses to two incidents at the Barville Road Boot Fair near Dover between 8.00am and 9.30am on yesterday morning.

The Port of Dover's Travel Centre, the building that has welcomed millions of passengers to Europe's busiest ferry port for the past 30 years, is to close at 8pm on 30th April 2014.

Anthon Bledi of Folkestone Road, Dover is £475 out of pocket having been found guilty by Dover Magistrates on 24 April 2014 of littering and providing a false address in a case brought by Dover District Council.

Kent Police was called at 3.15pm yesterday after a second man's body was discovered on the shoreline below Langdon Cliffs in Dover.