Folkestone and Hythe
Liberal Democrats

Folkestone and Hythe News

Ongoing problems of anti-social behaviour

Crime and Anti-Social Behaviour have once again been big issues in my Postbag. There are a number of communities across Shepway who are suffering persistent and recurring anti-social behaviour. In some of the cases progress has been made. By working together, the Police, Council, Social Services and other agencies have focused a lot of attention of these cases. This is good news. However, in order to work properly, this 'multi-agency' working needs a lot of time and resources, particularly from the Police. My view is that the Police need more Officers who can be assigned to these types of situations so that more cases can get the attention they deserve.

PC
2 Dec 2004
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Post Office Closures must stop

Over the last two years more than ten local Post Offices have closed. My team and I have been extensively involved in fighting these closures. Some of the hardest hit have been pensioners who relied on their local Post Office to get their pension. More than that, the weekly visit to the Post Office added to their quality of life. Despite massive public protest and petitions, the Post Office drove the closures through. Their argument was that shutting these local offices was vital if the main network was to survive.

PC
18 Nov 2004
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Peter Carroll with local residents outside Warren Road's Post Office during the campaign to save it

Carroll fights Post Office Threat

Shepway Lib Dem Peter Carroll is urging all residents to support his campaign to safeguard the Main Post Office in Folkestone. It has emerged that 270 of the 560 Main Post Offices in the country may be closed or sold off in new plans.

2 Nov 2004
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Peter Carroll standing on beach

Shock at Folkestone Phone Mast

Local Lib Dems Peter Carroll and Cllr Tessa Caruana have joined local residents in their fight against the new phone mast on a building in Highfield Industrial Estate near Warren Road. The mast appeared without warning a few days ago and local people were not consulted at all.

1 Nov 2004
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Park Ward Cllrs Back Academy Action Group

Park ward's three Lib Dem Cllrs are backing local residents in their campaign to amend the plans for the Academy that is to be built on the site of the Channel School. Working in co-operation with the Cllrs, the Action Group issued this press release yesterday evening:

27 Oct 2004
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Michael Howard - Conservative

Poll shows Howard not trusted in Shepway

A new poll of Shepway residents show that just 1 in 5 Shepway voters trust Michael Howard's Conservatives to keep their promises. Even amongst Conservative voters, fewer than half say they trust Mr Howard.

4 Oct 2004
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Peter Carroll handing petitions in to 10 Downing Street with retired Gurkhas

Delight at Gurkha Success

Lib Dem Campaigner Peter Carroll has reacted with delight to the news that retired Gurkha soldiers are to be allowed to apply for British citizenship. Peter was a leading figure in the lengthy and high profile campaign that saw the issue reach the national press, national radio and TV, the floor of the House of Commons, the national Lib Dem conference at Bournemouth and 10 Downing Street.

2 Oct 2004
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