Maureen Kincaid Speller has contacted Kent County Council to request the repair of potholes in Greenfield Road, and the repair of the tactile paving on the corners of Greenfield Road and Joyes Road, in Foord, Folkestone.
I will campaign vigorously as a Prospective Parliamentary candidate to support the regeneration of the Folkestone Harbour area which become run down over the last 20 or so years. I'm very interested in what Roger De Haan and other potential investors are looking to do.
Morehall Campaigner Darren Briddock has today called on the Managing Director of Southeastern Trains to improve the underpass at Folkestone West Station. South Eastern Trains have committed to all stations being repainted within three years and Darren has requested that Folkestone West be moved up the list.
An elderly pedestrian was hurt and taken to hospital last night in yet another accident at the traffic lights at the Cherry Garden Avenue and Cheriton Road junction in Morehall, Folkestone. The junction is an accident blackspot, especially at night with street lights out in the area.
Sandgate Road resident Gary Fuller is calling for "doorstep" recycling to be extended to flats.
Liberal Democrat Campaigner Peter Carroll has published an advert in this weeks Herald newspaper on behalf of the Keep The Marsh Special Alliance (KMSA) against proposals to expand Lydd Airport.
SORV Campaigner Tim Prater has written to Ann Sutton, Chief Executive of Eastern and Coastal Kent PCT, asking how there can be a fair consultation on the future location of the Derry Unit given that the Hospital Trust want to sell the building in which it is currently located.
The Liberal Democrats have launched the most extensive manifesto consultation ever undertaken by a British political party. Every party member can log on to a special website enabling them to contribute to the creation of the manifesto for the next general election.
The East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust have been challenged to publish floor plans of the RVH site showing the current layout of facilities at the site and the proposed layout if the sell-off of the main building goes ahead. The publication of the plans would clarify the number of consulting rooms, the waiting area, staff facilities and storage space available at the RVH after any sale of the main building.
Well, as New Years go, there have been better.
The producers of the Oscar nominated movie 'Days of Glory' have invited Lib Dem campaigner Peter Carroll and other members of the Gurkha justice campaign to a special preview of the film. The film details the injustices that Arab soldiers suffered in the French Army even though many thousands of them fought and died for France in the Second World War. The producers believe there are strong parallels in the film to the plight of the many thousands of Gurkha veterans who fought and died for Britain over many decades.
A dangerously potholed access lane off Shaftesbury Avenue in Cheriton will be repaired by Shepway Council housing department in the next month. The housing department called Councillor Tim Prater with the good news on Monday, after correspondence with Councillor Prater and local residents, including a piece in the Folkestone Herald newspaper highlighting the issue.
