One man appears in court today accused of being part of a spate of business burglaries in at town.

There have been a total 39 actual and attempted break-ins at traders' premises in Dover in six weeks.

Guy Hills, is accused of breaking into The Dovorian Restaurant in Priory Place, Dover, on March 4, and stealing a tip jar and cash, total value £25.

He has also been charged with twice breaking into The Little Kitchen at King Street, Dover,.

On the first occasion, February 28, he is accused of taking cash totalling £130 and the second time, March 1, stealing a safe, two charity pots and cash to the value of £230.

Hills, 42, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to all three counts at a hearing on March 7 and the case had been adjourned to now for pre-sentence reports.

Meanwhile Kye Dunn,20,, of Clarendon Street, Dover, is due before Margate magistrates on April 10.

He has pleaded not guilty to breaking into the Pound Store in Biggin Street, Dover, on March 4 and doing the same at Eva's Café in London Road, Dover,.

Kent Police say that there are four other charges against Dunn that will be heard at Folkestone Magistrates Court on April 11.

Two are burglary at a shop in Biggin Street, and a raid on a garage in Elms Vale Road, both on March 5.

The others are attempted burglary at a shop on Goschen Road, on March 4, and theft of cash from a vehicle in Stembrook Court on February 15.

He is at present remanded in custody.

Hills was charged on March 7 and Dunn on March 13.

Police arrested another man, aged 42, on March 16, on suspicion of burgling a café in Cannon Street, Dover, overnight on March 13 to 14.

The spike in break-ins occurred from February 1 and March 14.

It lead to widespread concern in the town with mayor Neil Rix, on March 14, writing to Kent Police and Crime Commissioner Matthew Scott and Dover Dover District Commander Ch Insp Mark Weller, asking them to join a public meeting to discuss the problem.

Dover MP Charlie Elphicke the following day contacted Ch Insp Weller and Mr Scott to raise his concerns.and call for more police presence.

He later said: "Our local force deserve great credit for the way they have swiftly taken action. I raised concerns about the worrying spate of burglaries."