Protect Kent is shocked and saddened at Shepway Councils decision last night, to approve plans for an extended runway and new terminal building at Lydd airport.
Last night, by 27 votes to 12, Shepway District Council gave Lydd Airport (LAA) the go ahead to expansion plans, against expert advice from its own advisers, officers, Natural England, the RSPB and others.
The Chairman of Folkestone Invicta, Lynn Woods, has advised that due to the weather over the past few days, the tribute to Rifleman Aldridge planned for this weekends game against Croydon is postponed. with the game itself very unlikely to go ahead.
Folkestone Film Factory is looking for children aged 10-17 to join their new creative panel and take part in a number of exciting film activities. The film production company is a social enterprise, using film-making to educate, inspire, engage, inform and support community-based initiatives.
On Tuesday, Lib Dem Parliamentary Candidate for Folkestone and Hythe, Lynne Beaumont, took part in a debate on Student Tuition Fees at Canterbury College with NUS President Wes Streeting, Conservative candidate for Folkestone and Hythe Damian Collins and Jean Samuel, Labour Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Canterbury and Whitstable. The opening speech from Lynne against Tuition Fees can be watched online at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_1l1KbRhW4
Veolia Water Southeast (VWSE) has announced that its prices for 2010/2011 will rise by 1.5%. Ofwat has approved an increase of 1.2% in charges to allow the company to continue with its extensive capital investment programme with an additional allowance for inflation of 0.3%. The 2010/2011 charges were agreed with the regulator last year as part of a five year plan covering the period 2010-2015. The rises for 2010/11 will take effect from the beginning of April.
Folkestone Invicta are inviting all local residents to pay their respects to Rifleman Peter Aldridge, the Folkestone based soldier recently killed while on service in Afghanistan. A minutes silence will be held in advance of their home game this Saturday against Croydon, and to encourage attendance, the club are offering free entry for the game.
Kent Highway Services have identified dangerous road depressions on Sandgate Road, Folkestone and have given agreement for Southern Water to put in place an emergency road closure to carry out investigation and remedial works to the sewer and carriageway. Works will commence on Tuesday 23 February 2010 and are estimated to be take 2 weeks to complete, depending on investigation finding.
The officer's supplementary report into the Lydd Airport expansion was made publicly available today (19 February) by Shepway District Council. The report cites the officer's recommendation for refusal of the plans for the airport's expansion and outline the reasons for that recommendation. More at the Shepway council site at http://tinyurl.com/yc5rupy
Folkestone firefighters are urging residents to 'watch what they heat' after a fire, caused by unattended cooking, resulted in a man being rescued from a block of flats. Three fire appliances were sent to the building in Marine Terrace, Folkestone just before 8.30pm on 18 February after control room operators received emergency calls from a passer-by who had spotted smoke pouring from a second floor window.
Over the past week, like many others in Folkestone, I've had to walk to home after becoming stranded, my child has fallen repeatedly due to icy pathways (and I've seen plenty of evidence that she isn't alone in doing so) and I've been called by an elderly person who has been trapped indoors for days (in my case, not a relative).
Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate for Folkestone & Hythe, Lynne Beaumont, has welcomed a 400,000 Euro grant for Romney Marsh and two other sites to develop green tourism.
