Tontine Street Redevelopment - Have Your Say
Shepway Council, in partnership with Kent County Council and the Creative Foundation, are consulting on a series of proposed improvements to Tontine Street.
15 Oct 2007
Folkestone and Hythe News
Historic Folkestone a Feature Says Poll
The Government should invest more to preserve what is good about coastal resorts, a survey from English Heritage found.
14 Oct 2007
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
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
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
Shock Update: White Lion Vote "Not A Decision" Say Shepway Council
In a shock move, the White Lion Development on Cheriton High Street / Chilham Road will go back before the Development Control Committee AGAIN as Shepway Council Officers claim the vote at the Development Control meeting on Wednesday 9th October was NOT a decision!.
11 Oct 2007
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
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
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
Lib Dems Call for More Government Spending on Flood Defences
Shepway residents could be hit by a threat by British insurers to remove flooding cover from many policies unless the Government steps up spending on flood defences. With many areas of Shepway protected by existing defences, especially Romney Marsh, the impact on local residents and businesses could be devastating.
10 Oct 2007
White Lion Redevelopment Rejected by Shepway Council
Local residents were delighted last night plans for the redevelopment of the White Lion site on the junction of Cheriton High Street and Chilham Road, Folkestone, was rejected by Shepway Development Control due to concerns on the impact on parking locally. The plans were for a block for accommodation for 16 students plus 4 terraced houses on Chilham Road.
10 Oct 2007
From "Your Shepway": Post Office consultation is a Sham
Lynne Beaumont, leader of Shepway Liberal Democrats, has railed against the proposed Post Office closures in the district. "Over the last eight years Folkestone and Hythe have already lost 10 post offices, and under this new wave of cuts we face losing another five," she said.
10 Oct 2007