Dover News - August 2017

Shoppers in Dover are being reminded to keep their valuables close by following a report of a theft in the town. The theft took place in Ladywell between 4.30pm and 5.15pm on Sunday.

Dover District Council has launched a new Community Directory and is inviting clubs, sports clubs and community groups in the district to get involved - to reach out to new members, connect to the community, and make sure they're on the map!

Why not find out if you could get a better deal on your energy - the latest round of Dover District Council's collective energy switching scheme, Energy Deal, opens on Tuesday, 8 August.

Kent Police is investigating a suspicious fire in Dover. Officers and Kent Fire and Rescue Service were called to a property in Kitchener Road, Dover at 4.38am yesterday morning.

For the first time since 2015, the renowned 238m long, 12-deck luxury cruise ship Crystal Symphony will call at Dover tomorrow bringing approximately 1000 passengers to the town.

An Army reservist from Dover is taking part in this year's Exercise Northern Strike at Camp Grayling, Michigan. Private Christopher Jones, who grew up in Dover and attended St Edmund's School, has been a reservist for almost 5 years.

A 44-year-old man man was arrested in Peverall Road, Dover yesterday during an operation to target drug use and supply.

A lorry driver caught smuggling eight million cigarettes into the UK through Dover's Eastern Docks has been jailed for two and half years, after claiming his load consisted of tissues and paper towels.

Feeding the ducks is a great way to relax in Dover's beautiful parks, and during August, Dover District Council will be handing out duck food and reminding people of alternatives bread, which can be bad for the birds and the ecosystem.

Anytime Fitness, the world's largest 24-hour gym, has agreed a deal at the St James retail and leisure development in Dover, due to open in the first quarter of 2018.

Kent Police is appealing for information following a disturbance involving two motorists in Dover. The incident happened in Castle Hill Road between 3.05pm and 3.20pm on Tuesday 8 August 2017.

Planning consent has been granted for a new £26m Dover Leisure Centre at Whitfield. The final go ahead for the project will be considered at a special meeting of Dover District Council's Cabinet on 11 September 2017.

A knitted poppy appeal has been launched in Dover District today to help commemorate Remembrance Day. Dover District Council is working with the Royal British Legion, Dover Arts Development, and Dover Big Local/Art 31 to create a carpet of knitted or crocheted poppies, and they're inviting everyone to get out their knitting needles to support the project.

Officers who arrested a man following a reported sexual offence in Dover are appealing for further information. It was alleged that the suspect inappropriately touched a 17-year-old girl outside of her clothing when she sat with him after he claimed to have suffered a seizure.

A Merchant Navy Day Service is being held at Dover Town Hall on Friday from 10.30am, followed by a wreath laying ceremony on Dover Seafront at 12 noon. The service and ceremony are being organised by the Chairman of Dover District Council, Cllr Sue Chandler, with the Dover and District Merchant Navy Memorial Fund, and all are welcome to attend.

Kent Police officers investigating a burglary in Dover have released CCTV images of a man they would like to speak to.

A man from Dover has been banned from driving and given a curfew after being caught driving without insurance and driving while unfit through drugs.

An initiative from Dover District Council has helped over 500 young people - and the success of the scheme, called the Inspire Fund, has now been celebrated in a new video.

Detectives from Kent Police who are investigating an attempted burglary at a supermarket near Dover have released images of two people who may be able to help them with their enquiries.