Council Tax can go DOWN as well as up...
Lydd Town Councillor Ted Last has welcomed Lydd Town Council agreeing a cut in its community charge for 2017/18.
30 Jan 2017
Folkestone and Hythe News
Kent Police officers have uncovered a cannabis factory in Folkestone.
Officers from Shepway Community Policing Team carried out a warrant under the Misuse of Drugs act at an industrial unit in the Shorncliffe area of Folkestone during the afternoon of Wednesday 18 January.
23 Jan 2017
Lib Dems Gain Seat from Conservatives in Kent By-election
Liberal Democrat candidate Antony Hook became the first Liberal Democrat Councillor on Faversham Town Council today after seizing the Abbey Ward seat from the Conservatives who slumped to third place.
20 Jan 2017
Kent County Council Concrete Bus Stop Pole Replacement Project
A programme of works will take place in early 2017 to replace Kent's remaining concrete bus stop poles with modern alternatives. The project, which has the support of Kent's eight Quality Bus Partnerships (QBPs), will result in a number of safety, aesthetic and practical benefits and will allow for more efficient ongoing maintenance.
12 Jan 2017
Stephens gets promise of new swings for Golden Valley Park
Sandgate Valley Councillor Kurt Stephens has been promised by Shepway Council that new swings are on their way for the Golden Valley Park, near Fremantle Road and Brambley Crescent.
9 Jan 2017
Council Tax Rise will not plug Care Cash Shortfall say Kent Lib Dems
Kent Liberal Democrats have revealed that the Government's plan to allow Kent County Council to raise council tax will only raise a small proportion of the council's social care budget - just 1.2%.
3 Jan 2017
Free Real Christmas Tree Recycling Welcomed
Shepway District Council are offering to recycle your real Christmas tree for free from 9 January to 3 February 2017.
3 Jan 2017
Tory Wipeout as Lib Dems surge in Local Government by-elections
The Conservatives lost every single Council seat they were defending in local-by elections last night, including 3 seats to the Liberal Democrats in the South-West, all areas that had voted Leave in the EU referendum.
16 Dec 2016
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
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