Folkestone Town Forthcoming Event: Armed Forces Day 2015
Armed Forces Day is an opportunity for the nation to show support for the men and women who make up the Armed Forces community.
23 Jun 2015
Folkestone and Hythe News
Is Magna Carta still relevant: Did She Die In Vain?
On Monday 15th June, we celebrated the 800th Anniversary of Magna Carta; an important date in the history of democracy. Well, not according to some experts such as Dr David Starkey, for whom it was a first - and largely abortive - attempt to limit the power of the King, for the benefit of the nobility of the day, rather than the 'people'.
SP
19 Jun 2015
Liberal Democrat Leadership Election - Members Update
All members should receive a ballot paper by post around the last weekend in June. There will also be a copy of both Tim Farron's and Norman Lamb's manifesto included with it.
18 Jun 2015
Janice Watch: Joining with the French National Front?
Rumours are circulating that South-East England MEP (and former UKIP Prospective Parlimentary Candidate for Folkestone and Hythe) Janice Atkinson is poised to join a new far right European Parliamentary group called "Europe of Nations and Freedoms" led by the French Front National and their leader Jean Marie Le Pen.
16 Jun 2015
Looking After Folkestone
I wonder when Shepway Council are planning to clear up the grafitti at the junction of Grace Hill / Shellons Street in Central Folkestone that makes one of the key entrances to the town look just so lovely?
16 Jun 2015
Sandgate Flag Display 2015: WW1 Allies Remembered
The 2015 Sandgate High Street and Esplanade flag display commemorates just a few of the countries which were Britain's allies in the 1914-18 war, incliding Australia, Belgium, British India, Canada, France, Italy, New Zealand, Portugal and South Africa as well as our own British Union flag.
15 Jun 2015
Princes Parade, Hythe: Boring This Week
Shepway District Council have commissioned contamination surveys at Princes Parade this week. The tests will involve sinking at least 7 boreholes, digging a series of sample pits and taking soil water and gas samples on 17 & 18 June.
15 Jun 2015
Love: Nuclear. Love: Pickles. Love: Sandgate?
Two motions to Shepway Full Council from newly elected Sandgate & West Folkestone District Councillor Rory Love for their 17th June meeting.
15 Jun 2015
Can we calm down the House of Commons?
News that the new SNP contingent at Westminster do not seem able to comprehend the convention that clapping a speaker is simply 'not done' might reflect an intention to make themselves so unpopular with the rest of the country that we would be only too glad to get rid of them, next time they can force a referendum on the topic.
SP
12 Jun 2015
Join Me In Bournemouth
After this year's election, the upcoming Conference in Bournemouth is one for all members to attend. I wanted to invite you to join me and other Liberal Democrats there this September.
SBPLD
11 Jun 2015
In Memory of David Dickinson
It is with shock and sadness that Shepway Liberal Democrats have heard today of the death of David Dickinson.
9 Jun 2015
Driving Licence Change Today: You No Longer Need the Paper Counterpart. Probably.
From today, the paper counterpart to the photocard driving licence will not be valid and will no longer be issued by DVLA. The counterpart was introduced to display driving licence details that could not be included on the photocard. These details include some vehicle categories you are entitled to drive and any endorsement/penalty points.
8 Jun 2015