Kent Trading Standards Alert: Scam "CAB" Cold Calling....
Ashford Citizens Advice Bureau has been made aware that members of the public are being telephoned by someone pretending to be from CAB and offering debt advice.
17 Jul 2012
News from Tim Prater
Tim is honoured and delighted to have been elected as:
- Folkestone and Hythe District Councillor (Liberal Democrats) for Sandgate & West Folkestone;
- Sandgate Parish Councillor (Independent) for Sandgate Village;
- Folkestone Town Councillor (Liberal Democrats) for Folkestone Harvey West;
- Hythe Town Councillor (Liberal Democrats) for Hythe East.
In May 2023 Tim was re-elected to all the above seats for four more years. At the District Council AGM on 24th May 2023, he became Deputy Council Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance and Governance.
Previously, Tim has served on Folkestone Town Councillor for Cheriton from 2006-2011, and Shepway District Councillor for Cheriton from 2007-2011, Kent County Councillor for Folkestone West from 2009-2013. He has sat on Sandgate Parish Council for Sandgate Village since 2011.
Contact Tim by email to tim@prater.uk, call 07956 276118 or write to 98a Sandgate High Street, Folkestone CT20 3BY. As a District Councillor he runs monthly surgeries at the 1st Sandgate Farmers and Makers Market of every month at the Chichester Hall, 70 Sandgate High Street from 11am-12.30pm. No appointment needed: just turn up.
Potential Phone Scam Reported for 070 4920 7759 [Updated]
A local resident reports:
10 Jul 2012
Public information exhibitions for first M25 ‘managed motorway’
Members of the public are being invited this week to find out more about plans to add capacity on the M25 in Kent and Surrey, through the delivery of the motorway's first managed motorway scheme.
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10 Jul 2012
Department of Transport Blue Badge Consultation Opens
The Department for Transport is consulting on how to bring the process for assessing eligibility for blue disabled parking badges in to line with the wider reform of disability benefits announced by the Department for Work and Pensions.
9 Jul 2012
Veolia Water Lift the Hosepipe Ban
Veolia Water South East is from totday lifting temporary use restrictions (ban on the domestic use of hosepipes etc). These restrictions were originally introduced on 5 April after months of below average rainfall. Now an unusually wet spring and early summer with well above average rainfall have opened the way for the lifting of the restrictions.
9 Jul 2012
You Decided 2012 - But There Is ANOTHER £10k Up for Grabs!
"You Decide" returned to Folkestone West for 2012 - with more money than ever!
9 Jul 2012