On Wednesday 19th March, approximately 2,000 retired Gurkhas met outside the Houses of Parliament, along with several members of Shepway Liberal Democrats, to protest at the way they are treated differently to any other retired soldier in the British Army.
The Government narrowly avoided an embarrassing defeat in the Commons last night of their plans to close 2,500 post offices. Labour's majority was reduced to just 20, with Lib Dems and Tories voting together, but Folkestone & Hythe MP Michael Howard and Conservative Party Leader David Cameron both FAILED to vote for the Conservative placed motion!
Liberal Democrat Leader, Nick Clegg today received medals handed to him from Gurkhas who served in the British Army before 1997 and are being denied a full pension and the right to British Citizenship.
Former Gurkha soldiers and their supporters from across the Country have been welcomed to Westminster today by Lib Dem Leader Nick Clegg. The Liberal Democrat leader pledged the Party's support to the Gurkha campaign for the right to settle in the UK for all Gurkha soldiers including those who retired before 1997.
On Wednesday 19th March, Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg will be speaking at the protest outside Parliament demanding increased rights for Gurkhas. Shepway Lib Dems are supporting the Gurkhas protest, with local members Dhan Gurung, Peter Carroll, Neil Matthews, Darren Briddock, Tim Prater and others planning on joining the protest in Parliament Square.
Kent Trading Standards have received information that a person is offering to buy jewellery and antique furniture from householders in Lydd. The person has posted leaflets in the area which express an interest in purchasing such items.
Shepway Liberal Democrats were delighted to welcome the Lib Dem MP for Lewes, Norman Baker, on Saturday to discuss his book "The Strange Death of David Kelly" which was published in October. Norman explained the facts underlying his book and its startling conclusions to an audience of Lib Dem members and supporters.
For a number of years our Party has been a major player in the fight to secure justice for Gurkha soldiers. Despite recent concessions from the Government many retired Gurkha soldiers still suffer great injustice.
The Local Party Executive of Shepway Liberal Democrats invites applications for selection as Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for the constituency of Folkestone & Hythe.
At a special County Council meeting on Thursday 13th March Lib Dem Councillors questioned the commitment of both Kent County Council; and the government to tackling road flooding in in Kent. Areas of Shepway have been particularly hit with flash flooding in recent years.
A special meeting of Folkestone Town Council on Wednesday at University Centre, Folkestone unanimously condemned the recent cut to Folkestone Fire Services and pledged to collate figures to lobby for the reinstatement of the cut services.
Councillors in Shepway have reacted with astonishment at the news that the official magazine of Shepway District Council, "Shepway Today", has given the address of Cllr Linda Oliver, as North Road, Hythe, when she now lives in Bath.
