Lib Dem MP and Government Children's Minister Sarah Teather explains the impact of the Pupil Premium - £488 for every child on free school meals in our schools, what impact that has on our local…
From The Univeristy of Kent: The first ever study on Gurkha settlement and their integration process in the UK has revealed that working age Gurkhas are the most economically active and self-reliant…
Agendas for the Sandgate Parish Council meetings of the Environment Committee and Full Council to be held on 11 October are now online on the Sandgate Parish Council website.
The long trailed Shepway Parking Strategy has been released and agreed by Conservative Shepway District Council Cabinet. As long predicted by the Liberal Democrats in Shepway, the plan proposes new…
There has been a bit of media interest this morning about the £10 million Kent County Council has on deposit with Dexia. Dexia is a major European bank, which, despite passing "stress tests" just a…
From the 1st October 2011 sales of tobacco from vending machines will be banned. This means it will be illegal to sell cigarettes or any other form of tobacco from an automated vending machine…
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…
Shepway District Council is seeking to appoint four members to its newly established Independent Remuneration Panel.
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…
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…
