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- New initiative to help homelessTuesday, 9 July 2019
A new joint approach between Dover District Council and Folkestone and Hythe District Council is aimed at helping rough sleepers within the districts. The councils have been successful in obtaining government funding for two bids totalling £422,000 to tackle homelessness and reduce rough sleeping. - New town centre cocktail bar receives DDC business grantTuesday, 28 May 2019A cocktail/lounge bar in Dover is giving a warm welcome to news that it is the latest business to be awarded a grant under Dover District Council's Town Centre Business Grant Scheme.
- Park and Ride service to help visitors enjoy Kearsney Parks over bank holiday weekendSunday, 19 May 2019As we look forward to the spring bank holiday weekend, Dover District Council is trialling a free park and ride service to Kearsney Abbey from the DDC offices in Whitfield over the three days.
- Apprentices take centre stage in Kearsney Parks restorationThursday, 16 May 2019
Two new horticultural apprentices have joined the Kearsney Parks project team at Dover District Council. Janiene Davenport and Joe Beaney will be learning their trade on one of the most exciting garden restoration projects in the south east as work gets underway to restore Thomas Mawson's landscape at Russell Gardens. - New Marina Pier opens to public for first timeSaturday, 4 May 2019
Dover's new Marina Pier opened to the public for the first time late yesterday afternoon. As news spread of the opening, more people headed for the pier to be among the first to stroll out to the end of the new structure and take in the views of the seafront, town, and the redevelopment work going on at the Western Docks. - Dover District Leisure Centre hosts first major competitive swimming eventFriday, 15 March 2019
The new Dover District Leisure Centre hosts it's first major competitive swimming event this weekend with up to 300 swimmers representing 24 teams competing for honours at the Kent County Amateur Swimming Association Relay Championships 2019. - CCTV upgrade set to power up town centres of the futureWednesday, 27 February 2019Dover District Council is to invest £280,000 in a major CCTV upgrade as part of its latest plans to support the district's town centres. The investment will see new digital technology replacing existing cameras across Dover, Deal, and Sandwich, along with the introduction of the first CCTV cameras in Aylesham. The new technology also enables future investment in town centre Wi-Fi.
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