Dover News - March 2015

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 helped to bring the community together for the service.

More than 730 Commonwealth Flags will be raised in locations in the United Kingdom and around the world on Monday 9 March to mark Commonwealth Day - and an event is being held at Dover District Council offices in Whitfield from 9.50am.

Border Force officers at the inward freight controls at Dover's Eastern Docks have seized approximately 90 kilos of cocaine and 63 kilos of heroin.

This week, the Port of Dover hosted 14 logistics students from Kent Business School (KBS) - continuing the Port's Youth Engagement Scheme and its ongoing relationship with the KBS logistics department.

Following the launch of the 'Pick It, Bin It, Win It' campaign in the Dover Town area in February, the first winner has been selected in the innovative new scheme that rewards people for disposing of litter responsibly and clearing up after their dogs.

Police in Dover are appealing for witnesses or any information that may help their investigation into the theft of English Heritage owned wooden floor blocks.

Kent Police is appealing for witnesses to a road traffic collision in Castle Street, Dover.

Kent Police is advising elderly residents to beware of bogus callers following two incidents in the Dover area.

A lorry driver who smuggled 645 kilos of tobacco into Dover's Eastern Docks has been jailed.

Three Members of Dover District Council were recognised for their long service to the district at the meeting of Full Council on Wednesday.

Dover District Council has confirmed that the District Council part of the Council Tax bill for households in the area has been frozen for the second year running.

More than £250,000 has been awarded to community groups in Dover District who applied for grants to support projects that strengthen the ties or understanding between members of the armed forces and the wider community in which they live.

Exciting new-look play areas are on the way for communities in the district - with work due to start in the spring on the refurbishment of play areas at Colton Crescent in Dover and The Butts in Sandwich, and a new play area for Aycliffe.

Four charities across Dover have benefited from a donation from the Kent Police property fund.

Dover and Shepway District Councils have won a major national award for their recycling and waste collection service at the 6th Annual Improvement & Efficiency Awards 2015, hosted by Improvement & Efficiency Social Enterprise.

Dover District householders who signed up for the latest round of Energy Deal could save an average of £225 each over a year following an auction between energy companies.

Bella Italia is to open its first restaurant in Kent at Dover's £60 million St James's retail and leisure development.

A unique eco-makeover project for homes in Aylesham has won the Project of the Year award in the South East Regional Green Deal and ECO awards, held last week.

There are still places left for young budding runners to kick-start the Port of Dover's Race Festival by entering for the Kid's Mile Race set along the Prince of Wales Pier on Friday, 27 March.

Dover District Community Safety Partnership is taking part in the first Community Clear Up Day on Saturday, and volunteers are asked to come along.

A lorry driver has been jailed for 12 years after attempting to smuggle 30 kilos of cocaine into the UK through Dover.

Border Force officers at the inward freight controls at Dover's Eastern Docks have seized gold rings weighing 2.5 kilos and with a value of £22,000.

A new evening event has been added to this year's Port of Dover Community Regatta, which will culminate in a grand fireworks finale over the harbour.

Border Force officers at the inward tourist controls at Dover's Eastern Docks have seized approximately 11 kilos of cocaine.

Police responding to a report of an assault in Glenfield Road, Dover on Saturday have arrested a man.

As a national advertising campaign has been launched to encourage voter registration ahead of the General Election, Dover District Council is encouraging local people to visit www.gov.uk/register-to-vote if they are not registered to vote.

Police investigating a series of recent distraction burglaries in the Dover district have released CCTV images of two men they would like to speak to as they may have information.

Officers investigating after an alleged shoplifting incident and assault in a supermarket in Bridge Street on 14 February have arrested and charged a woman.

Officers investigating an alleged racially motivated incident in Dover on 10 March have arrested a man.

Sir Roger Manwood's school has triumphed at the Dover Area final of the 2014/15 Young Enterprise Company Programme with its company 'Horizon', and will now go on to represent the Dover Area at the Kent final on 30 April.

Police investigating the disappearance of English Heritage-owned wooden floor blocks in Dover have arrested two people.

The Port of Dover Race Festival saw runners from across the country achieve incredible personal goals for charity at the weekend.

The Royal Cinque Port's Yacht Club and the Port of Dover have announced a new collaboration with the launch of an exhibition of rarely seen artworks from the Port of Dover's collection entitled "Land and Sea".

The Port of Dover has announced dates when the iconic sculpture, the Dove of Peace by Anthony Heywood, which was unveiled at a ceremony in Cruise Terminal 1 at the end of last year, will be available to view.