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Share Dealing At Your Peril
A Kent resident has received a call from the Barrington Group, a financial firm based in New York offering to buy shares at grossly inflated prices. The sellers are asked to sign a variety of…
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Shepway Council Independent Remuneration Panel
Shepway District Council is seeking to appoint four members to its newly established Independent Remuneration Panel.
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Botulism Warning on selected La Ruche products
The Food Standards Agency is warning people not to consume certain branded foods that have been linked to an outbreak of botulism in France. Botulism is a rare but serious illness that causes muscle…
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Boundary Commission Proposals and Folkestone and Hythe
The Boundary Commission for England have released their proposals for redrawing Parliamentary constituency boundaries. The Commission is working to a remit to reduce the total number of MPs from 650…
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Hoax warning of the day: a reverse PIN will not help you
Kent Trading Standards has been contacted by a concerned resident after they received a "hoax email" purporting to be from Crime Stoppers. The email states that "if forced by a robber to withdraw…
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Overnight work to resurface A20 near Folkestone
Overnight work starting Monday (12 September 2011) on the eastbound A20 near Folkestone, in Kent will involve resurfacing sections of the carriageway, replacing road studs, and repainting road…
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Scam automated telephone calls: NOT from NatWest bank or Nationwide building society
Kent Trading Standards has received a report of repeated unsolicited automated telephone calls claiming to be from NatWest bank and Nationwide building society. The telephone calls are received from…
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ESA Policy Motion at Lib Dem Conference: Letters and response
I have received a lot of template emails (in that they all have the same content) in the last 2 days regarding the Employment and Support Allowance Motion going to Lib Dem Federal Conference in…
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Kent Police update August 2011 - Cheriton and Morehall
Kent Police update for the month of August 2011, for the Cheriton & Morehall areas.
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The Twitter Sensation: Folkestone Toddler Nearly Eats Slightly Out Of Date Pasty
Front page of the Folkestone Herald (if you excluded the advertising wrap-around) on 25 August had the headline of "Out-of-date pasty is sold to young mum: Toddler took bite of food three days past…
