The first of two annual South East Liberal Democrat conferences is coming up on Saturday 29th March in Ashford. Speakers will include Susan Kramer, Norman Baker, David Heath and Baroness Ros Scott. It looks set to be a great event - and all Party members are welcome to attend.
A free new resource to encourage the tourism industry to 'go greener' is now available with the publication of the first ever 'Guide to Sustainable Tourism for Dummies'®, part of the Dummies'® series of easy-to-use guidance books from publishers Wiley.
Local Vocals, who have made their name for their Feel-good singing workshops in Sandgate and Folkestone over the last few years, are starting a new Community Choir in Sandgate.
Lorries are today again parking on the coastbound M20 in Kent to ease a traffic backlog at the Port of Dover after industrial action by SeaFrance workers in France.
30% of school children in Kent have missed out on their first choice of secondary school this year, according to a survey of local authorities by The Times. The result compares badly with other local councils, with only 7.7 per cent of children in West Sussex not offered a place at the school they wanted.
"Your Shepway" newspaper has reported today that the pressure is mounting on beleaguered councillor Linda Oliver after she missed a key council meeting.
Shepway Council has announced that the Full Council meeting scheduled for 19 March has been cancelled with the agreement of Council Chair George Bunting due to lack of business.
Over one in five pupils have lost out on their first choice school after a new admissions system based on a lottery system was introduced this year. The figures have been revealed on the day that almost 600,000 children have been sent letters telling them which school they will be allocated in September.
Average hospital waiting times have risen under Labour, figures show. NHS data reveals that in 1997-98 average waits stood at 41 days, but by last year had risen to 49 days.
Last Tuesday, my colleagues and I tabled an amendment in the House of Commons on the Liberal Democrat proposal for a referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union.
Kent County Council (KCC) is running a local board meeting on 4th March and are inviting local residents to hear about the future of adult education in Shepway and ask questions to senior KCC officers and elected members.
Kent Trading Standards are warning users of email to be very wary of an email purporting to be from the Inland Revenue offering a tax refund. The amount offered is around £70. Please be wary of such emails. Do not click on the links and do not give away any personal data - this is a scam email, and the Inland Revenue issue no such real emails.
