Well Done to Pent Valley: Ofsted Score Them "Good"
The Ofsted report on its January inspection of Pent Valley Technology College in Surrenden Road, Folkestone has given the school an assessment of "Good". they say:
8 Feb 2013
Folkestone and Hythe News
In Praise of Damian Collins on Equal Marriage
I don't often feel the need to say this, but actively quite proud of Folkestone and Hythe MP Damian Collins today for having supported Equal Marriage in Parliament last night.
6 Feb 2013
Kent Police update February 2012 - Sandgate
During January there has been only 1 reported incident of crime in the ward. A pedal cycle was stolen from outside Churchill House. I would remind anyone with a bike to use a good quality lock and secure the bike properly when not being used.
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5 Feb 2013
Sandgate Christmas Lights
A number of Sandgate residents will have noticed over the Christmas period that the streetlight decorations were having more than their fair share of "issues". After the first day of lighting, there was rarely a day they were all on, and on a number of days, very few were lit at all.
23 Jan 2013
Kent County Council Consultation on Sandgate Library
Kent County Council are consulting on a proposal to transfer the management and running of Sandgate Library to Sandgate parish Council from this summer.
23 Jan 2013
Cheriton Artland: 23 & 24 February 2013
This is a first for Cheriton. We are really looking forward to the next installment of the Cheriton Artland programme, which continues in 2013 with a weekend festival of light and fire.
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21 Jan 2013
Ticket to Ride: Folkestone West Bus Stop Boost
Bus stops across Folkestone West have had a make-over in the last few years.
20 Jan 2013
Shepway Lib Dem Drop-In Surgeries
The local Lib Dem FOCUS team offer regular drop-in advice surgeries open to all!
16 Jan 2013
Hail Caesar! Tim welcomes new footpath surfacing in Cheriton
The footpath from Caesar's Way is part of an off-road route from Cheriton to Junction 13 of the M20. But much of the path was muddy and overgrown and hard to use.
16 Jan 2013
Prater Welcomes Kent U-Turn on Streetlight Removals
Folkestone West County Councillor Tim Prater has welcomed a U-Turn by Conservative Kent County Council on the removal of streetlights in the area.
15 Jan 2013
Warning: Fake Door-to-door Debt Collectors
Kent Trading Standards have received a report of a resident in Ashford being cold called on the 8 January. The caller claimed to be a debt collection agent. When the consumer asked to see his ID card he waved it at her and then put it away. He said he needed cash or a bank card.
14 Jan 2013
Sandgate Streetlights: Not Just a Modern Fad
Kent County Council are finalising proposals to remove over 3,000 streetlights across Kent, including over 200 in Shepway.
12 Jan 2013