I hugely support giving more support to families for their soaring energy bills at this time. Notices are arriving of eyewatering price increases from 1st April from almost all suppliers, and there is no sign that is going to change in the near future. Households need help, and they are going to need help over months and years, not just one-off payments.
As they are hitting doormats (and increasingly email inboxes) across the country at this moment, Council Tax bills are a fairly hot topic. Below, I do a bit of number crunching on the most local element of the tax in Folkestone & Hythe District: the Town / Parish Council Precept.
It's not every day you get to say you changed the law.
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The Government has launched a planning consultation for the extension of the use of Napier Barracks to house asylum seekers until 2026 (!)
A support system which has given independence to thousands of people is marking its 40th anniversary with the launch of a new website.
Folkestone & Hythe is set to be hit hard by the expected rise in energy bills in April, new figures have revealed.