Folkestone and Hythe News

Sandgate Farmers Market and Art & Craft Fair - 1st December 2019

Liberal Democrats launch election manifesto

The Liberal Democrats have launched their 2019 General Election Manifesto, outlining a clear plan to build a brighter future for people and the planet.

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:

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:

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?