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Local Men Included In New Year's Honours
Three people with local connections have been included in the New Year's Honours, announced today.
30 December 2006 | Full story...
Dover Woman Killed In Vehicle Pile-Up
One of the two women killed in a four-vehicle pile-up on the M20 motorway near Ashford on December 21 came from Dover. Hazel Croucher was one of two probation officers who were killed on their way home from their office Christmas party in Maidstone.
29 December 2006 | Full story...
Police Appeal For Witnesses To Fatal Accident
Police are appealing for witnesses after a pedestrian was hit by a car and killed near Dover. Simon Davis, a 39-year-old local man, was walking along the A258 Dover to Deal road near the Swingate Inn at 8.40pm on Boxing Day when he was struck by a red Peugeout 306.
29 December 2006 | Full story...
Police Warn Women To Beware Of Purse Theft Gang
Women doing their Christmas shopping in South Kent are being warned about a gang of female criminals who have struck nearly 20 times in the past month. The offenders who are described as women of Eastern European appearance have stolen at least 19 purses from women shopping in Folkestone, Hythe and Dover.
21 December 2006 | Full story...
Do Not Disturb Brown Trout This Winter
The Environment Agency is asking people in Kent to help protect brown trout living in the River Dour in Dover. Officers are concerned that recent work to improve the populations of fish will be damaged this winter if people do not respect the sensitive spawning time.
21 December 2006 | Full story...
Christmas Window Competition Winner Announced
This year's Dover Town Centre Management Christmas Window Competition has been won by Jeremy Stattersfield of Burnham House Veterinary Surgery.
18 December 2006 | Full story...
Dover Town Centre Turned Into Winter Wonderland
Dover town centre was turned into a Winter Wonderland on Saturday as musicians, entertainers, street traders and even snow helped give shoppers a festive treat.
17 December 2006 | Full story...
Extra Funding To Boost Recycling In Dover District
Dover District Council has been offered funding to encourage recycling across the area thanks to WRAP (the Waste & Resources Action Programme), helping communicate its recycling messages more effectively throughout the district.
15 December 2006 | Full story...
Christmas Lights Switched On At Veterinary Surgery
The Christmas lights have been switched on at the Burnham House Veterinary Surgery in Castle Street, Dover. Vet Jeremy Stattersfield invited along some little friends to perform the switch-on ceremony, bringing a colourful scene to life.
14 December 2006 | Full story...
Christmas Tree Recycling
As Christmas approaches, Dover District Council is reminding people across the district to think of the environment and to recycle their Christmas trees after the festivities - and following last year's success, the Council is arranging special collections of trees.
13 December 2006 | Full story...