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.
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.
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.
"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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
From www.thisiskent.co.uk : Scores of people braved the cold weather to protest today against the closure of a popular Folkestone tourist attraction. Crowds gathered on the Leas to protest against the closure of the Leas Lift, a water lift built in the late 1800s.
Campaigners have been back to the High Court to force the Government to announce the change in its policy of Gurkha settlement which had been declared "unlawful" in court in September 2008.
It's an exciting time to be in the opposition group at Shepway District Council. You don't have to wait long for the Tories to give you so much ammunition!