Dover News - February 2014

Dover's RNLI lifeboat was launched late on Friday evening after white flashing lights were spotted by the P&O ferry the Spirit Of Britain about a mile off the Port Of Dover's eastern entrance.

Kent Police is appealing for witnesses after an 11-year-old boy was involved in a collision with a car on Folkestone Road, Dover.

Dover Harbour Board has announced today that it will pursue a major opportunity acting as a catalyst for the regeneration of Dover. Discussion on the vision commenced at the Port and Community Forum which was independently chaired.

Having withstood the elements for many years, the seafront groynes are to be replaced and upgraded with the highest quality of rock groynes in order to provide the best beach protection and frontage for Dover's community.

Dover District Council, and its development partners Bond City and Laker Developments, have confirmed that a key stage in the process for the compulsory purchase for the St James's development in Dover town centre is underway.

Dover District Council is pressing for reduced journey times to Dover, Deal and Sandwich in its response to a Southeastern Trains timetable consultation.

The Port of Dover, together with its international partners Mott MacDonald and Buchan Group, has announced that it has been successful in securing a contract to guide the major future development of three Taiwanese ports

The Port of Dover Community Regatta is set to return this year with all the family fun of before but with some notable additions such as a big vintage car rally and a cutting edge aerobatic display by the world renowned Blades.

The driver of a lorry that crashed near Dover, breaking the leg of a recovery vehicle worker and writing off a police car, has been sentenced at Canterbury Crown Court.

If you're looking for something fun for the whole family during the school holidays this week, Dover Museum is holding a Rag Rug Family Day on Wednesday 19 February and a Games Day on Thursday 20 February.

A drug dealer has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after he was arrested in Dover town centre and found to be in possession of more than 100 wraps of class A drugs.

Dover's RNLI lifeboat was launched at 1:30am on Sunday morning following reports that a liferaft had been spotted drifting approximately 10 miles out in the channel near the Varne Light vessel.

Community groups in Dover District have successfully applied for grants of more than £22,000 to support projects that strengthen the ties or understanding between members of the armed forces community and the wider community in which they live - and further applications are now invited.

Sports clubs and individuals across Dover District have benefited from funding to increase participation and excellence in sport and promote active recreation in the area. Dover District Council and Dover Town Council have funded Active Dover grants, and grants totalling £1,650 have been allocated to clubs and athletes in the latest round.

Whilst the Dover Straits are today synonymous with the movement of cross-Channel ferry traffic between Europe's busiest international ferry port and the Continent, 72 years ago the Straits represented a narrow divide between Great Britain and occupied Europe.

Proposals from Dover Harbour Board to develop a new multi-million pound cargo terminal have been widely welcomed by local residents and businesses in the town, signing up to the shared vision.