Dover News - February 2017

Police are warning people to be on their guard against distraction burglars after a woman talked her way into the homes of three pensioners. Detectives are linking the three incidents and are urging people not to be taken in by the woman.

Officers investigating distraction burglaries in east Kent have charged a woman. 28-year-old Roxzann Jeffries was arrested in Dover on Wednesday, and was subsequently charged with three burglaries and four thefts from shops.

Kent Police is looking for people from diverse communities across the Dover district to join the Kent Police Independent Police Advisory Group. The group provides a link between the police and local communities and advises the police on local issues and concerns.

A collection of over 100 historic photos of Kearsney Court has been made available to Dover District Council as part of the Heritage Lottery Funded Kearsney -

Dover District Council has granted planning consent for a new Lidl store with 159 parking spaces on a 1.21ha site in Whitfield. The store will create 40 new jobs when it opens in late 2017.

Dover residents are being invited to a community meeting focusing on Dover Town Centre, being held at the Dover Town Council offices, Maison Dieu House on Wednesday 22 February from 6pm.

Police in Dover have carried out a warrant under the Misuse of Drugs Act at a residential address in Clarendon Place. Officers discovered a large bag of white powder believed to be cocaine and a stolen bank card.

Dover District Council has joined with the Kent Dementia Action Alliance to make the district more dementia friendly - and local businesses and community organisations are being asked to get involved.

Two men have been arrested after reports of a burglary at a newsagent's in Dover this morning.

Kent Police is appealing for witnesses following a report of a burglary in Dover on Sunday afternoon.

Craig Shane Dunn has been sentenced to time in prison after pleading guilty to three counts of shoplifting.

Officers investigating a robbery at a cash point in Dover have charged two men in connection with the incident.

A Dover man who was found guilty of nine rape charges has been jailed for 19 years. Christopher Moore, aged 30, of Coombe Valley Road, was sentenced at Canterbury Crown Court today.

Police are appealing for witnesses after a report of a sexual assault in Dover on Thursday. The assault is believed to have taken place in an alleyway between Cannon Street and New Street between 6pm and 6.30pm.

With news that the pound won't be round for much longer, Dover District Council has confirmed that its parking machines are ready to accept the new coins.