Folkestone and Hythe News

Folkestone & Hythe Lib Dems Elect Executive Team for 2022

At the 2021 Folkestone and Hythe Lib Dems AGM last night, held on Zoom, we the 2022 F&HLD Officers and Executive Committee were elected.

The Lib Dem Christmas Draw: Time for a GREAT prize!

Would you like to win £1,500 in cash in time from Christmas?! That's just one of the prizes in this years Lib Dem Christmas Draw - tickets on sale NOW!

October 2021 Sandgate & West Folkestone Focus Out Now

Keeping in touch and working for local residents ALL YEAR ROUND.

Knife bins installed in Folkestone ahead of ahead of Operation Sceptre

Two knife bins have been placed in Folkestone to give anyone in possession of a bladed object a safe place to dispose of it.

Lib Dems demand public inquiry into Tory sleaze scandal ahead of emergency Commons debate

The Liberal Democrats have called for an independent public inquiry into government sleaze and allegations of political corruption, warning that Boris Johnson's Conservatives are "releasing sewage into our rivers and sleaze into our politics."

Folkestone & Hythe Businesses - free training and financial support

Training and information events that are featured on the Folkestone Works website, many of which can be enrolled on totally free of charge….

Harbour Ward CPZ Parking Extension Report Published

Folkestone Town Mayor’s Christmas Fund

Since 1974 applications have been welcomed each year around this time from residents of Folkestone to apply to the Town Mayor of Folkestone's Christmas Fund for assistance with their winter expenses.

Lib Dems demand windfall tax on fossil fuel companies to support households this winter

Liberal Democrat Leader and former Energy Secretary Ed Davey has called for a windfall tax on gas producers profiting from record high prices, to help pay for support to struggling households and businesses this winter.

South East Region Lib Dem Conference: Online and FREE for Members

The Special Conference on the 20th October agreed a new constitution that gives every member the right to attend, speak at and vote at the regional conference. And to vote for the new Regional Executive. There are two ways you could get involved:

Fireworks over Folkestone & Hythe Revisited

I get (and reply to!) a lot of email each week, and some is easier to deal with than others.