Toby Philpott, Shepway Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Spokesman has reacted with astonishment at desperate Tory claims that he supports the Lydd Airport expansion plans. Toby Philpott is against the runway extension plans, unlike Conservative MP Michael Howard who has said he personally supports the proposals.
The Folkestone area appears to be the most hit by an earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale which shook the area at 8.18am Saturday morning.
Kent Trading Standards have issued a warning to warn consumers about a number of email messages in circulation that purport to be from Ebay.
Folkestone Post Office is to be closed and services moved to a new "franchise" based at WHSmith in Sandgate Road says a review of Crown Post Offices by Post Office Ltd - unless a public consultation can change their mind. Shepway Lib Dems have condemned the proposals as leading to a reduction in the quality of service available to Folkestone.
After over six months and countless emails, phone calls and reports by the Morehall Lib Dem team and local residents, KCC have repaired the street lights at the busy Cheriton Road / Beachborough Road / Cherry Garden Avenue junction, in Morehall, Folkestone.
Chris Huhne and Ming Campbell have announced the Lib Dems latest plans (www.libdems.org.uk/news/climate-change-starts-at-home-campaign.html) to save carbon emissions from our homes. These plans should save as much carbon as taking every car in the country off the road. They are crucial to tackling climate change. More than a quarter of the carbon we burn comes from our houses, and we currently waste energy in our homes on a heroic scale.
A petition has been set up on the Downing Street web site (http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Ashford-Brussels/) calling for the retention of direct Eurostar services from Ashford to Brussels. As highlighted by Lib Dem MEP Sharon Bowles the service is rumoured to be under further threat after direct services to Paris were axed.
The Spring 2007 edition of the Kent & Medway Networks (KMN) Newsletter for Patient and Public Involvement in Health Forum Members in Kent and Surrey has been released. This publication gives an update on some of the work of the PPI Forums supported by KMN, and is available to download from this web site from the "Focus and Downloads > External Documents" section.
Over the next few weeks, we're on a mission. And I'm delighted to say that we seem really to have got off to a flying start.
Shepway Liberal Democrats have launched their election manifesto "CLEAN, GREEN, SAFE: Keep It Simple Shepway" for the local elections. The Liberal Democrats are the clear challengers to the Conservatives across Shepway District, and are pledging to focus on delivering key service improvements.
The Conservatives have nominated just THREE candidates for the Folkestone Town Council elections on 3rd May for the 18 available seats. The Liberal Democrats are standing for every Town Council seat. Labour are standing no Town Council candidates anywhere in Folkestone - in Hythe they managed just one candidate for the Town Council elections!
The full list of nominations for the Shepway Council elections have been released, and confirm that only the Liberal Democrats are realistic challengers to the Conservatives across the area, fielding 42 candidates for the 46 District Council seats. With no current councillors anywhere in Shepway and just 11 candidates for the forthcoming district elections, Labour have proved they are no longer in contention in Shepway.
