Your Shepway: Council Cash freeze 'absolutely dreadful for staff'
The "Your Shepway" newspaper this week leads on a block on spending at Shepway District Council which has has left workers stressed and understaffed.
30 Jan 2008
Folkestone and Hythe News
Shepway's Hokey-Cokey Cabinet: Waters Rejoins
Shepway Council Leader Robert Bliss has announced that Cllr Carole Waters is rejoining the Shepway Cabinet with immediate effect as District Secretary for Regeneration, Sport & Culture. The cabinet of 7 was increased by the new Conservative administration to 10 in May 2007 at a cost of around £25,000 a year in expenses to Shepway tax payers.
29 Jan 2008
Replace Your Brown-Top Bin with a Home Composter from just £7!
Recycle for Kent has now launched a a new composting offer for all residents, in partnership with the WRAP (Waste and Resources Action Programme) national "Recycle Now" campaign. With home composters available from just £7, now is the perfect time to replace your brown-top bin, make your own rich compost and SAVE on Shepway's new £35 Garden Tax!
29 Jan 2008
Imagine: Remember, Reflect, React. Folkestone Marks Holocaust Memorial Day
Pupils from Folkestone School for Girls, The Folkestone Academy, Pent Valley Technology College and the Harvey Grammar School came together with representatives of groups from across Folkestone in a Holocaust Memorial Service at Pent Valley School this evening.
28 Jan 2008
11 Years of Potholes say AA, but Kent spends £27.8 million on moving its Highways Department instead
Britain's roads are littered with so many potholes that it would take more than 11 years to fill them at the rate they are being fixed, according to the Automobile Association.
28 Jan 2008
Is Shepway Sick? Long Term Sickness at Council Soars
Research into long term sickness rates at Shepway District Council by Lib Dem Hythe Campaigner Neil Matthews has revealed a huge jump in long term sickness absences over the last year.
27 Jan 2008
Sightings of Oiled Birds and Timber off Shepway
Timber from the ship Ice Prince has been washed up onto beaches at Folkestone. There have been some sightings of timber off Dungeness but this is likely to wash up at Hythe.
26 Jan 2008
Lydd Airshow 2008 Cancelled
Lydd airshow has been cancelled this summer because it failed to attract a sponsor. The airshow had its debut in 2006 and was attended by 40,000 people.
25 Jan 2008
Folkestone residential home praised for fire safety measures
The owners of a Folkestone residential home have been awarded a "Safer Home" plaque by Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS).
25 Jan 2008
A house of cards
The identity card scheme is today in tatters.
NCLLD
25 Jan 2008
Shepway To Be Hit By Tory Garden Tax
Shepway Council confirmed last night that an annual £35 fee would be charged for the green garden waste recycling bins, on top of the Council tax levied by Shepway. Taken with the expected tax increase which Shepway will set in February, a household choosing to keep their brown-top bin in recycling will see their Shepway Council tax move from £203 this year to a combined Council & Garden Tax of £247 next year - a record 21.7% increase.
24 Jan 2008
The EU Reform Treaty: Progress in Parliament Update Meeting
The Lisbon Treaty is currently going through parliament - but what does it actually do? If you are interested to learn more about it, or to have your say in a discussion, you can attend a talk by Dr Steve Ladyman, MP for Thanet South, at the Dominican Priory, Canterbury at 7.45pm on 8th February 2008.
23 Jan 2008