Now in its 7th year, the Folkestone Literary Festival 2008 will play host over 70 speakers, entertainers, poets and creatives in a packed schedule promising 9 days of entertaining live performances.
The Shepway Play MAP (Mobile Activity Programme) is a trail of play events that will take place during all school holiday periods for the next three years across Shepway. Three play workers will tour the area with a van full of toys, games and activities and will deliver an exciting range of free play opportunities at play parks and halls across the area.
At 2am on Sunday 26th October, the clocks will be wound back an hour as British Summer Time ends. Enjoy the extra hour in bed!
The potential loss of £50 million by Conservative Kent County Council of investments in Icelandic banks is under even closer scrutiny after news that KCC's financial advisers, Butlers, had advised Shepway Council that investments in Iceland were risky due to low liquidity in 2007.
After months of planning and fund-raising, Enbrook Mail was launched today at A.B's Minimarket. Postal services will re-commence on Monday 27th October, with opening hours initially 10am-2pm Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Lynne Beaumont has attacked the decision by Shepway Council not to support the refurbishment of Folkestone Sports Centre. The Conservative Council Cabinet met on Wednesday and agreed not to offer the funding needed to support the redevelopment plans for the centre put forward by Folkestone Sports Centre Trust Ltd.
Cheriton Councillor Peter Carroll has asked Shepway Council Leader Robert Bliss to push Kent County Council to bring forward plans for parking alterations in Royal Military Avenue, Cheriton.
Folkestone & Hythe Parliamentary Campaigner Neil Matthews has backed Lib Dem plans for a rescue plan for families to help deal with the economic crisis.
Congratulations to Cheriton Primary School who won the first ever Cheriton & Morehall Football "Councillors Cup" on Wednesday. St Martins Primary School were runners-up, and the hotly contested contest also had teams from all other primary schools in the Cheriton and Morehall area: All Souls, Harcourt and Morehall Schools.
As the credit crunch starts to hit the real economy, Gordon Brown must turn his attention to the many families being hit hardest by the crisis, Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg said yesterday.
Trading Standards are warning businesses not be duped into paying for advertising in bogus charity publications which they have not agreed to. The businesses were contacted by telephone and asked to place advertisements promising to support charitable organisations or the police or fire brigade.
With the fireworks season starting, the sale of fireworks legally began on Wednesday 15th October at registered or licensed retail premises. Sales may legally continue until Monday 10th November, except for a very few premises who are licensed to sell all year round.
