Dover News - November 2012

Officers from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) are investigating following the seizure of 8.6 tonnes of tobacco from a lorry at Dover.

Exciting proposals for improvements to Elms Vale Road and Northbourne Avenue play areas in Dover will be on show at consultation events at the play areas from 3-5pm on 14 November (Elms Vale) and 15 November (Northbourne Avenue).

Kent voters are being reminded that the first Police and Crime Commissioner elections take place on Thursday 15 November.

The Port of Dover has made a £200,000 donation enabling the National Trust to meet their 'Save the Cliffs' campaign target.

Operation Cubit targeted Dover District from 7-9 November and removed 21 abandoned and untaxed vehicles from the streets of the area.

In a deal that will see Motis Ireland Limited take over the Freight Services Agency business at the Port of Dover, Dover Harbour Board confirms that contracts have been signed and exchanged with a well respected freight services provider.

As a demonstration of its long-term commitment to maintaining Europe's busiest international ferry port, the Port of Dover's unique grab hopper dredger MV David Church has undergone a comprehensive upgrade worth almost half a million pounds.

A taskforce to tackle tax cheats in the rental property sector in the South East was launched today by HM Revenue & Customs.

Local authors Paul Wells and Jeff Howe will be launching their new book about Dover on Saturday, November 24 in Dover Museum education room, between 11:00 and 3:00.

The Environment Agency has completed a range of maintenance activities to improve the River Dour and help reduce the risk of flooding in the Dover area.

Three illegal workers are facing removal from the UK after being arrested during a UK Border Agency raid in Dover.

FM Conway has won a Bronze Award at the prestigious Green Apple Built Environment Awards for its surfacing project at the Port of Dover.

As Affinity Water begin work on the next round of long-term water resource planning, an open forum is being held to hear customers' views.

Do you want to make a change to your life, to learn a new skill, or to try something new? If you said yes to any of these, then Dover Gateway and Dover Discovery Centre are there to help you.

Pupils from two Dover primary schools were able to meet one of the town's most important figure heads last week during the unveiling of the Unknown Warrior monolith at Astor College.

Police investigating reports of a dog attack in Dover are appealing for witnesses to come forward.

Dover District Council has pledged its support for the Ashford-based charity, Kent Children's Fund Network to deliver youth services across the district following the award of a three-year Kent County Council commission for youth activities.

Dover firefighters are renewing fire safety advice to residents following a fire in a kitchen on Monday, believed to have been caused by unattended cooking.

Neighbourhood police sergeant Samantha Parker was on patrol in Biggin Street, Dover on 7 November when she intervened with a man riding his bike, which is prohibited in that area.

Leader of Dover District Council, Cllr Paul Watkins, has backed the 'Grow For It' East Kent marketing campaign, launched on Wednesday at the Dover Cruise Terminal by leading experts Severn Hills on behalf of Kent County Council.

Computer-generated images of three suspects have been released by police investigating two burglaries in Dover.