Business views important to Shepway's development
Lib Dem Councillor Tim Prater has backed a questionnaire being sent to businesses across Shepway to find out more about their current and future plans.
24 Nov 2008
Folkestone and Hythe News
Beaumont calls for detailed investigation of council house management merger proposals
Plans to create a new organisation to manage council housing in East Kent have been agreed in principle by Shepway District Council. The proposals would see the creation of a company, jointly owned by Shepway, Canterbury, Ashford, Thanet and Dover councils, which would manage the 21,000 homes owned by the five.
23 Nov 2008
Greatstone Council consultation halted after Loseby questions process
New Romney Coast Lib Dem Councillor Val Loseby has welcomed Shepway District Council's halting of the public consultation of a separate parish for Greatstone. Val Loseby had questioned the consultation process with Shepway Council when it became clear that only selected households were being asked their views and not all electors even in those areas.
22 Nov 2008
Daily Express urge support for Gurkha Justice Campaign
An article in Saturday's Daily Express updated on the Gurkha Justice Campaign - you can read the article in full at http://www.express.co.uk/features/view/71296 . The Gurkha Justice petition can be signed at www.gurkhajustice.org.uk and the petition will be handed in tomorrow in Westminster.
19 Nov 2008
Gurkha Justice Campaign: Let's make a BIG impact this Thursday
On Thursday, I will be in Parliament Square, Westminster at 11am before handing in the Gurkha Justice petition.
JL
18 Nov 2008
A New Chemical Element!
New research has led to the discovery of the heaviest element yet known to science. Recent hurricanes, global finance and defence issues are proof of the existence of the new element.
18 Nov 2008
Dover Port 48 hour strike begins
Workers at Dover Harbour have started a 48-hour strike in a row over transfer of their jobs to another company. Dover Harbour Board said it was confident it could run the port at a "near full" service despite the strike, but plans are in place for a possible implementation of Operation Stack between junctions 11 and 12 of the M20.
18 Nov 2008
Series of assaults on women in Greatstone: Loseby urges residents to stay safe
Police patrols are being stepped up in Grand Parade, Greatstone on Romney Marsh after three attacks on women who were out alone on Friday night and early Saturday morning. One of them was a serious sexual assault, while the other two were physical attacks.
16 Nov 2008
Second Folkestone based Gurkha in two weeks killed in action in Afghanistan
A second soldier from the Folkestone based 2nd battalion of the Royal Gurkha Rifles has died on service in Afghanistan. The soldier died in a bomb blast in southern Afghanistan on Saturday after his vehicle hit an explosive device while on patrol, the Ministry of Defence has said.
16 Nov 2008
Thousands of Post Offices may be saved as Post Office Card Account contract awarded
Commenting on the Government announcement that it is cancelling the procurement process and awarding the contract for the Post Office Card Account (POCA) to the Post Office for a further five years, Liberal Democrat Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, Jenny Willott said:
13 Nov 2008
Tory MEP Den Dover expelled from the Conservatives over expenses row
From The Guardian: "David Cameron yesterday expelled the Conservative party's former chief whip in the European parliament after the Strasbourg authorities ruled that he had breached its rules and demanded that he pay back just over £500,000.
13 Nov 2008
You don't have to be smart to vote Lib Dem, but it helps says new research...
Academic research published in the journal Intelligence compares the way people voted in the 2001 election with their IQ at the age of 10 (using data from the 1970 British cohort study), and found that, on average, Lib Dem and Green voters have a higher IQ than supporters of other Parties.
12 Nov 2008