Dover couuld be worse! Here's an article on Gosport ( and it's not even up north)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14001149/Life-poorest-town-county-worst-budget-Britain-locals-Gosport-battling-spiralling-child-obesity-1-000-homeless-shops-nearly-1m-cuts.html
Meanwhile Deal is buzzing with all (?) retail premises full or being refurbished.
Planning permission sought for FIVE more units (old Factory Shop) and THREE units (old Taproom/Hutchins, South Street)
Thank God DDC never tried to re-imagine (sic) Deal with any of their ill thought out improvements.
Anyone for a statue of Adam Smith for Deal and a blue plaque for Samuel Shenton at 24 London Rd, Dover?