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Adopt a new way of life
Two mums have said adopting through Kent County Council has changed their lives for the better. They spoke as part of KCC's ongoing campaign to look for people to provide loving and permanent homes…
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Yes to Fairer Votes website launched [Updated]
The fifth of November is exactly six months before the referendum on Fairer Votes. The campaign "Yes to Fairer Votes" has launched their website at www.yestofairervotes.org asking people to sign up…
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Could you be a local Councillor?
There are "all-out" elections to Shepway District Council and all Town and Parish Councils in the Shepway area in May 2011. "All-out" means that all of the Council seats on those Councils will be up…
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12,000 signatures IS a ludicrously high target
The Kent Messenger's Political Correspondent Paul Francis has written in his blog today (http://tinyurl.com/3yju3j2) about the Kent County Council E-petitions scheme. He calls the 12,000 signatures…
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As time goes by: Songs in fiction
Local author John Cardinal will be at Sandgate Library this Friday 12th November from 10:30am. He will be at the piano and signing his latest novel, "Trust the Dawn" which will be available for…
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Service of Remembrance at Western Dover Docks Railway
There have been times in my youth when events related to Remembrance have felt distant and impersonal, but this year the culmination of the 70th Battle of Britain year and the meeting of individuals,…
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Kent County Council management restructuring should be put on hold
Folkestone West County Councillor Tim Prater has endorsed a move by the Kent County Council Liberal Democrat Group to ask for a suspension of management restructuring at Kent County Council, saying…
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Unusual Art in Cheriton Road
United Response on Cheriton Road are holding an exhibition entitled "Unusual Art" from 26 November - 3rd December 2010.
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Sad News about Councillor Willie Richardson
An email from Shepway District Council Leader Robert Bliss has arrived today, telling Councillors about the death of Lydd District and Romney Marsh County Councillor Willie Richardson. Willie has…
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The Town Mayor of Folkestone's Christmas Charity Auction
On Wednesday 1 December 2010 starting at 7pm at Quarterhouse, Tontine Street, Folkestone, there will be a Christmas Charity Auction with a celebrity auctioneer in aid of the Mayor's Charities, B-4-8s…