Following the signing of a five-year contract with Henry Boot Developments Ltd. the operator of the Stop24 service area at junction 11 of the M20, Shearings Holidays is now providing an interchange facility there for coaches to and from the Continent. A dedicated staff provides meet-and-greet and other services. The company previously managed passenger transfers from Dover Port.
Kent Fire and Rescue Service is urging Kent residents to stay safe this Christmas and ensure that the festive period is an enjoyable one.
Folkestone Councillor Dhan Gurung has added his support in an article in the Daily Mirror today to a campaign to support the widow of a Gurkha killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan who has been warned she and her children may be deported.
All members of the Liberal Democrats on Shepway District Council will not attend the Chairman's Christmas Function scheduled for the evening of 17th December. The move is in the light of the severe economic downturn and the fact that the Council has announced it must find £1.4 million of savings next year.
Shepway Council are proposing a net cut of £1.4 million to its total budget for the next and future financial years. There are cuts in budgets for new play equipment, provision of new bus shelters and skips, and huge increases in charges for Sandgate car parking.
Sandgate resident and Shepway District Councillor Tim Prater has submitted a question to the Sandgate Parish Council meeting this evening after the news that Shepway District Council are seeking a massive 500% increase in income from Sandgate Car Parks next year.
Congratulations to Shepway Lib Dems Tom and Kate McNeice who became Grandparents today. Daughter Beth and husband James had a 7lb 10oz baby boy this morning.
The Leas at Folkestone will be alive with the sound of music on Friday 12 December when Shepway Council hosts its third Christmas bandstand carol concert, supported by Folkestone's Salvation Army Band and the Folkestone Herald.
Unlock Democracy has launched a "Stamp Out Voting Fraud" campaign, following the Government's decision to block opposition amendments designed to tackle electoral fraud to the Political Parties and Elections Bill.
The Liberal Democrats' Federal Policy Committee would like to invite Party members to put their name forward to serve on Policy Working Groups. As part of our annual exercise to recruit new members into the working groups, we will put together a panel of potential working group members from which we will draw when setting up individual groups.
A proposal originally put forward by Folkestone Town Councillor Bev Rolfe for Folkestone Town Council to buy Speedwatch equipment for use in Folkestone was passed last night by Folkestone Town Council. The Speedwatch equipment can be used by volunteer teams at any Police approved location, and displays the speed of any vehicle travelling above the speed limit in that road.
With only a few tickets left, Shepway Liberal Democrats are delighted to invite members and supporters to join our President, Mary Done, and her special guest, Lembit Opik MP, at Etchinghill Village Hall on Saturday 6th December for our annual 4 course Presidents Dinner.
