Appeal for witnesses - burglary and assault in Cheriton
Kent Police are continuing to appeal for witnesses after a burglary and serious sexual assault at the home of a 75-year-old woman in Cheriton.
10 Jun 2005
Folkestone and Hythe News
Bowles is Shepway's New MEP
Sharon Bowles is the Liberal Democrats latest addition to the European Parliament (succeeding Chris Huhne who was elected to the UK Parliament on 5th May) as MEP for South East England, including Shepway.
10 Jun 2005
A Winner for Harbour: Emily says "Thank You!"
Emily Sanger has thanked Harbour residents for their support in the Harbour ward by-election. Emily was elected as the new Town Councillor for Harbour with 54% of the vote. The by-election was called following the resignation of the sitting Folkestone Town Councillor.
9 Jun 2005
EMILY'S ANGER: Harbour Residents Fury as Conservatives put Toilet Closers Back in Power
Many local residents in Harbour ward are up in arms at the news the people who closed Shepway's toilets last year are back in power - and quite right too says local campaigner Emily Sanger! Former Council Leader Cllr Linda Cufley has been brought back into Shepway's ruling cabinet by the Conservatives.
8 Jun 2005
Sanger: Getting Action for Harbour
Emily Sanger, the Liberal Democrat candidate for this Thursday's Harbour ward Town Council By-election, has been pushing local issues onto the Council's agenda to get real action for Harbour. Emily is a hard working local campaigner who has lived in Folkestone all her life and is a Governor at a local school.
8 Jun 2005
Airport Expansion Could Impair Reading in Children
A new report published in The Lancet has concluded that exposure to high levels of aircraft noise could impair the development of reading and memory in children. Residents of Greatstone and Littlestone have been fighting expansion plans for Lydd Airport due to the proposed increase in the number of flights and size of aircraft that will approach the airport only a few hundred feet above local houses, and the report adds new concerns.
3 Jun 2005
Cleaning Up in Harbour
Folkestone Harbour ward campaigners Emily Sanger and Cllr Tessa Caruana are working to tackle local eyesores and litter problems.
3 Jun 2005
Folkestone Hospital Wards to Close
Two wards at Folkestone Royal Victoria Hospital are to close, health bosses have confirmed. The closure was opposed strongly by the Liberal Democrats. Many local people are upset that despite words of support for the wards by Michael Howard during the recent election campaign, the wards have still been closed following his re-election.
2 Jun 2005
Lib Dems says no2id
Shepway Lib Dems are backing to no2id campaign against a compulsory id card scheme and national identity database. The local Liberal Democrats will be backing the campaign on their web site, and also through local campaigning.
26 May 2005
Boring Plan Ends at Junction 13
The plan to display a Eurotunnel boring machine by junction 13 of the M20 has been rejected by Shepway Council after a planning meeting. Councillors decided the proposed siting of the machine to be too close to the roundabout at the junction and unsuitable for an area of outstanding natural beauty.
25 May 2005
Boring Meeting for Folkestone
The BBC reports that plans to exhibit a boring machine used to build the Channel Tunnel are causing controversy in Shepway. Planners at Shepway Council want to put the machine, which was sold on the internet site eBay, on display in Folkestone near junction 13 of the M20.
24 May 2005
Tories put Toilet Closers Back in Power
In an astonishing move the Conservatives have done a deal with the very people who, just a year ago, tried to put Council Tax up by nearly 40%, closed the toilets and stopped cutting grass across the district.
20 May 2005