Dover News - July 2017

Kent Police is appealing for witnesses to a serious collision in Dover. At 11.54pm yesterday police were called to a report of a collision on the A2 Jubilee Way, in Dover involving a yellow lorry and a black Nissan QashQai.

Kent Police officers investigating a collision on Jubilee Way on Sunday night, in which two people died, have charged a man.

Kent Police is investigating a fire in the former Buckland Hospital building in Coombe Valley Road, Dover.

Officers investigating a report of an attempted robbery in Dover have issued a computer generated image of a man they would like to identify.

Community groups looking for funding have been invited to apply for grants from the DDC Community Grants Scheme 2017-2018 - the closing date for applications is Friday 18 August 2017.

Two more trustees have been appointed by a charity which aims to bring potentially empty buildings in Dover back into use. LoveDover now has a full complement of trustees who are currently working on plans to keep Dickens Corner, in the Market Square, open for business when the café manager retires later this year.

With numerous beautiful parks and open spaces across the area, Dover District Council has announced it is supporting Love Parks Week, which takes place from 14 to 23 July, with a range of events in the Kearsney Parks.

As the next round of the Community Grants Scheme is launched, the Chairman of Dover District Council has been visiting community groups who were successful in last year's scheme.

With the school holidays fast approaching, there's a whole range of great things to see and do in communities across Dover, Deal, Sandwich and the surrounding rural areas this summer.

Local updates from Kent Police's "Justice Seen Justice Done" bulletin.

Officers investigating a report of a burglary in Dover have released a CCTV image of a man who may be able to assist them. The alleged incident occurred between midnight and 12.40am on Sunday 9 July 2017 at a private address in Elms Vale Road.

A teenager who threatened two people with knives as he stole from them in Dover has been jailed for over five years.

Andzans Vitalijs and Samuel Geza have been sentenced at Folkestone Magistrates' Court after committing crimes in Dover.

Dover District Council Cabinet have agreed changes to their Housing Assistance Policy to help more people across the district with repairs and improvements to their homes, including additional funding for adaptations to homes to help disabled people, and additional financial assistance to bring empty homes back into use.

A Dover thief who was caught red-handed with transaction receipts for a bank card he stole has been jailed for 38 months.

Kent Police officers investigating a burglary, fraud and thefts from motor vehicles in Dover have charged two people.

Kent Police and Dover District Council have been tackling drink-related anti-social behaviour in Dover town centre. They have been using their powers to disrupt nuisance and anti-social drinking and aggressive begging as part of the Community Safety Partnership.

A burglar who left his prescription medication in a pile of stolen goods has been jailed for 27 months. Wayne Sart, 37, of Christchurch Way in Dover, abandoned the items just hours after burgling a property in Dover in June.

A 50-year-old man who was found guilty of child abuse has been jailed for 20 years. In July 2015 police were called after a girl told her mother that she had been sexually assaulted by Dickson in a caravan in Dover.

Kent Police officers investigating a burglary at a property in Crabble Lane on Wednesday are appealing for witnesses.