Yesterday's by-election result in New Romney Town delivered a body blow to the Labour party in Shepway. Labour lost their only District Council seat in Shepway by a huge margin, where as the Lib Dems held their vote in the face of a vigorous campaign from the other parties.
New Romney Town residents are going to the polls today to choose their new District Councillor. Lib Dem candidate Toni Powell has pledged that as your new Councillor she will fight for real action to resolve the Conservative Council's recycling fiasco.
Britain's rail passengers, who suffer delays, look set to be awarded higher levels of compensation, following a vote in the European Parliament. Commenting ahead of tomorrow's (Wednesday's) vote on the legislative package aimed at improving the EU's railways, Shepway's Liberal Democrat MEP, Sharon Bowles heralded the move as a victory for passengers.
A number of Liberal Democrats representatives from Shepway were in Blackpool yesterday to hear Charles Kennedy conclude the Liberal Democrat Autumn Conference with a speech outlining his vision for a Liberal Democrat Britain.
Shepway residents are being urged to support the Marie Curie Cancer Care Trust this summer, by donating spare change from your last foreign holiday and all your old coins by popping into the Folkestone, Cheriton, Hythe or New Romney branches Lloyds TSB from 19 September.
Conservative Council plans to CUT almost 10% of the Coastal Protection Maintenance Budget have been condemned by local Lib Dems. According to official Council papers, Conservative run Shepway Council agreed in July to divert money from sea defences to subsidise cesspool emptying across the district.
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