Dover News - November 2018

Dover District Council has marked the start of a £1m project to restore and extend the café at Kearsney Abbey. The project includes the restoration of the Grade II listed billiards room, the only remaining structure from the mansion which originally stood on the site.

At a meeting of Dover District Council on Wednesday, Council agreed to release funding for the redevelopment of the William Muge/Snelgrove House site, which is set to include 29 shared ownership apartments, 24 social housing apartments, and 12 town houses.

A world-class seal of approval has seen a new Marco Pierre White-backed restaurant open at the Dover Marina Hotel. The new Mr White's English Chophouse restaurant, offering stunning sea views as well as the finest Marco-inspired food and outstanding service, is only the third to have opened in the country.

Would you like to help make a difference to your local community? Dover District Council has launched its Community Caretaker project and is calling for residents to get involved.

A new beauty salon is the first business to receive a grant under the new Dover District Council Town Centre Business Grant Scheme - and the salon was officially opened on Saturday by the Chairman of Dover District Council.

Forget online shopping this Black Friday and Small Business Saturday - Dover District Council is encouraging people to shop locally by offering free parking in DDC owned off-street car parks on Friday 23 November and Saturday 1 December 2018.

Dover District Council has launched a tender for an architect to lead a multi-disciplinary design team for its ambitious restoration plans for the Grade I Listed Maison Dieu in Dover town centre. The project was awarded £427,400 from the Heritage Lottery Fund in July to develop further its plans to create a thriving cultural venue.

Officers investigating a report of a collision in Dover are appealing for witnesses to come forward. The collision involving a pedestrian and a Mercedes Sprinter box van was reported to have taken place at about 10am this morning in Castle Street, near to the junction with Church Street.

The new Dover District Leisure Centre which opens early 2019 is set to bring exciting new employment opportunities with recruitment underway for over 20 full and part-time roles.

Guests enjoyed a taste of Marco Pierre White-inspired hospitality at the opening of two new restaurants at the Dover Marina Hotel during a recent launch event.

Plans for the redevelopment of the Market Square in Dover have taken a major step forward with the project, led by the Dover Town Team and supported by Dover District Council and the Dover Coastal Community Team, invited to apply to the next stage for a share of the £40m Coastal Communities Fund.

Five years after they were named best workplace singers in the country, P&O Ferries Choir will be launching their Christmas CD at a special event at Dover College in December.

A new attraction is set to make waves at the new £26m Dover District Leisure Centre. Every weekend the main swimming pool will host 'Inflatable Fun', a giant Atlantis Aqua inflatable assault course measuring 21.5m long by 10.4m wide.