Due to further ingress of water through the ceiling, Sandgate Library is temporarily closed again. We hope that this matter will be resolved speedily. When it is known the date the Library will re-open, I will inform you.
On Sunday 9th November, Lib Dem MEP Catherine Bearder visited Thanet South for a briefing tour of local issues by Russ Timpson, Lib Dem PPC candidate for Thanet South.
On Wednesday 19th November the Canterbury Christ Church University Sociology programme launches the first of its public debates for 2014/15, which takes the controversial subject of fracking as its focus.
Southeastern are running a special high speed service on Boxing Day, Friday 26 December 2014, for the Boxing Day sales at Ashford Designer Outlet, Westfield Stratford, St Pancras International and London.
Lynne Beaumont, Parliamentary Candidate,
Emergency cover
It doesn't make sense.
A Kent based charity has received an email from a debt collector acting on behalf of another business. The company claims to be making a final request for payment before they begin legal proceedings. The email includes a link to make payment arrangements.
Local Lib Dem Gary Fuller, commenting on the result of the by-election in Folkestone Harvey West ward, has suggested that the results reflect an ongoing trend in Shepway politics. The results, which saw the Conservatives narrowly win the district and town council seats with both UKIP and the Lib Dems within 130 votes of victory, represented a massive swing away from the Conservatives and also demonstrated that neither Labour or the Green Party can win in Folkestone.
The Shepway District and Folkestone Town by-elections for Harvey West ward were held on Thursday 23rd October. Both by-elections were caused by the death of longstanding Conservative Councillor and ex-Mayor George Bunting.
As a School Governor, I received a useful briefing this morning from Kent County Council about the funding that Kent schools receive as either a maintained school or academy.
"I think we both agree, Shepway District Council have done a pretty good job of cleaning the graffiti off this plinth..."