The "EAT" outlet at the troubled Stop24 service area at J11 of the M20 closed on Friday 4th July, causing a number of redundancies. The outlet's loss comes after the closure of "Muffinbreak" shortly after the opening of the service area, and is being blamed on lack of trade and poor users numbers to the service area.
A proposal by the Conservatives to stop £150,000 of repairs needed to Folkestone's Christchurch Tower has been slammed by local Liberal Democrats.
Folkestone Councillor Gary Fuller is backing a march in London on Friday which is calling for the liberation of Zimbabweans in the UK from the limbo in which thousands currently find themselves restricted by law from being able to work in the UK.
A Bill to give former Gurkhas indefinite leave to remain in Britain moved a step closer to becoming law after it received cross-party support in the House of Lords today.
The gala launch of this year's Hythe festival is taking place this evening (Friday 4 July) at The Tower Theatre, Shorncliffe starting at 7.30pm. The festival runs from 4-13 July with a wide range of events for all tastes, from local interest walks to golf days, music and dance to a quiz night and high street parade). Learn more at www.hythe-festival.com
A smoke alarm proved its weight in gold for a Folkestone family when a fire broke out at their home in Darby Road on Monday 30th June. A mother and her five children escaped unharmed thanks to a working smoke alarm alerting them to blaze in their three-storey terraced house just after 6pm.
Councils should be set free from depending on Whitehall funding by raising three-quarters of their money locally, Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg said today in a speech to the Local Government Association Conference in Bournemouth.
The Lib Dems have slammed a US Court ruling that Google must divulge the viewing habits of every user who has ever watched any video on YouTube.
Commenting on reports that rail fares are to increase at above-inflation levels again in January, Liberal Democrat Shadow Transport Secretary, Norman Baker said:
Hundreds of hauliers are travelling to London today to demonstrate against the rising cost of fuel, with Shepway Councillor Peter Carroll one of the organisers of the demonstration.
Folkestone and Sandgate councillors Tim and Season Prater today had a meeting with Stephen Gasche of Shepway Council and Jeremy Cooper of Stagecoach about the loss of the 77/78A service connecting Sandgate's Enbrook Valley and Cheriton High Street.
A Comprehensive Performance Assessment (CPA) reassessment of Shepway Council by the Audit Commission has reported that Shepway has moved from being "weak" to "fair". The CPA inspection verdict of "weak" was made in 2004, when Shepway was just one point away from being classed a 'poor' council.
