The Brown Green Record: Green Taxes Hit 25 Year Low
Green taxes have fallen for the seventh successive year and are now at their lowest level of GDP for a quarter of a century, official figures obtained by the Liberal Democrats show.
10 Sep 2007
Folkestone and Hythe News
Get Involved: Folkestone Town Council and Shepway District Council Meeting Dates
The Shepway Lib Dem web site event page at www.shepwaylibdems.org.uk/events has been updated with forthcoming Folkestone Town Council and Shepway District Council minutes. All meetings are open to all residents to attend.
8 Sep 2007
European Candidates: Question and Answer session at Regional Conference
Come and meet the shortlisted South East European Candidates at the South East Regional Conference on 27th October. All of the candidates have been invited to attend at Oakmeeds Community College, Burgess Hill.
7 Sep 2007
Kent Trading Standards Warning on OFT Phone Scam
Kent Trading Standards has been made aware of a scam involving consumers being telephoned by people alleging to be from the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) asking for personal and financial information. This includes asking for bank account details in order for the OFT "to reclaim bank charges on behalf of consumers".
5 Sep 2007
Revised Nickolls Quarry Plans Submitted
Revisions and further information for the development of Nickolls Quarry site at Hythe have been submitted to Shepway District Council.
4 Sep 2007
Guerrilla Gardening: Lib Dem Team Clean Up Cheriton Rec Land Threatened by Shepway Council
An action day in Cheriton, Folkestone on Sunday 2 September saw Lib Dem Councillors and others battling to bring part of Cheriton Rec back to its best after months of neglect by Shepway Council. The area of park between Weymouth Road and the Cheriton Bowls club has been un-cut for months, and Shepway Council have now submitted a planning application to build 6 houses on the site.
3 Sep 2007
Cheriton Interchange: Temporary Speed Restriction
Kent County Council have advertised a 30mph speed restriction which will be put in force for around 8 weeks from 3rd September on Cheriton Interchange near junction 12 of the M20.
29 Aug 2007
Matthews Backs Objections to Hythe Amusement Arcade
Hythe Campaigner Neil Matthews has welcomed a decision by Conservative Hythe Town Council to recommend the refusal to Shepway District Council's planning department of a planning application for an Amusement Arcade for Hythe High Street.
28 Aug 2007
Liberal Democrats Propose a Carbon Neutral Britain by 2050
The Liberal Democrats today revealed radical proposals to transform Britain into an international leader in tackling climate change, making the country carbon neutral by 2050.
28 Aug 2007
Student Block and Housing for Former White Lion site?
The ex-White Lion Pub on Cheriton High Street, Folkestone has had a planning application submitted to Shepway Council to turn the main building into a 16 flat student accommodation building, with 4 new terrace houses to the rear in Chilham Road.
24 Aug 2007
Shepway Apply to Build 6 Houses on Cheriton Rec
Shepway District Council has submitted a formal application for outline planning permission for six houses on the part of Cheriton Recreation Ground between the Bowls Club and Weymouth Road.
24 Aug 2007
Labour Fall Below 2% of the vote in Shepway
Detailed research by the Liberal Democrats into the May election results across Shepway has shown that Labour got less that 2% of the valid votes across the district. Labour came SIXTH in terms of their vote across the area, trailing the Conservatives, Liberal Democrats, Shepway Independents, People First and Independents!
23 Aug 2007