Folkestone and Hythe News

Litter and rubbish

Shepway Tory Leader "Insults" local residents

Leader of the Lib Dems on Shepway District Council, Cllr Lynne Beaumont, has slammed the Conservative leader of Shepway Council Cllr Robert Bliss for implying that local people for the appalling state of Shepway's streets.

18 Sep 2006
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Save the British Conker!

South East England's Horse Chestnut trees, which have provided conkers for generations of schoolchildren, are currently dying in their thousands in the worst case of tree blight since Dutch Elm Disease 30 years ago.

16 Sep 2006
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"Save Our School - Don't Let Kent Close Harcourt Primary" Poster

Shepway Lib Dems Jubilant as Local Schools Saved: More Reaction

Shepway Lib Dems have reacted with jubilation at the news that Harcourt School in Cheriton and Selsted Primary School have been saved from the recent round of school closures threatened by Conservative Kent County Council. The decision was announced on 15th September 2006 after a long period of consultation and campaigning by local people.

16 Sep 2006
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Pupils and parents demonstrate against the closure of Harcourt School

VICTORY! Harcourt and Selsted Schools Will Not Close

A massive campaign by parents, local residents and children to save Harcourt and Selsted Schools from closure sensationally won today as Kent County Council withdrew the threat from the schools. Kent had proposed the "merger" of Harcourt with Morehall Primary School onto the Morehall site, and the complete closure of Selsted Primary.

15 Sep 2006
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Crushed van / car following accident

Hard shoulder experiment grossly irresponsible

Serious concerns have been raised about the decision to allow the hard shoulders of a section of motorway such as the M20 to be used during busy periods following statistics showing the number of deaths on hard shoulders.

13 Sep 2006
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New UKIP Leader

Nigel Farage is to take over as leader of the UK Independence Party. Mr Farage, a former commodities broker who lives in west Kent, is already a MEP for the South East region.

13 Sep 2006
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Lib Dem logo bird projected on blockwork

Applications Invited...

The Local Party Executive of Shepway Lib Dems invites applications for selection as Prospective Candidate for the constituency of Folkestone & Hythe.

8 Sep 2006
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County Council chamber

Eight-Nil: Kent School Board Reject Harcourt / Morehall Merger Plan

The Kent School Organisation Advisory Board has voted unanimously against the merger of Harcourt and Morehall Primary Schools in a meeting at Sessions House in Maidstone today. The meeting received the report on the public consultation on the proposals, which received almost 1,000 responses, of which just three were in favour of the merger.

7 Sep 2006
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