A planning application aimed at preparing the Art Deco section of a former department store in Folkestone to become an active mix-used building with commercial units and a medical centre has been submitted.
Tim Prater, Leader of the Liberal Democrat & Independent Group at Folkestone and Hythe District Council, has reacted with disbelief to the government's announcement that they are postponing Local Government Reorganisation for Kent.
Peter Gane, Jon Renshaw and Roger West, Lib Dem Town Councillors for Cheriton West, hold regular drop-in advice surgeries on the second Saturday of each month from 11am-12pm in All Souls Church Hall, Somerset Road, Folkestone CT19 4HE.
A regular meet-up on the 2nd Wednesday of the month for Lib Dem members & supporters in the Folkestone and Hythe area! A social drink and a chat at The Royal Norfolk Hotel on Sandgate High Street.
Sandgate High Street and Sandgate Hill, up to the crossroads with Dixwell Road, are currently being considered for resurfacing during the next financial year.
A monthly bulletin from F&HDC. This month: Nepal Appeal, Bouverie Square, Changing Tides, Mermaid Beach repair, gardening awards and Love Your Beach.
The September 2026 monthly update from Tim Prater as County Councillor for Cheriton, Sandgate and Hythe East.
New dynamic play equipment specifically aimed at toddlers and teenagers has been added to Cheriton Recreational Ground.
In July, Sandgate Parish Council and County Councillor Tim Prater asked Kent County Council in writing about the newly installed bus stops on West Road in Sandgate (and why they are so far from the also newly installed bus stop poles).
We are calling for the UK to enter the EU's landmark new Migration and Asylum Pact to help implement an asylum system that is fair and effective for all.
Our new Growth and Defence Partnership with the EU - including joining the Single Market and a new Customs Union - will make the UK richer, safer and stronger.
The Liberal Democrats have announced a new policy to make energy affordable again and help make fuel poverty a thing of the past.
Ed Davey is a husband, a father and a carer. He is the Leader of the Liberal Democrats.
It is Ed’s experience of caring that drives much of his politics, and motivates his tireless campaigning for a fair deal.
Meet our representatives and candidates.
