O prefeito, Councillor Gordon Cowan was up early to join the staff and first customers of Dover’s new B&M store. B&M wasted no time in renovating and moving into the well-loved premises formerly occupied by Marks and Spencer’s for many decades before their move to the St James Development. In cutting the ribbon to officially…
Newly elected Mayor of Dover Councillor Gordon Cowan was there to celebrate the opening of the new Winston Suite at the Dover Marina Hotel. The new suite represents a substantial investment in the tourism infrastructure of the town and is proof positive of the growing confidence that Dover is set to be the place for…
Visitors are coming over from Belgium due to Destination Dover’s presence at Ostend at the Anchor festival! Destination Dover with Dover Transport Museum and the Dover Bronze Age Boat Trust headed over to Ostend at the Anchor festival in Belgium showcasing Dover and highlighting to visitors what they can see and do in Dover. Over…
The People of Dover’s War Memorial following the 75th Commemorations of the D-Day Landings.
It’s not too late to get plotting by renting an Allotment – the growing season is just starting and there is plenty of time to get the seeds in the ground for fruit and veg to keep you going all year! Tem 4 Town Council sites plus the site at Astley Avenue run by…
Dover Town Hall was full with local people and distinguished guests to welcome the newly elected Town Council to their first official meeting. On 2nd May 9 novos Conselheiros foram eleitos juntamente com 9 Vereadores que já serviram. Their first job was to choose a Mayor and Councillor Gordon Cowan was elected at…
You can have your say about the future of Dover by filling in a Dover Neighbourhood Plan Community Questionnaire and posting it in the box at Dover Library. Neighbourhood planning gives communities a chance to take the lead in producing part of the development plan for their area – a Neighbourhood Plan is important –…
Dover is celebrating 10 years of being a Fairtrade Town. Status was officially granted in 2009 after 4 years of hard work by the volunteer Fairtrade Network supported by the Town Council. Fair trade is about better prices, decent working conditions, local sustainability and fair terms of trade for farmers and workers in the developing…
Dover Town Mayor Councillor Sue Jones was lost for words when she first stood up to thank the 16 charities and social enterprises who had given presentations and taken stalls as part of the Dover Community Showcase during the Annual Town Meeting on Wednesday 1 Pode. All the organisations had partnered with and been supported…
Dover Outreach Centre has been given nearly £800 raised by the Mayor Councillor Sue Jones at charity events during the year. The Outreach Centre provides a route back to normal life for homeless people including help with accommodation, cuidados de saúde, and the everyday things like a postal address that most of us can take for…