January 2004
St Mary’s chimes restored
Thursday, January 29, 2004
The chimes on the clock at St Mary's Parish Church, Dover, are being reinstated.
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Top results for Girls' Grammar School.
Thursday, January 29, 2004
Dover Girls' Grammar School is celebrating again with yet more success in examinations. The school has the highest average point score (418.4) at A-level of any school in Kent, including the independents.
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Dover’s first home grown Channel Swimmer
Thursday, January 29, 2004
It was in 1904 that the first Dovorian tried to swim the Channel.
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Busy year for Fire-fighters
Thursday, January 29, 2004
Fire-fighters from Dover responded to 930 calls in the area in 2003.
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Archer’s Court makes good progress
Thursday, January 29, 2004
Archers Court school has come a long way in a year according to head teacher Elaine Hamilton who has spoken of the "excellent progress" made during the past 12 months.
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Man hurt drying parachute
Thursday, January 29, 2004
A man who was trapped under his parachute in Dover Harbour after being swept from the beach in a gust of wind was rescued on Saturday afternoon (24th Jan).
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200 new jobs from rail contract
Thursday, January 29, 2004
Up to 200 jobs could be created for local people as a result of a consortium, led by Dover company Burgess Rail, winning a contract for part of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link project.
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Town Council to take over Maison Dieu House
Thursday, January 29, 2004
The former library building Maison Dieu House is to become offices for the Town Council.
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Jobless figure goes up
Friday, January 23, 2004
The jobless total in the Dover/Deal/Sandwich area is up by 26.
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School is placed in top quarter
Friday, January 23, 2004
ASTOR College principal Chris Russell said he was delighted that the latest results put the college in the top quarter nationally.
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Boulogne ferry link back on for March
Friday, January 23, 2004
THE long-awaited revival of the Dover-Boulogne ferry link is now due to take place at the end of March.
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Search uncovers wartime mines
Friday, January 23, 2004
BOMB disposal experts were called after two Second World War mines were discovered at the base of Langdon cliffs.
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Summer date is set for the new Lord Warden
Friday, January 23, 2004
A date is believed to have been earmarked for the installation of the new Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports whoever it may be.
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Big campaign to promote tourism
Friday, January 23, 2004
The White Cliffs Country tourism campaign was launched last Friday (16th Jan) at Crabble Corn Mill in River.
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Rare birds are sighted at Samphire Hoe
Friday, January 23, 2004
The cold weather has attracted some extremely rare visitors to Samphire Hoe as three snow buntings have been sighted there in the last week.
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Port Passenger Numbers Down
Friday, January 23, 2004
The release of the Port of Dover’s annual traffic figures reveal that the number of people travelling through Dover fell by 1.7 million in 2003.
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Chapel Threatened
Friday, January 23, 2004
The little Methodist chapel at Tower Hamlets, where people have worshipped for a century, is likely to be demolished if a planning application before Dover District Council is accepted.
Source: Adscene 22/01/04
Dover man celebrates 103rd birthday
Friday, January 23, 2004
Bill Petchley said that he owed his longevity to a diet of no booze, no fags and no marriage when he celebrated his birthday last week. He lives at Cornfields residential home and is a native Dovorian
Source: Adscene 22/01/04
Expert advice on missing silverware
Friday, January 23, 2004
Dover Town Councillors have been taking expert advice on the possible recovery of some of Dover’s silverware, which was stolen in 1969.
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