Folkestone and Hythe News

M20 Junction 10 Improvements Completed

A £7m scheme to upgrade junction 10 of the M20 at Ashford, Kent to allow it to cope with increased traffic from new homes has been completed. The scheme involved the widening and creation of extra lanes and the construction of a new bridge.

23 Oct 2007
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Kent 'Buy With Confidence'

Kent County Council's Trading Standards Service has launched a 'Buy with Confidence' good trader scheme.The scheme provides consumers with a list of reliable local businesses that have proved their commitment to trading fairly.

18 Oct 2007
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Ming Campbell Resignation

The Leader of the Lib Dems in Shepway has greeted the news of Ming Campbell's resignation with gratitude for his contribution as leader, and enthusiasm for the new start it offers the party.

15 Oct 2007
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Dover ID Interrogation Centre Opens on Monday

How do you fingerprint and number 60 million people? To begin with you need to get them to come to you. The government's solution to that problem is to make people report themselves when they get a passport.

14 Oct 2007
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Shepway Schools Will Suffer under Government Cash Clawback Plan

The Liberal Democrats have called for new Government plans to take £225 million out of the cash reserves of up to 20,000 English schools to be scrapped. Figures suggest that 90% of Secondary and Primary schools across Shepway will have money 'clawed back' under the rule.

13 Oct 2007
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Sandgate Road to Be Closed for Up to Three Weeks

Folkestone Harvey Central Town Councillor Gary Fuller has learned that Sandgate Road in to Folkestone from Hythe will be closed for around 3 weeks. The closure is likely to cause significant traffic problems in the area, and lead to the diversion and disruption of bus services.

12 Oct 2007
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From "Your Shepway": yourlocalinterview with Lynne Beaumont

In an interview with local Newspaper "Your Shepway", Shepway Liberal Democrat District Group Leader and Councillor Lynne Beaumont sets out how she would like to make Shepway sparkle and believes that Roger de Haan's vision for the future can help make the area a vibrant place to call home.

11 Oct 2007
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Gas Explosion Closes Part of Sandgate's Radnor Cliff

Parts of Radnor Cliff, Sandgate, will remain cordoned off for at least the next 24 hours following an explosion and fire at Cliffe House the early hours of Wednesday morning. Residents who have had to leave their homes will be unable to return tonight and will not be allowed back until gas levels have dropped.

10 Oct 2007
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Labour and Tory Stealing of Lib Dem Ideas the Sincerest Form of Flattery

The Liberal Democrats today accused the Tories of hypocrisy, following Conservative complaints that Alistair Darling had stolen their tax policies. Several key proposals announced yesterday, which the Conservatives claimed were their own, had actually originally been proposed by the Liberal Democrats. They include:

10 Oct 2007
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