An ICM poll in the Guardian newspaper today has shown the Liberal Democrats surging in the polls and both Labour and Conservatives slipping back. The Lib Dems also seized Council seats from the Conservatives in local by-elections in Suffolk and Wales.
Former Shepway District Councillor John Spencer died on the night of Thursday 22 November. Mr Spencer served on Shepway Council from May 1995 to May 2003, as a representative for Hythe East Ward. He also served as Chair of the Development Control Committee.
In a column in the Daily Telegraph, Conservative commentator Iain Dale has backed the Lib Dem call for a referendum on continued EU membership.
Ballot papers for the Lib Dem leadership election are now in the post to everyone who was a party member as of October 31st. They should arrive in the next few days and will be accompanied by manifestos from both candidates, and need to be returned in time to arrive by December 15th.
Businesses are being urged to calculate and reduce their carbon footprint under a scheme to help them cut their energy use and save money.
Shepway District Council spent £169,765 more on parking enforcement than they received for parking fines, it was revealed in a Kent County Council report for 2006-2007.
Two Folkestone bids are amongst eight local community projects that will see one of them win to £80,000 from the Big Lottery Fund in next week's People's Millions regional contest on ITV Meridian South East.
A pleasant walk with the dog led to a cliff top drama in Folkestone when the pet disappeared over a cliff top. Folkestone firefighters were called to cliffs at the Warren at 11.45 this morning with a report of a dog who ran from its lady owner, then fell from the footpath into the steep drop below.
Labour and the Conservatives voted together on Wednesday to deny the public a vote on whether or not the UK should remain in the European Union. A Liberal Democrat amendment to the Queen's Speech laid out proposals for a referendum on the UK's continued membership of the European Union.
The Lib Dem Manifesto Group is organising a special one-day conference to give party members an opportunity to contribute to the development of the party's next general election manifesto at the London School of Economics, 12 January 2008 (10.00-18.00).
kentnews.co.uk report that the future of the International Hockey Festival is in the balance after Kent and Sussex Regional league umpires deemed the facilities at Folkestone's Cheriton Road ground unplayable.
The Audit Commission have agreed that the Comprehensive Performance Assessment (CPA) re-assessment of Shepway Council can go ahead early next year. Shepway were classified as a "Weak" Council in 2004.