Dover News - June 2012

A VIP delegation from the Taiwan International Ports Co Ltd, which manages Taiwan's four main ports, visited the Port of Dover on Friday.

With 149 cruise calls, the 2013 cruise season looks set to be another successful year for Dover Cruise Port.

A range of flood protection works has been carried out to help householders in Dover following grant funding of more than £110,000 from the Environment Agency to protect properties in the area for the future.

Two drug smugglers have been given increased jail sentences totalling 33 years after the Border Force appealed against their original sentences handed down earlier this year.

Dover Harbour Board has today announced that it has submitted, to the Secretary of State for Transport, an enhanced proposal of its privatisation scheme originally published in January 2010.

Key partners are welcoming the announcement that Dover Priory Station is included in a list of successful project bids for multi million pound national funding, which will enable a project for a 500 space car park and retail enhancements at Dover to move forward.

Border Force officers have foiled two suspected smuggling attempts at Dover in the space of two days.

Police investigating an alleged break-in at Timpson Shoe Repair in Biggin Street, Dover in March have released CCTV Images of two men who may be witnesses.

As part of Food Safety Week, Food Safety Officers from Dover District Council have been out and about keeping communities informed, and promoting 'food safety on a budget'.

An appeal has been made for a man and woman to come forward who helped a Dover town centre police sergeant make two arrests.

A £2.6 million project is under way, spearheaded by UK Power Networks, to upgrade essential electricity infrastructure which keeps the lights shining brightly in Dover.

Kent Police is warning members of the public in east Kent to beware that fake £20 notes are circulating in the area.

A lorry driver from Northern Ireland has been jailed for three years after being found guilty of attempting to smuggle 339 kilos of cannabis into the UK through Dover in boxes of frozen chips.

Dover Harbour Board has announced that it has appointed Tim Waggott to the Board following the retirement of Board Director Mike Krayenbrink earlier in the year.

Kent Police has ensured that a young people's club in Nonington is benefitting with money seized from a criminal.

Kent Police found 28 cannabis plants at a house in Chaucer Road, Elvington, after a warrant was carried out on Wednesday.

Police investigating the alleged theft of a HGV trailer from a haulage depot in Dover on Wednesday night have arrested a man from Liverpool.

Due to the Police and Crime Commissioner Elections scheduled for 15 November, the Government has instructed Electoral Registration Officers (excluding London) to publish the Register of Electors on 16 October rather than the usual 1 December. As a result, households in Dover District will be receiving their registration form by the end of June.

A £1.2 million fundraising appeal has been launched by the National Trust in a bid to secure the long-term future of the world famous White Cliffs of Dover in Kent.

Have you ever wanted to make a change to your life for a healthy future? If the answer is yes then Dover Gateway, Dover Discovery Centre and the NHS Health Trainers team are there to help you this summer.

The police in East Kent have started working more closely with farmers to tackle rural crime. Farmers have been joining police operations to act as the eyes and the ears of the rural community and report suspicious vehicles and people.

From our iconic white cliffs to a wealth of historic sites and attractions, Dover District is known around the world for its heritage - and now a leading strategy is being developed to ensure this heritage shapes the future of the area, and your views are sought.