Dover News - October 2011

Local residents are invited to come along and vote for their favourite community projects at the next meeting of the Dover Town Neighbourhood Forum on Thursday 13 October 2011 at St Mary's Parish Centre, Dover from 6.15pm.

More than £68,500 is still available this year to assist community groups in the former coalfield areas of Kent - and local voluntary and community organisations are being invited to apply for grants.

Last week, Dover Cruise Port welcomed the Phoenix Reisen cruise ship, MV Artania on its inaugural call at the port.

A 17-year-old boy from Walmer died when a car in which he was a passenger left the A258 Dover to Deal road at Swingate last night.

Dover Marina has hosted sailor Oliver Rofix on his journey around the British Isles to raise awareness of the Antony Nolan Trust.

Local residents are invited to come along and vote for their favourite community projects at the next meetings of the Dover West and Dover North Neighbourhood Forums.

A Lithuanian lorry driver was sentenced to seven years in prison on 12 October after pleading guilty to smuggling PMMA, a Class A drug, into the UK through Dover.

From the beginning of November, preparations will begin for the removal and repair of the Wellington Dock gates in the Port of Dover's marina.

The Chairman of Dover District Council has welcomed the success of the Civic Service held at the Church of St Peter and St Paul in River on Friday, and thanked everyone who came along and helped to bring the community together for the service.

The Port of Dover has published its first Climate Change Adaptation Report, which aims to comprehensively assess the risk from climate change posed to port operations, assets and services and outlines the organisation's proposals and policies for adaptation.

Opium with a street value of more than £160,000 has been seized at Dover by the UK Border Agency.