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  To answer Keith's no3:
  
  -because DTC is not pro-business. They could easily afford a town centre manager out of their precept instead of much of the frippery they splash out on. The Town Team are making a valiant effort but it's slow going without funding.
  -because Dover does not have the affluent spenders which attract quality shops.
  -because the morons on DDC's planning committee at the time approved a huge Tesco at Whitfield rather than McArthur Glen, killing the town centre, instead of bringing in an asset to attract people to Dover.
  -because parking is cheaper and easier in Deal (although Dover isn't bad, and Deal can be a pain in fine weather).
  -Dover was much busier and had a good town centre in the days of duty-free. You can thank the EU for the disappearance of that trade.
  
  I think the Tesco decision was the clincher. The council are trying their best to attract quality, but the damage done by previous administrations is just too severe to undo in our lifetime without investment of mega-£, which aren't available.

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