F&H Lib Dem News

New Container Site Rumoured for Cheriton

Lib Dem campaigner Peter Carroll has reacted with concern to rumours that Eurotunnel is exploring the option of putting a large lorry container operation in place at its Cheriton terminal that borders Newington and Peene. The scale of the proposed operation is understood to be substantial. It is believed that the operation will include the unloading and short term storage of hundreds of steel containers. Large cranes and other equipment will be required to operate the new facility.

12 Aug 2003

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Is this the worst bench in Shepway?

Lib Dem campaigner Peter Carroll is appealing to Shepway District Council for help with what he thinks may be the most dilapidated bench in Shepway.

11 Aug 2003

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Call this a "Golden Legacy"?

At tonight's District Council Cabinet meeting, report number C/03/26 will shatter Cllr Rory Love's claims that the Tory administration left Council finances in a healthy state.

29 Jul 2003

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Post Offices, School Plays and helping people in need - a varied week!

The closure of Post Offices across Shepway is turning into little short of a decimation of the service. Hythe, Sandgate, Morehall, Horn Street are either closed or threatened with closure. Many local residents have taken part in the 'consultation' process that precedes closure - and have been very disappointed to see their campaign fail and the local Post Office close down. I have been concerned about what notice the Post Office hierarchy actually take of the letters and petitions that so many anxious local residents send in as part of the consultation. Local residents have told me that they fear the consultation process may be a sham. As a result of these comments, I wrote to the Post Office regulator to ask what 'consultation' actually means. His reply is less than convincing and asks more questions than it answers. I am writing again as a matter of urgency to ask how many Post Office closure decisions have actually been changed as a result of residents taking part in the consultation. I will let you know t

by Peter Carroll

24 Jul 2003

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Hythe Lib Dems holding up posters calling for more police now

More Police Battle

Peter Carroll's campaign to get changes in the way our area is Policed is gathering enormous support from across our area.

14 Jul 2003

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Local MP Under Strain

Local Tory MP Michael Howard recently completed twenty years in Parliament. However the celebrations will have been dampened considerably by local and national reports about his future.

10 Jul 2003

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Throw Away Success in Hythe

Hythe resident Mrs Susan Coleman of 183 Seabrook Road is celebrating the installation of a litter bin on the bus stop outside her house. The bin was installed after Mrs Coleman approached Lib Dem campaigner Peter Carroll for help.

4 Jul 2003

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Hythe is Missing The Bus!

Peter Carroll of Shepway Lib Dems has written to Stagecoach asking if the service between the Palmarsh area of Hythe to Hythe and Folkestone can be improved on Saturday mornings.

2 Jul 2003

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Head and Shoulders picture of Peter Carroll

A busy week in Shepway

The last week has been pretty 'action packed' for me in Shepway - only space for a few highlights! On Monday I was asked by a local resident in New Romney to go and visit her as she was suffering persistent troubles with local young people attacking her home and garden. She called at 8pm - I was there by 8.20pm. It is appalling anyone should have to suffer this kind of problem. It is particularly bad that such behaviour is often directed at the elderly. Behaviour of this kind is all too common across Shepway. The good news on this occasion was the swift response of the dedicated local Policeman PC Andy Porter when I called him. Within a day, he had visited the lady, reassured her and adjusted his patrolling to make sure that this behaviour is challenged. A brilliant example of the beat Policing that most local people are crying out for in our area.

by Peter Carroll

1 Jul 2003

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Peter Carroll and Linda Cufley outside Sandgate Post Office

Post Office Closure Challenge

In the light of the closure or threat of closure to a number of Post Offices across Shepway, local Lib Dem Peter Carroll has written to the Post Office regulator PostWatch. Offices affected include Sandgate, Horn Street and the Park Road Office in Hythe.

1 Jul 2003

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Fighting for the right to swim

Local Lib Dem campaigner Peter Carroll has written to the Manager of Folkestone Sports Centre asking if the womens only swimming sessions at the Folkestone Swimming Pool can be continued through the school holidays. Currently, these special sessions are withdrawn during school vacations. The letter is in response to a request from a number of local lady swimmers who think it is unfair that the service is suspended.

1 Jul 2003

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