Otterpool Park, £100 million and a Process
At the Folkestone and Hythe District Council meeting of 20th November, the most significant item of debate was arguably:
21 Nov 2019
Folkestone and Hythe News
Getting the Detail on Folkestone's Beach Huts Renewal Right
At the Folkestone and Hythe District Council meeting of 20th November, I spoke on the motion:
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21 Nov 2019
New Figures Reveal Folkestone and Hythe Schools £3.5 Million Worse Off since 2015
The Liberal Democrats have announced that they will spend £10 billion a year more on schools and hire 20,000 more teachers by the end of the next Parliament.
20 Nov 2019
Ross House - An Update
Since being contacted a few weeks ago by a Ross House resident concerned about security in the block, I've been actively pushing and working with Folkestone & Hythe District Council and East Kent Housing to see a wide range of issues in the block dealt with.
19 Nov 2019
Kent County Council Early Help Grants Scheme
The "Early Help" grants will support new and existing organisations and innovative projects which contribute to meeting the local need and priorities for the District's children and young people.
19 Nov 2019
Working Our Way Up Jacobs Ladder...
At a recent Sandgate and West Folkestone Councillors Surgery, a resident had raised with me that the "Jacob's Ladder" footpath rising from Sandgate Hill to the Folkestone School for Girls / Coolinge Lane was fairly overgrown and increasingly slippy underfoot.
18 Nov 2019
Charlotte Asks: Simon Says!
Local resident Charlotte Hill has questioned Lib Dem candidate for Folkestone and Hythe Simon Bishop on his views in the run-up to the 12th December General Election.
15 Nov 2019
Stay Safe Out There
Thank you for everything that you and your teams are doing in this General Election. Over 10 million leaflets have already been sent to voters up and down the country, from Shetland to St. Ives.
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15 Nov 2019
A&E waiting time figures in Folkestone and Hythe show Tories' "dismal record" on NHS
Only 83.6 per cent of patients arriving at A&E in Kent and Medway, including the Folkestone and Hythe area were treated or admitted within four hours in October 2019, according to damning figures published today by NHS England.
14 Nov 2019
Former Conservative MP and Times columnist Matthew Parris to Back Lib Dems
Conservative voters living in Folkestone and Hythe: Do you still feel at home in the party?
12 Nov 2019
Modified Vehicle Insurance
We all know that having the correct insurance for your motor vehicle (car / bike / van) is a legal necessity, but what is the impact on your insurance of modifications made to your vehicle? Could they have left you effectively uninsured...?
12 Nov 2019
Hundreds of EU Nationals in Folkestone and Hythe in Brexit Legal Limbo
Hundreds of EU nationals living in Folkestone and Hythe have not been offered permanent residency in the UK, the latest official figures uncovered by the Liberal Democrats have revealed.
12 Nov 2019