"Link Up Shepway" site launched
A new web site "Link Up Shepway" has been launched at http://shepway.ning.com/ and anyone across Shepway - Folkestone, Hythe, Romney Marsh and Elham Valley - are invited to join.
8 Apr 2009
Folkestone and Hythe News
Direct Choice Insurance to relocate to Cheriton
From http://romneymarshtimes.blogspot.com: General insurance company Direct Choice, part of the AA / Saga firm, is moving its call centres from Newmarket and Ipswich to Cheriton near Folkestone. The company has given its 220 staff the option of taking redundancy or relocating to the new offices.
8 Apr 2009
Lib Dems call on Shepway Council to sign-up to the Sustainable Communities Act
The Liberal Democrats have submitted a motion to the next full Council meeting on 29th April calling on Shepway District Council to sign up to the Sustainable Communities Act.
7 Apr 2009
Sainsbury's announce plans for new supermarket in Hythe
From www.thisiskent.co.uk: Sainsbury's have announced plans to redevelop the Hythe Smiths Medical site, on Military Road, into a 34,000 square foot retail space, with 270 car parking spaces.
7 Apr 2009
Tell Shepway about flooding problems in your area
The Chair of Shepway Council's "Flooding Working Group" (a sub group of the Community Overview Committee), Brian Copping, is asking for examples of "localised flooding" of highways and footpaths and standing water after rainfall.
6 Apr 2009
Gurkhas Rally to build memorial to fallen heroes
A national community wide campaign to raise funds by public subscription to build a lasting memorial to fallen Gurkha heroes will launched in Folkestone on Saturday 11th April 2009.
6 Apr 2009
The Storm: Vince Cable's guidebook to the recession
"We are in the early stages of a crisis of great severity and unpredictable consequences. It is now broadly recognised that, barring an improbably sudden recovery, the financial and economic upheaval is much more serious than those experienced, at least in the developed world, since the second world war. What should be done?": The Storm, Vince Cable
4 Apr 2009
Into Battle with Vince Cable MP
Lib Dem Shadow Chancellor Vince Cable will be speaking at a lunchtime event on May 2nd organised by the Battle branch of Bexhill & Battle local Party at Battle Golf Club from 12.30.
2 Apr 2009
Three Shepway Restaurants make "Tasty" KM guide
Three businesses from Shepway have made the KM Groups "Tasty" guide to the best pubs, restaurants and eateries in South and East Kent. The KM are asking for votes for the favourite venues in the guide, with the most popular according to the votes being shortlisted and visited by judges to decide the overall winner.
2 Apr 2009
Shepway Scrutiny Decision on Folkestone Leas Lift: Cabinet must think again on ceasing operation
The Shepway District Council's Corporate Scrutiny Committee tonight considered the "call-in" of the Cabinet decision of 18 March to cease the operation of the Leas Lift with immediate effect and to terminate the Leas Lift lease.
1 Apr 2009
Shepway Scrutiny Decision on Folkestone Leas Lift: Cabinet must think again on ceasing operation
The Shepway District Council's Corporate Scrutiny Committee tonight considered the "call-in" of the Cabinet decision of 18 March to cease the operation of the Leas Lift with immediate effect and to terminate the Leas Lift lease.
31 Mar 2009
Folkestone Leas Lift Decision "Called in" to Scrutiny at Shepway
The decision by the Shepway Council Cabinet to immediately terminate the lease of the Folkestone Leas Lift and stop running the lift has been "called in" to Shepway's Corporate Scrutiny Committee. The meeting at 7pm on 31st March at Shepway Civic Centre is open to the public and will hear from local groups and residents on the impact of the decision.
27 Mar 2009