The next elections to Kent County Council (KCC) will take place in May 2017, and Shepway Liberal Democrats are starting the process of selecting their candidates for those elections in the next few weeks.
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The shortlist has been published for the Liberal Democrat essay competition - part of the party's Agenda 2020 consultation - on what it means to be a Liberal Democrat today:
Folkestone Coastguard were paged on Sunday by Dover CGOC to reports of a white substance washed up on the beaches from Folkestone to Sandgate.
There will be a PCSO Surgery in Sandgate Library tomorrow from 11am to 12 noon. If you have any safety or anti-social matters to discuss, please come along and have a one-to-one chat with PCSO Sarah Leivers.
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The Liberal Democrat Conference Committee is very mindful of the cost of attending conference. The cost of coming to conference as well as the overall length is often raised in feedback from members. As well as keeping registrations rates as low as possible to members, launching the conference access fund and negotiating discounts on travel costs we have been looking at the length of the autumn conference. The main costs of attending conference, for most people, is having to take time off work and the cost of accommodation. Many members are not able to take the time off work. There is also increasing pressure on all political parties to reduce the length of all political conferences to minimise the impact on parliamentary time.
Kent Trading Standards have received a number of reports of scam phone calls from people claiming to be from Kent County Council, enquiring about a recent accident you, or a member of your family has had.
Folkestone, Bouverie Place and Bouverie Square: Closed Monday 11th January from Friday 15th January between 21:00-06:00.
Hythe High Street will be closed for 5 weeks Monday 11th January until Monday 15th February to enable gas mains replacement.
Kent County Council would like to hear your views on a proposal to close Pent Valley Technology College. It is proposed that the school closes for current Years 7, 8, 9, 11 and 12 from 31 August 2016 and that the current Year 10 pupils remain on site until July 2017 to complete their GCSE studies. It is proposed that Pent Valley Technology College closes permanently from 31 August 2017.
The Green Liberal Democrats have been working on a "Keep it in the Ground" motion which is now finalised and ready to be submitted to federal conference committee (by Jan 13th) for inclusion in the agenda for York in March. There is a good chance the motion will be debated if submitted: the Party Conference Committee specifically asked for a definitive motion, two regions passed a similar motion in November, and Tim Farron wants this policy!