Local Contacts
A few organisations and contacts in Dover you might need.
Buckland Hospital, Coombe Valley Road
Tel.
(01304) 201624
The Out Patients department for minor injuries closes at 9pm daily
and it is not an easy walking distance from the town centre, take a taxi
or a bus from Pencester Road/Priory Street (Stagecoach East Kent
Service 67).
All major accidents and emergencies are taken to The William Harvey
Hospital
at Ashford or QEQM at Margate.
Surgeries in and around the town centre are:
Dover Health Centre, Maison Dieu Road (01304) 865500
St James's Surgery, Harold Street (off Taswell St) (01304) 225559
Pencester Health Centre, Pencester Road (opposite Bus Station) (01304)
240553
The High Street Surgery, 100 High Street
(01304) 206463
Peter Street Surgery, Peter Street,
Dover (adjacent 100 High Street) (01304) 216890
23 Cherry Tree Avenue, Dover (01304) 206251
Information on late night town-centre pharmacies etc. is published
in
the Dover Express/Dover Mercury
local
newspapers and varies from week to week. The Tesco
store at Whitfield has a pharmacy that is open until 10pm weekdays.
During daytimes Mon-Sat ,within the town centre, pharmacies are
available in Pencester Rd, Biggin St and High St.
Dover Police Station, Ladywell Tel. (01304)
240055
www.kent.police.uk
This telephone number actually rings in Maidstone at Kent Police
Headquarters,
along with all the other 'local' police station telephone numbers. The
Police Station is open daytime only for personal callers. In an
emergency,
always call '999'!!!
Port of Dover Police, Eastern Docks Tel. (01304) 216084 www.doverport.co.uk
The Port of Dover Police (also called Dover Harbour Board Police) are
an independent force covering the port and harbour areas. General
Harbour
Board matters should be dealt with by calling (01304) 240400.
Councils
Dover District Council, Council Offices, White
Cliffs
Business Park, Dover CT16 3PF Tel. (01304) 821199 www.dover.gov.uk
DDC's main offices are outside the town centre so they have a walk-in
office not far from the pedestrian area in the middle of town. It's
address
is: Dover District Council, Castle St.. They are open Monday-Friday
0900-1230 & 1330-1630.
All telephone queries are dealt with at the main offices.
Dover Town Council, Maison Dieu House, Biggin St (adjacent Town
Hall & Tourist Info) (01304) 242625
www.dovertown.co.uk
Kent County Council, 3 Cambridge Terrace (01304) 204915 www.kent.gov.uk
A1 Cars (01304) 242425/211111
A2B Cars (01304) 203333
Central Cars (01304) 240441
Heritage Taxis (01304) 204420
Star Taxis (01304) 228822 /
201010
Victory Cars (01304) 228888 / 227777
Ferry
Operators
P&O Stena Line
0870 600 0 600 (Admin (01304) 863000)
Sea France
08705 711711 (Admin (01304) 212696)
Norfolk Line
0870 870 1020 (Admin (01304) 218400
Speedferries 01304
203000 (Admin (01304) 203000)
Advice
Citizens Advice Bureau, Maison Dieu Gardens (01304) 202567
Dover Counselling Centre, St James Street (01304) 204123
Dover Express Newspaper (Kent Regional Newspapers),
41 High St, Dover CT16 1EB (01304) 240660 Fax (01304) 240455
Dover Mercury Newspaper (Kent
Messenger Group),
25 High St, Dover CT16 1PR (01304) 240380 Fax (01304) 208108
KMFM Radio(Independent
Local Radio 108.6MHz & 96.4MHz)
Studios now in Folkestone (Sandgate Road). Phone-in
(01303) 240402
Government
Job
Centre 72-75 Maison Dieu Road (01304) 866100
Inland
Revenue, Centurion House, Bench Street (01304) 240500
HM Customs &
Excise, Priory Court, Folkestone Road (01304) 206789
Immigration
Service, Eastern Docks (01304) 668000
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