Dover News - December 2016

A major bid to the Heritage Lottery Fund for a multi-million pound restoration of the Maison Dieu in Dover has been given the go ahead at a meeting of Dover District Council.

As the weather turns colder, a new volunteer snow warden scheme is being launched by Dover District Council in partnership with the Dover District Volunteer Centre.

Dover District Council in partnership with the Port of Dover and a number of local landowners have appointed a consultant team to develop a planning and regeneration framework for the development and regeneration of the wider Dover Waterfront area.

You could save money on your energy bills with the latest round of Energy Deal - that's the message from Dover District Council, who launched the latest round of the popular collective switching campaign on Tuesday.

A man and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of theft offences after officers stopped a vehicle in Dover in the early hours of Tuesday.

Five gymnasts from Dover Gym Club have become Kent County Champions in the annual Women's Artistic competition held at Tunbridge Wells. Eight girls from the Club competed against 160 gymnasts from other Kent Clubs. Five won gold medals, one achieved a silver medal and one achieved a bronze.

To avoid disruption to ferry customers and the people of Dover throughout the Christmas period, the Port of Dover has decided to avoid any further night closures for the A20 Junction Improvement Scheme during 2016 to ensure 24-hour flow of traffic.

A man from Dover has been sentenced to 12 weeks in prison, suspended for 12 months, and banned from driving for three years after failing to provide a breath specimen.

Developers Bond City, and Legal & General Investment Management Real Assets who are funding and will own the Dover St James retail and leisure development, are finalising terms with a new contractor, it has been announced in a joint press release with Dover District Council.

Dover District Council's Cabinet has confirmed the mix of leisure and sporting facilities for the new Dover District Leisure Centre - the plans do not include a spa but the building's design is being future-proofed to accommodate the potential for further expansion of the centre and its facilities.

A drug dealer selling in Dover has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison. Roberto French pleaded guilty to attempted GBH, possessing an offensive weapon and two counts of supplying class A drugs.

A man from Dover has been sentenced to 56 days in prison, suspended for 12 months, after pleading guilty to shoplifting.

Kent Police is reminding Dover motorists to lock their cars and vans after several vehicles were left insecure and targeted over the weekend.