Dover News - June 2017

The latest local updates from Kent Police's "Justice Seen Justice Done" bulletin

Kent Police is appealing for witnesses following a report of an attempted robbery in Dover. The incident is alleged to have happened in Market Square between 1.40pm and 1.45pm on Sunday

Kent Police is warning motorists of the dangers of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol in support of a month-long national campaign, which launched last week.

Dover District Council is asking land owners to suggest sites that they consider have future development potential as part of the district's Local Plan Review. The Local Plan covers the period to 2037 and will identify land for housing, employment and leisure development.

Kent Police is to add the use of drones to the ways in which it keeps the county safe. Officers have been trialling the unmanned aerial vehicles since 2015, and drones will now be used in Kent from today.

Officers investigating a reported robbery at a residential property in Dover have arrested a man.

A former Dover school boy has been awarded the Order of Australia medal for service to the Crown in the Queen's Birthday Honours List.

Jason Lee Cox was sentenced on 6 June 2017 at Folkestone Magistrates' Court. He pleaded guilty to driving while disqualified, driving without insurance and two counts of shoplifting.

A mural, linking Dover's past and present and night and day, has been dedicated at a church in the town after being completed by one of the members.

Dover District Council is urging residents and organisations to give their views on proposed changes to Stagecoach bus services in the district. The consultation was unexpectedly launched by Stagecoach on 13 June and provides only 13 days for responses.

Officers investigating a series of reported thefts from pub fruit machines have released CCTV images of three men who may be able to assist them.

The Port of Dover and VSBW have raised money for a local charity by working with young carers in the community to construct 50 limited edition -

Kent Police is appealing for witnesses to a serious single-vehicle collision on the Alkham Valley Road. The collision, which occurred at 1.29am on Saturday at the junction for Alkham, involved a grey BMW 320i.

Emma Rawson was sentenced on 14 June 2017 at Folkestone Magistrates' Court. She pleaded guilty to drink driving.

Kent Police is appealing for witnesses to come forward following a report of criminal damage to the roof of a church in St Andrew's Gardens, Dover.

Updates from Kent Police's "Justice Seen Justice Done" bulletin, 27 June 2017.

Kent Police is investigating a report of a fire in rubbish bins by a property in Leighton Road, Dover, which took place between midnight and 3.05am on Saturday 24 June 2017. The house was also damaged by fire during the incident.

A robber has received a 54 month jail sentence after a man was pulled to the floor and beaten in Dover last year. Sean Deane, who had been drinking and had taken an ecstasy pill, was walking to a party with a friend when he attacked a man in Priory Road.

Two lorry drivers who smuggled cigarettes and tobacco into the UK through Dover have been jailed for a total of four years, after investigations by HM Revenue and Customs.

A coffee morning is being held at a Dover church on Saturday 8 July for a Christian children's charity.

The Duke of Cambridge has sent a message to young people from Dover College to congratulate them on being amongst the first in the country to graduate from an award that bears his name.