February 2004
Local Historian Dies
Sunday, February 22, 2004
Ivan Green the well known local historian died this week.
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New use for old children’s library
Friday, February 13, 2004
The former children's library building in Dover town centre is to become a resource centre for people with disabilities. The Well, based in Winchelsea Street, is to be relocated as part of Kent County Council's biggest-ever capital spending programme for social care.
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Tudor painting returns to Museum
Friday, February 13, 2004
Dover Museum's original 1598 portrait of Queen Elizabeth I has come home after its starring role in an exhibition about the queen at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich. The portrait has been sealed and glazed by the Maritime Museum's conservators and now forms the centrepiece of a major new Tudor display at Dover Museum.
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Dover Tourist Information Award
Friday, February 13, 2004
In the annual Kent Tourism Alliance Awards, Dover Visitor Information Centre at the Old Town Gaol, in Biggin Street, was judged to be the best in the county.
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Fast rail link for Dover?
Thursday, February 5, 2004
A new study into the possibility of extending Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL) services to Dover has been announced by the Strategic Rail Authority.
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Ferries halted by high winds
Thursday, February 5, 2004
Storm-force winds gusting up to more than 70 miles an hour stopped cross-Channel ferry services to and from Dover on Saturday (31st January).
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Dredger finds gun
Thursday, February 5, 2004
The crew of the port dredger David Church have uncovered another First World War gun in Dover Harbour.
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