Folkestone and Hythe News

Sandgate High Street potholes

Kent Highways' major new visitor attraction for Sandgate - Opening Soon?

The following email is one I would have sent to Kent Highways today, except that they do not give out an email address on which you can contact them, and prefer instead that you use an online form. As the below makes clear, I have used the online form before with no success in this instance. Hence, my email is below, and I'll alert Kent Highways to it via Twitter, online forms and any other route I can think of...

15 Feb 2016
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Road works in Military Road, Sandgate

Sandgate's Military Road Fails to Heal Self

3 weeks this hole in Military Road, Sandgate has been coned off but NO repairs in progress. There had been a storm drain problem during the heavy rains about a month ago - some one came, coned the area off, dug a hole and have now left it for three weeks - there have been no further works in that time.

15 Feb 2016
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Fire engine

Keep Fire and Rescue Authorities Independent of Police and Crime Commissioners

Following the Conservative government's response to the consultation on emergency services collaboration and the proposed legislation that could transfer governance of fire authorities to Police and Crime Commissioners, Cllr Jeremy Hilton, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson on the Fire Service and Chair of the Local Government Association's Fire Services Management Committee, which represents all 46 fire authorities in England, said:

27 Jan 2016
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Lib Dem logo bird projected on blockwork

Little Shop of Horrors

27th to 30th January, and a matinee on Saturday at 2.30pm: Little Shop of Horrors at The Tower Theatre, Shorncliffe

27 Jan 2016
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Books and DVDs

KCC to slash library services to the Golden Valley by half

Local Lib Dem Gary Fuller has reacted with shock at Kent County Council's (KCC) plans to halve the number of mobile library visits to the Golden Valley. In a consultation document, published this month, KCC propose to reduce the frequency of mobile library visits to the Valley from weekly to fortnightly. Commenting on the plans, Gary said:

27 Jan 2016
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