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The UK banks owe their very existence to the British taxpayer with the Governor of the Bank of England estimating that they have received the equivalent of £1 trillion in taxpayer support.
Sandgate is to get its own regular farmers market starting in December 2010. The new event will be held from 10am to noon approximately every other Saturday at the Chichester Village Hall on Sandgate High Street, and potential stall holders are welcomed.
A new planning application has been received in Coolinge Lane: outline application for the erection of 9 Two Storey Dwellings with garages, associated parking and access.
The Sandgate Parish Plan and Design Statement questionnaire will shortly be ready for distribution to every household in Sandgate.
In order to curb speeding on Sandgate roads, Sandgate Parish Council has purchased a share in Community Speed Watch equipment and this will be used to collect data to assist in our bid to Kent Highway Services to obtain road safety improvements in Sandgate.
The Conservatives have won the New Romney Coast by-election to Shepway District Council. After a hard fought campaign, Liberal Democrat candidate Brian Wright congratulated the winning candidate Shane Lawrence.
With the New Romney Coast by-election on 12th November, Lib Dem candidate Brian Wright has made a pledge to local residents to work with popular local councillor Val Loseby to stand up for local residents who feel let down by Shepway Council and get a fair deal for New Romney Coast.
Dungeness is the only site to have been excluded from a list of 11 potential candidates for new nuclear power station build sites. The decision by the Government backed 10 of the 11 proposed sites across England and Wales, but excluded Dungeness as an option on environmental grounds.
Around 100 local residents turned out to the Tower Theatre in North Road, Folkestone on Saturday to decide £15,000 of grant funding for local projects. Folkestone West County Councillor Tim Prater is the first in Folkestone to give power direct to local residents to decide on which projects they want to see backed with £15,000 of grant funding.
Kent Highways Services are going to be resurfacing the junction of Beachborough Road and Shorncliffe Road, Folkestone, and the approaches to it prior to the start of full high speed rail services to London commencing from Folkestone West train station.
Conservative MP Michael Howard is under fire this week after it was disclosed he earned nearly £20,000 last month ALONE from non-Parliamentary activities. The cash came from a range of jobs and company directorships - some paying over £1,000 an HOUR.
Folkestone West Councillor Tim Prater took matters into his own hands on Thursday when alerted to a litter problem in Coolinge Lane, Sandgate and cleared litter himself in a "10 minute litter pick". In the time, Tim collected handfuls of rubbish including bottles, fast food wrappers and a 2 metre length of Stagecoach bus ticket!
