Bring out your creative side and capture Folkestone's beauty
Southeastern are running a competition for keen photographers in the Folkestone area to showcase your work to mark the end of the project to redevelop Folkestone West station.
10 Apr 2014
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.
New BBC Holiday Home Swap programme
BBC One are looking for people who live in interested homes in Kent and would be happy to try a home swap holiday for a new TV series.
3 Apr 2014
Kent Trading Standards Warning; Scam inheritance letter received in Folkestone
Over the weekend a Folkestone resident received a scam inheritance letter from Mr Cai Xu.
17 Mar 2014
Public exhibition for proposed residential development at Shorncliffe Garrison - New
In November, Taylor Wimpey hosted a workshop and public consultation to give local people the chance to view and feedback on their proposals for a new residential development at the MOD Shorncliffe Garrison site.
28 Feb 2014
Product recall - Asda Little Tikes Cuddly Blankets (sold exclusively at Asda)
As a precaution Asda are recalling the Little Tikes Cuddly Blanket with the code number 07C.08.13.075 on the sewing label.
KTSRN
28 Feb 2014
Folkestone to Hythe Sea Flooding Protection Work Underway
Work on coastal flooding protection has started following the winter storms which have tested the sea defences of Folkestone and Hythe beaches.
19 Feb 2014