P&O Ferries: Government and Ports Must Act
Responding to the announcement of P&O Ferries laying off 800 workers with immediate effect, Liberal Democrat Transport Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
17 Mar 2022
Folkestone and Hythe News
Free Adult Training Courses
Things I don't get to do everyday: promote ABSOLUTELY FREE, gratis, for nothing, adult education taster courses available to ANY over 18 year old local resident.
16 Mar 2022
Power to the People: The £150 Council Tax Rebate Energy Subsidy
I hugely support giving more support to families for their soaring energy bills at this time. Notices are arriving of eyewatering price increases from 1st April from almost all suppliers, and there is no sign that is going to change in the near future. Households need help, and they are going to need help over months and years, not just one-off payments.
10 Mar 2022
Council Tax Precepts in Folkestone & Hythe District Council Area 2019-2023 by Town / Parish Council
As they are hitting doormats (and increasingly email inboxes) across the country at this moment, Council Tax bills are a fairly hot topic. Below, I do a bit of number crunching on the most local element of the tax in Folkestone & Hythe District: the Town / Parish Council Precept.
9 Mar 2022
The Vagrancy Act - how we won
It's not every day you get to say you changed the law.
LMMPOWA
2 Mar 2022
Kent County Council to Cut Supported Bus Services
Kent County Council (KCC) are "consulting" on a proposed reduction to their Supported Bus Services.
25 Feb 2022
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23 Feb 2022
Kent Highway Temporary Road Closure - Brambley Crescent, Sandgate - 7th March 2022 for 19 Days
It will be necessary to close part of Brambley Crescent, Sandgate, from 7th March 2022 with estimated completion by 25th March 2022.
11 Feb 2022
Not Third Time Lucky: Council Rejects Budget Amendment That Would End £45m Princes Parade Scheme
For the third year running, Tim Prater last night moved a amendment at Folkestone and Hythe District Council to remove the Princes Parade Development scheme from the budget, but it was defeated.
11 Feb 2022
Napier Barracks Planning Consultation
The Government has launched a planning consultation for the extension of the use of Napier Barracks to house asylum seekers until 2026 (!)
19 Jan 2022