Folkestone and Hythe News

Peter Carroll - Parliamentray Spokesman for Folkestone and Hythe

More Police NOW!

Lib Dem Peter Carroll has launched a county wide campaign to change the way Kent is policed. Currently Kent Police uses a system called 'intelligence led' policing which leads to very few officers actually being on patrol.

2 Apr 2003
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Tory Tax Hike For Shepway

Council Tax for local residents is going up by over 15% this year. This latest tax rise by the Conservative run local Councils mean Band D residents will see their bill rise over the £1000 mark.

29 Mar 2003
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Iraq Latest

" Whatever were our anxieties about the justification for war, now that military action in Iraq has begun, we all hope and pray that it can be concluded as swiftly as possible with minimal casualties. My thoughts are particularly with our British service personnel in the Gulf and their families at home. I know that we, as a country, will unite in supporting them."

20 Mar 2003
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Folkestone Town Centre

More Facilities For Folkestone Needed

More needs to be done to attract new jobs, shops and leisure facilities to Folkestone say local Lib Dems. Folkestone's Town Centre has never been in a worse state according to many local residents.

16 Mar 2003
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Recycling

More Recycling Call

Local Lib Dems are pledging to improve recycling across the Folkestone and Hawkinge area if elected to run Shepway Council in May. They believe the Conservative run Council has not done enough to provide a decent service to local people.

14 Mar 2003
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Neil Matthews

New Sports Centre For Hythe

Hythe Town Council has at last cleared the way to having a Sports Centre for the town. Local Lib Dems have long campaigned for thisand have supported the Council's bid throughout.

5 Mar 2003
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Shepway Civic Centre

CHAOS At The Council

Shepway Council is in complete crisis. As we go to press, the Council is set to slash services, bring in huge tax increases and axe many jobs.

1 Mar 2003
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Charles Kennedy visiting Shepway

Kennedy Visits Shepway

With key local elections just weeks away, Lib Dem Leader Charles Kennedy has visited Shepway. His visit gives local Liberal Democrats a big boost in their bid to end Conservative rule in our area.

11 Feb 2003
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Iraq

"I find it personally and politically very difficult indeed to support a war in which there is no mandate from the UN and no sense of legitimacy on the international stage."

10 Feb 2003
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