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An Asda store and 100 bedroom hotel came a step closer to becoming a reality today (22 September)when work began at a former bus depot site.

Ground breaking regeneration work for the future of Dover district is taking place as work begins for the demolition of the former Stagecoach depot in Russell Street, as part of the massive multi million pound redevelopment of Dover Town Centre.

A team of experts has started work on the site and is now carrying out preparatory work for the former bus depot to be demolished. The new Stagecoach depot at Whitfield opened earlier this year, freeing the old Russell Street site.

The demolition work is being led by Dover District Council, in liaison with the South East England Development Agency (SEEDA) and represents the first major demolition project for the St James’s redevelopment.

The site will include a new Asda Superstore, with additional retail outlets and restaurant space, a 100 bedroom hotel, 53 affordable homes and a 600 space car park. Plans for the site, which could bring more than 500 jobs to the area, were submitted by developer Bond City and Asda, and approved by planners last year.