Dover News - December 2015

Rubbish from around the world washes up on Dover's shores, the results of a major beach clean have revealed this week.

Kent police are renewing an appeal for information following a fatal road traffic collision in Dover. Officers are keen to trace a driver who stopped at the scene and may be an important witness.

Graham William Totterdell, aged 70 and April Lesley Totterdell, age 46, both of Glenfield Road, Dover were jailed and ordered to pay compensation to the victim after pleading guilty.

The family of a man who died following a collision in Alkham Road, near Dover, on Sunday (6 December 2015) have released a tribute to him.

Three heritage projects in the Dover district have secured a total of £93,400 from the Coastal Revival Fund which is designed to help communities bring historic buildings back into use.

Mr Justice Mitting has today dismissed the challenge by the Campaign to Protect Rural England against the decision by Dover District Council to grant planning permission for the comprehensive development at Western Heights and Farthingloe.

The Dover Bluebird Heritage Trail, designed to make the local community and visitors much more aware of Dover's abundant heritage, has received £59,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund.

Highways England and the Port of Dover have gone multi-lingual to ensure Europe's lorry drivers comply with a project that reduces freight congestion in the centre of Dover.