Dover News - March 2014

Local communities continue to benefit from close partnership working between Dover District Council and Save the Children - including latest news that another 10 families have 'graduated' from a pioneering new education initiative running in the area.

Border Force officers at Dover have seized approximately 18 kilos of cocaine and seven-and-half kilos of heroin.

A Dover woman has been charged with six offences after officers were called to a disturbance in Cannon Street, Dover, at 11pm on Saturday.

A Dover man appeared before magistrates on Friday charged with four offences of theft from shops in the town.

For the first time ever, local authorities and civic dignitaries, community groups and charities throughout the British Isles are taking part in local flag raising events and ceremonies of dedication to mark Commonwealth Day - and an event is being held at Dover District Council offices in Whitfield at 9.50am on Monday.

A sub-group of the independently chaired Port and Community Forum (PCF) has been moving into action to produce a new Bluebird Heritage Trail for Dover. The group has been looking at how such a trail could include the incredible number of historic gems, including those in the Port, that Dover has to offer.

Dover District Council has confirmed that the District Council part of the Council Tax bill for households in the area has been frozen for the year ahead.

Contractors are due to start demolishing Fanum House on the corner of Russell Street and Townwall Street next week as part of the St James's retail and leisure development in Dover town centre.

The Port of Dover will be supporting National Ferry Fortnight this month, which runs from 15th to 29th March 2014.

The Port of Dover became an airport for the day last Friday as final year students from Buckinghamshire New University visited to find out about the similarities between running a busy airport and managing Europe's busiest international ferry port.

A Department for Transport notice is being published as part of the process to stop up a number of roads in Dover town centre, as another key step for the St James's retail and leisure development.

Police officers called to deal with a disturbance in Royal Victoria Place in Dover early on Saturday morning (8th March 2014) arrested a man at 2.30am.

Police investigating an alleged assault on a 19-year-old man in an alleyway off Beaconsfield Avenue, Dover on Saturday afternoon arrested a 24-year-old man.

Welcome to White Cliffs Country - that's the message in an exciting new tourism campaign for Dover District for 2014, which is launched at Goodnestone Park Gardens today.

Dover District Council, Dover Jobcentre Plus, and Work Programme providers have signed a Joint Working Agreement to provide a focussed approach to tackling unemployment and reducing out of work benefits.

The Port of Dover, a long standing supporter of the Young Enterprise Company Programme in Dover District, has announced that the area final will take place at Astor College for the Arts on Tuesday 25th March 2014 at 5pm.

An appeal for information and a warning to cat owners have been made after a cat was shot with an air rifle pellet in the St David's Avenue area of Dover.

Two teenagers are due to appear before youth courts after police officers were called to a disturbance in Crabble Avenue, Dover on Friday night.

Officers in Barton Road intervened with a 15-year-old boy on Friday morning who was wanted for breaching court bail conditions.

Police officers investigating a collision in Wingham on Thursday have appealed for any witnesses to come forward.

A Lithuanian man has been charged with drug smuggling after Border Force officers at Dover's Eastern Docks seized approximately seven kilos of heroin and six kilos of cocaine.

A van driver has been issued with a summons to appear before magistrates in Canterbury to answer an allegation of causing death by dangerous driving.

The Port of Dover has welcomed four new Port of Dover Police Officers to Europe's busiest international ferry port

Members of the public are being asked to stay alert to strangers selling high-value electronic equipment in the street.

A man from Bulgaria has been jailed for six years at Canterbury Crown Court after attempting to smuggle three kilos of heroin into the UK through Dover.

Community groups in Kent's coalfields are invited to apply for grants to help a range of projects for the future following the announcement of just over £70,000 for communities in 2014/15 from The Coalfields Regeneration Trust.

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.

This coming weekend (Saturday 29th March and Sunday 30th March 2014) the Port of Dover is supporting a charitable running festival on Dover seafront.

Police arrested a 32-year-old man in Biggin Street, Dover on Saturday morning on suspicion of shoplifting.

Even more cruise lines will call this year as the Port of Dover's 2014 cruise season gets under way this week.

Dover District Council has secured £100,000 in consultancy and professional advice from the Government's 'Delivering Differently Challenge' to explore options for transforming the delivery of its museum and tourism service.

Kent Police is appealing for witnesses to come forward after a man was spat at in Dover whilst walking home.