Good Sports: A Victory for Hythe
The result of the Hythe Sports Centre Referendum Poll was a huge victory for those who want to see a new sports centre for Hythe. The full result was:
29 Jun 2006
Folkestone and Hythe News
Channel Academy Construction Works
A number of residents of the Grasmere Gardens area have contacted the Lib Dem team about serious issues arising from the construction of the new academy adjacent to the Channel School.
28 Jun 2006
Folkestone and Hythe Conservatives Ditch Local Candidates
Local Tories are down to a shortlist of 5 candidates from across the country as they choose their candidate to contest the Folkestone and Hythe seat at the next General Election. In a blow to the hopes of many local Conservatives, the shortlist contains NO local names.
28 Jun 2006
School Closures Make Me Angry
Kent County Council is seeking to close up to 50 small primary schools across Kent.
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28 Jun 2006
Woman Injured in Air Gun Shooting in Folkestone Park
A woman was taken to hospital for treatment after being shot in the arm with an air gun. The shooting happened as the 19-year-old was walking in Radnor Park Road, Folkestone, on Saturday night.
27 Jun 2006
Tax activities that do harm...
Blimey! Comment in The Financial Times, 9 June, in response to Ming Campbell's recent speech on the Lib Dems proposed taxation policy over the next few years:
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25 Jun 2006
Beaumont Slams Broadmeadow Care home Fiasco
Park Ward Lib Dem Cllr Lynne Beaumont has slammed the County Council's decision to close Broadmeadow Care Home and move its vulnerable residents. Broadmeadow will be demolished to make way for an entrance and car park for the new Academy.
23 Jun 2006
Lib Dems Back YES vote in Hythe Sports Centre Referendum
Mayor of Hythe Neil Matthews and the Liberal Democrats have called on Hythe residents to back plans for new Sports Centres in Hythe and Folkestone. A Hythe Town Meeting has called a special referendum on the future of Hythe Sports Centre. The poll is independent of Hythe Town Council and will be held on 29 June.
21 Jun 2006
Nuclear Power: "the ultimate stealth tax"
A new generation of nuclear power stations like Dungeness will cost taxpayers and consumers tens of billions of pounds, Sir Menzies Campbell MP, Leader of the Liberal Democrats has warned.
20 Jun 2006
Folkestone & Sandling Face Inflation-busting Fare Rises Despite the Most Expensive Fares in Europe
A new report shown that the number of passengers who think their train ticket offers value for money has sunk to an all-time low, and research from the Liberal Democrats shows that British rail fares are the most expensive in Europe.
12 Jun 2006
The Green Tax switch
Liberal Democrat leader Menzies Campbell MP has unveiled plans to protect and improve our environment with a major "green tax switch".
8 Jun 2006
Base the European Parliament in Brussels - always
It costs European taxpayers approximately 200 million euros a year to move the Parliament between Brussels and Strasbourg every month. The Liberal Democrats are campaigning to stop this waste of time and money. A new cross-party campaign has been launched to end this monthly trek.
7 Jun 2006