Kent Police update August 2011 - Cheriton and Morehall
Kent Police update for the month of August 2011, for the Cheriton & Morehall areas.
3 Sep 2011
Folkestone and Hythe News
The Twitter Sensation: Folkestone Toddler Nearly Eats Slightly Out Of Date Pasty
Front page of the Folkestone Herald (if you excluded the advertising wrap-around) on 25 August had the headline of "Out-of-date pasty is sold to young mum: Toddler took bite of food three days past its sell-by date".
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1 Sep 2011
Lib Dems: New HQ, New Address
The Liberal Democrats have moved to a new HQ building in London after nearly 30 years (as the SDP and then Liberal Democrats) based at 4 Cowley Street, London. The 4 Cowley Street building was first taken by the SDP in 1982, and is a Grade II listed building originally constructed in 1905 as the London headquarters of the North Eastern Railway Company.
31 Aug 2011
Kent Police Metal Thefts Campaign Continues
A van with scrap metal on board was stopped and vehicle seized in Folkestone as the driver had no insurance for driving for business, as Police officers in south Kent are continuing the campaign against metal theft in the area.
31 Aug 2011
Shepway Draft Housing Strategy Consultation
The draft Shepway Housing Strategy 2011-2016 is now available for final consultation on the Shepway Council website.
31 Aug 2011
People Choice Parks - Vote Now!
The Royal Military Canal, Hythe and Lower Leas Coastal Park, Folkestone have again been awarded the prestigious Green Flag Award for being great open spaces. On the back of this Green Flag also run a Peoples Choice award for the nations favourite park. You can vote for your favourite park by using the links below:
30 Aug 2011
Allergy notification alerts by text from the FSA
Kent Trading Standards are advising consumers with food allergies to sign up to the Food Standard Agency's text alert service.
30 Aug 2011
Inspection Report of Youth Offending Work in Kent scored as 'Disappointing'
An inspectors report on Youth Offending work in Kent says that "substantial" improvement is required. The inspectors report gave the following scores:
24 Aug 2011
Sandgate Sea and Food Festival 2011: programme
This weekend sees the annual Sandgate Sea and Food Festival. With a wide range of stalls and activities there is something for everyone - all welcome!
24 Aug 2011
LINk into Local HealthWatch: Issue 1 now available
Issue 1 of the new monthly Kent LINk publication 'LINk into Local HealthWatch' is now available at http://www.thekentlink.co.uk/assets/files/HealthWatch_Newsletters/2011/Ed1_LINk_Into_Local_HealthWatch_Newsletter_18082011.pdf
24 Aug 2011
Shepway Local Development Framework Core Strategy Consultation
Shepway District Council is writing a Local Development Framework (LDF) to guide the planning of the district for the next 20 years.
23 Aug 2011
£13,563,811.59: The Cost of CCTV Surveillance in Kent
The total spending by Kent's District Councils on public facing CCTV in the years 2007-10 totalled £13,563,811.59 according to research by Big Brother Watch http://www.bigbrotherwatch.org.uk. The spend by each local authority in Kent's Local authorities, in order of the size of their total spending on CCTV technology between 2007 and 2010, was:
22 Aug 2011