Carriageway Repairs to Church Road, Cheriton
Kent Highways are carrying out around £11,000 of road repairs in Church Road, Cheriton this week, at various locations between Risborough Lane and Horn Street.
31 Jul 2008
Folkestone and Hythe News
Lib Dem Leader Clegg slams British Gas price jump
British Gas owner Centrica has announced it is to raise gas prices by 35% and electricity prices by 9% with immediate effect.
30 Jul 2008
Action Promised over Valebrook Close Path
Following a request from Cheriton Councillor Tim Prater, the Shepway Public Rights of Way Officer has agreed to arrange a site meeting with a contractor to mark out the correct line of the path running from Valebrook Close to Pond Hill Road in Cheriton.
30 Jul 2008
Folkestone dumped dog highlights Kent's shameful animal cruelty record
A Labrador-cross has been found abandoned in a dog exercise area in Radnor Park, Folkestone. He was caught by daybreak and taken to kennels from where he will be either re-united with his owners or found a new home.
30 Jul 2008
Shepway to consider Sellindge recycling and digestion plant application
Controversial plans to build an anaeobic digestion plant and materials recycling recycling facility at Otterpool Quarry in Sellindge will be discussed by Shepway District Council's Development Control Committee this week.
29 Jul 2008
Sign-up reminder for Bournemouth Lib Dem conference
For members who would like to go to federal party conference in Bournemouth but have not yet registered, the next price increase is fast approaching! Sign up before 31st July for the advance booker rate of £89. The late booker and on site registration rate will be £117, so make sure you catch this last-chance discount.
29 Jul 2008
Help put a stop to deliberate fires this summer
With the start of the summer school holidays, Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) is urging parents to warn children of the dangers of fire and the potentially life-threatening consequences of deliberate fire setting.
28 Jul 2008
Neil Matthews questions Police on Cheriton robberies during Folkestone Station visit
Neil Matthews recently spent a day at the Folkestone Police headquarters, including a morning briefing with Chief Inspector Ivan Pickering, a tour of the headquarters and visit to the Community Safety Unit where a multi-agency approach is taken dealing with all kinds of community problems, from dog fouling to ASBOs.
27 Jul 2008
Outrageous EDF price hike will hit elderly and vulnerable hardest - Clegg
EDF Energy has announced it is putting up gas prices by 22% and electricity prices by 17% for domestic customers. The firm has blamed the increase, which comes into effect on 25 July, on record wholesale energy costs.
26 Jul 2008
RSPB Reserve another reason why Lydd Airport expansion should be blocked: Matthews
Folkestone & Hythe's Lib Dem Parliamentary Spokesman Neil Matthews visited the RSPB reserve at Dungeness today with Lib Dem District Council Group Leader Lynne Beaumont.
25 Jul 2008
Sussex Downs merger with South Kent College progress?
Folkestone Liberal Democrat campaigner Gary Fuller has discovered that the Principal of Sussex Downs College, one of South Kent College's prospective merger partners, has visited all three of the South Kent campuses in the past couple of weeks.
25 Jul 2008
Broadmead Village Pond de-silting
Folkestone Park Ward Lib Dem Councillor, Bev Rolfe, is campaigning to have the Broadmead Village Pond de-silted. However, both Shepway District Council and the Environment Agency are proving hard nuts to crack!
25 Jul 2008