Animal Park Camp Site Experience Approved
Port Lympne zoo near Hythe has had plans for a campsite to allow 20 visitors to sleep among the animals approved by Shepway District Council on Tuesday.
2 Aug 2006
Folkestone and Hythe News
Cut-back Threat to Flood Defence Funding
The Government has been challenged to protect spending on flood defences and environmental policing after leaked emails from senior officials show sharp planned cuts for the rest of the financial year.
2 Aug 2006
Update: They STILL don't care!
In late June, the Lib Dem Team reported a spot check on a Folkestone Town Centre car park which confirmed the decline in Folkestone - and over one month on, the SAME problems - and in many places the SAME LITTER - are still there!
1 Aug 2006
Gotcha! Shepway Parking Attendants Parking Illegally
Traffic wardens responsible for ensuring legal parking in Shepway have been caught on camera parked on a double yellow line in Sandgate! At around midday on Tuesday 1 August, the team were snapped parked the lines outside Riviera Court in Sandgate High Street - an offence normally awarded a fine, but seemingly overlooked this time, by themselves...
1 Aug 2006
Can you help Cats Protection Help a Kent Kitten this Summer?
Cats Protection is urgently appealing for funds to help cope with the vast numbers of kittens that the charity expects to take in during the rest of the summer and early autumn. With up to 7,000 cats in care at any time, this means many cats in Kent will be in care this autumn.
1 Aug 2006
South East Region Lib Dem Conference Details
All Shepway Lib Dem members are welcome to the South East Region Liberal Democrats Autumn Conference and AGM in Leatherhead on 4 November. A wide range of speakers are confirmed, including Lembit Opik MP, Chris Huhne MP, Baroness Joan Walmsley, Sharon Bowles MEP, Baroness Angela Harris, and Ben Abbotts and Shaun Roberts on Lessons from Bromley.
31 Jul 2006
Welcome to Folkestone: Cheriton High Street Left to Rot by Kent Highways
Cheriton Town Councillor Tim Prater has slammed Kent Highways for refusing to take urgent action to re-instate broken verging and repair the Cheriton Road layby by junction 12 of the M20.
28 Jul 2006
Safety Victory for Firs Lane Play Ground
Following pressure from local councillors, Shepway Council have removed an unsafe climbing frame from the Firs Lane play area in Cheriton. Councillor Peter Gane called the council to find why the gates were locked in July, to be told the equipment had failed County safety tests in APRIL.
28 Jul 2006
Shepway Council fail in duty to play equipment
Three months ago, on 21 April, Kent County Council inspected and declared the play area between Firs Lane and Shaftesbury Avenue in Cheriton unsafe, due to broken protective flooring and an old and worn climbing frame. This information was then passed to Shepway Council, who have taken almost no action. Shepway are quick enough to publicise internal staff problems, but on an important safety issue, they've remained pretty much silent to press and local residents.
CCPGTPLS
28 Jul 2006
Gladstone Road Graffiti-Busting
Foord ward resident Maureen Speller wants to see walls and junction boxes cleaned across Foord. Maureen says:
27 Jul 2006
Lib Dems take Lead on Black Bull Road Safety
Shepway Lib Dems have taken positive action to support Black Bull and Pavilion Road residents in their efforts to get speeds cut at an accident black-spot in the area. Following a number of serious accidents and near misses, local campaigners Peter Carroll and Darren Briddock worked with local residents by erecting a new traffic sign in Black Bull Road asking vehicles to slow down.
19 Jul 2006
Small Steps: Cheriton Lorry Parking Progress Update
The Cheriton Lib Dem team have continued to chase both Shepway District and Kent County Councils for action on Cheriton High Street, and are starting to get results. The High Street layby opposite Tesco's has recently been "spruced up" following many complaints from Cheriton Town Councillor Tim Prater and local residents. Kent County Council have also now confirmed that there is a plan to deal with the issue permanently in this financial year.
19 Jul 2006