Businessman’s fury as Dover Town Council reinstalls bicycle rack in front of entrance to his new art gallery

A businessman has been left “stunned” after a council reinstalled a public bike rack directly in front of a doorway to his new venture.

Roger Knight is preparing to launch an art gallery on the first floor of the former Barclays bank building in Market Square, Dover.

After months of waiting for Dover Town Council (DTC) to shift one of its “cycle hubs” away from a doorway he intends to bring back into use, in July he moved it himself.

But this week, he was shocked to discover it had been put back in front of what he intends to be the entrance to the new Square Gallery.

Town council bosses have defended their actions, saying they have a responsibility to ensure that street furniture is managed according to the law - and that they will be seeking costs from the entrepreneur for the reloca