Dover News - February 2015

Dover District Council is encouraging any local residents not yet registered to vote, to take advantage of National Voter Registration Day (5 February) and go online now to register.

Dover District Council has become the first local authority in East Kent to have a full Local Plan in place following adoption of its Land Allocations Local Plan. These key documents give developers and residents certainty about land identified for potential development for the next 20 years.

Dover District Council is working in partnership with Dover Town Council to trial an incentive scheme that rewards people for disposing of litter responsibly and clearing up after their dogs.

A new Community Hub has been opened for residents in the Folkestone Road area - the hub opened on Wednesday last week and the launch also included a range of activities as part of a special 'Fire Fit' event.

Recycling advisors working on behalf of Dover District Council are carrying out a district-wide door-to-door campaign to help residents sort their plastic waste, and continue to increase the amount we all recycle.

An exciting new play area has been officially opened as part of the major multi million pound development of Aylesham Garden Village.

The Chairman of Dover District Council, Cllr Sue Nicholas, and a range of invited guests gathered in Connaught Park yesterday for the planting of a tree to commemorate the centenary of the First World War.

Travelodge is to open its first hotel in Dover at the 120,000 sq. ft. St James's leisure and retail development. The 108-bed hotel will occupy a prime location on the corner of Townwall Street and Maison Dieu Road.

Motis, the freight services specialist that took over the Freight Services Agency within the Port of Dover at the end of 2012, is investing £1million to the development of the site, creating additional employment in the process.

A series of events is being held at Dover District Council offices for Prospective Candidates and Election Agents ahead of the Parliamentary, District and Parish Council Elections on 7 May 2015.

With spring just around the corner, green-fingered residents who want to cut down on car miles, and find alternatives to trips to Household Waste Recycling Centres, are reminded now is the time to start planning environmentally-friendly ways to recycle your garden waste.

Police are appealing for information following a burglary at a house in Dover in which a folding bicycle was stolen.

Detectives in Dover are appealing for information after a young man reported being robbed.

Dover District Council has launched a key consultation to gather community views on parking provision in our towns, as they continue to plan for changes in demand that will come with the range of developments taking shape for the district.

Officers investigating a report of a suspicious incident in Dover have issued an e-fit image of a woman they would like to speak to in order to assist them with their enquiries.

The new Dover Western Docks Revival Marketing Suite was officially opened yesterday to support the major regeneration project for the Port of Dover.

Dover voters will be given the chance to quiz all of the candidates in the forthcoming General Election at a special hustings event organised by the county's biggest business group.

Plans for the St James's retail and leisure development in Dover town centre took a major step forward today after the Compulsory Purchase Order made by Dover District Council was confirmed by the Department for Communities and Local Government.