Refugee Rights Briefing [New Date: This Wednesday]
Guest speaker Marion Walter of Kent Refugee Help will give a briefing to Shepway Lib Dem members and campaigners on refugee rights and support in the UK on Monday 1st October.
29 Sep 2008
Folkestone and Hythe News
BBC Question Time comes to East Kent
BBC Question Time is being recorded in Dover on 13th November. If you would like to apply to be in the audience, complete the form on "Join the Audience" page of the BBC Question Time web site (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/question_time/1858613.stm), with Dover as the most convenient venue.
29 Sep 2008
Bradford & Bingley nationalisation has impact for Shepway mortgagees and savers
Commenting on the nationalisation on Bradford and Bingley, which has branches across East Kent including Ashford, Canterbury and Dover, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Spokesman for Folkestone & Hythe, Neil Matthews, said:
28 Sep 2008
Sam's Fiendish Quiz: The result
Shepway Liberal Democrats have thanked all who took part in "Sam's Fiendish Quiz" at Saltwood Village Hall last night: with 7 teams and over 40 people competing, a good night was hopefully had by all!
28 Sep 2008
Matthews issues economy challenge to local Conservatives
The Liberal Democrats in Shepway have thrown down the gauntlet to the Conservatives on the eve of their conference by demanding answers to questions about the economy.
27 Sep 2008
Lydd Airport boss quits
Zaher Deir, managing director of Lydd / London Ashford Airport (LAA), has announced his resignation with immediate effect.
24 Sep 2008
Beaumont: Retention of all services and main building facade at Royal Victoria Hospital welcome
News of new investment at the Royal Victoria Hospital (RVH) site in Folkestone has been welcomed by Shepway Liberal Democrat Group Leader Lynne Beaumont. Facilities at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Folkestone are to be upgraded after the signing of a £3.6 million contract between East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust and Cardy Construction.
24 Sep 2008
Shepway Council web site downtime
Due to the electrical supply to Shepway civic centre in Castle Hill Avenue, Folkestone, being disrupted this weekend to allow for the connection of a standby generator, the Shepway Council web site www.shepway.gov.uk will be off-line from 5pm Friday 26th September until late Sunday 28th September.
24 Sep 2008
KM Folkestone office escapes closure in "restructuring"
The Kent wide KM Group, is planning to restructure its organisation with the loss of 61 jobs. The company, which runs local newspapers including the Kent Messenger and KM Extra, websites and kmfm radio stations across Kent, says the poor economic climate has caused revenue to drop by 25 to 30 per cent, costing it £9 million in revenue in a full year.
23 Sep 2008
Gurkha Justice Court Case: Can you help find key evidence?
Gurkha Justice campaigner Peter Carroll has issued an plea for evidence to back up the legal team representing the Gurkhas in the current High Court hearing on the lawfulness of the 1997 'cut off' date for citizenship. The case received huge coverage earlier this week when Joanna Lumley and others gave their backing to the cause.
21 Sep 2008
Recommended Viewing: Six minutes to save the world
Shepway Lib Dem Group Leader Lynne Beaumont recommends watching the video at http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5ln08_makethisvideogoaroundtheworld_news of a 13-year old Canadian girl speaks for 6 minutes at a UN Conference on the Environment in Brazil.
19 Sep 2008
Proud to back the Gurkha cause
It was with great pride, I took part in the demonstration outside the High Court in London this week, standing alongside hundreds of retired Gurkha's. The demonstration had been organised to show the world how badly this country treats its best soldiers, with no right to remain in this country if they retired before 1997, even after giving 24 years of their lives to defend this country.
LBLLDGSDC
19 Sep 2008