Southeastern Christmas 2016: Summary of service changes
There are changes to Southeastern train services over the holiday period as Network Rail carry out work to improve your railway.
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15 Dec 2016
Folkestone and Hythe News
MEPs declare war on wildlife traffickers
MEPs have voted for tough measures to combat the growing trade in illegal wildlife products which is destroying the planet's ecosystem.
14 Dec 2016
Huge Blow to Shepway Council's Princes Parade Plans
Campaigners seeking to stop Shepway District Council's development of Princes Parade have been massively boosted by Historic England's who have said that the area "should not be allocated for significant new development in the draft local plan, and that it should remain as largely open green space as per the last Local Plan inquiry and the decision by the Inspector".
6 Dec 2016
Sandgate Parking Complaint - A Tale of Woe.
What follows is the correspondence between myself and Shepway District Council about the Sandgate East CPZ (so far). What it boils down to is... I complained under Shepway's Corporate Complaints Procedure, Shepway chose to "investigate" it under another procedure (which took a while), Shepway decided they didn't agree with me (and sent me a broken - as of 2nd December at 16:40 - link to the procedure they didn't investigate it under), and now they'd like me to get back into my box please (the last bit is my assumption). This is what we pay our Council Tax for folks!
2 Dec 2016
Another Parking Triumph from Shepway District Council
Shepway District Council continue the process of putting in place the Sandgate CPZ, despite over 96% of respondents to the statutory consultation on the scheme being against.
TPSPC
24 Nov 2016
Come and Meet Tim Farron in Canterbury
Lib Dem Party Leader Tim Farron is visiting Canterbury on Tuesday 22nd November - would you like to see him there?
15 Nov 2016
The essential introduction to Liberal history: 350 years of party history in 32 pages
The Liberal Democrat History Group's booklet, Liberal History: A concise history of the Liberal Party, SDP and Liberal Democrats, has been revised and updated to include the coalition and its impact and the 2015 election and its aftermath.
14 Nov 2016
Sandgate CPZ Objections: The Council Responds
Received from Shepway District Council, their formal response to my objection to the Sandgate CPZ (basically telling local residents that they are ignroing the hundreds of us that made objections), and my response to their email....
11 Nov 2016
From The Archives - Sandgate Study: An Informal District Plan Consultative Draft 1975
I've been passed a photocopy (by local resident Rosemary Sanders) of a 41 year old appraisal of Sandgate's open space and recreation areas.
27 Oct 2016
Standing Up for Sandgate High Street Shops
Cllr Kurt Stephens represented Sandgate Parish Council on Tuesday night at Shepway District Coiuncil's Development Control Committee, speaking against application Y16/0584/SH to convert the shop at 44 Sandgate High Street to residential accommodation.
26 Oct 2016
Disabled Parking Bays Consultation
Kent County Council / Shepway District Council are "consulting" on a series of new Disabled Parking bays across Shepway, including two in Sandgate and one in Cheriton.
26 Oct 2016
Folkestone Triennial 2017: double edge
The Creative Foundation is pleased to announce the dates of Folkestone Triennial 2017, which will return for its fourth edition and will be held over a nine week period from 2 September - 5 November 2017. Curated for the second time by Lewis Biggs, the Triennial in 2017 will take the title double edge.
FT
18 Oct 2016