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Cheriton High Street Bus Stop to Return
A bus stop in Cheriton High Street, Folkestone that was written off in a bus accident last month should be replaced in around 4 weeks.
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Folkestone Leas Lift Winter 2010 Opening Hours
The historic Folkestone Leas lift will be running a winter service commencing on Thursday 4th November 2010. The lift will continue to run every week weather permitting, following its successful…
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Huhne says Green Deal is a massive economic opportunity
Liberal Democrat Energy and Climate Change Secretary, Chris Huhne announced today that by 2015 up to 100,000 Green Deal workers could be employed in the effort to upgrade and insulate Britain's…
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Leave Cross Channel Swimmers Alone
Lib Dem County Councillor Tim Prater has slammed suggestions on the BBC website that cross-Channel swims from the UK to France should be banned as "barmy". A BBC report at http://tinyurl.com/2undlgs…
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Mayoress of Folkestone Charity Fundraiser: Nepalese Afternoon
Hosting an event is so totally different from being a guest. It is difficult to greet the visitors, engage them in the plan for the afternoon and answer all the questions that need answering from the…
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National Adoption Week kicks off in Kent
As National Adoption Week 2010 kicks off on Monday (1 November), Kent County Council is looking for people to provide loving and permanent homes for children.
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Kent, Great Essex and East Sussex Local Enterprise Partnership: Where did THAT come from?
The Government has announced that it has asked a new Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) covering "Kent, Great Essex and East Sussex" to come forward with firm proposals as one of 24 bids asked to…
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Cable announces £1.3bn funding package for Post Office
"The package averages out at over £330m a year - more than double the subsidy paid to the Post Office for the past two years. A large proportion of the last Government's funding was spent on closing…
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Make Our Local Councils Work For Local Business
Lib Dem Tim Prater has lobbied the Government on Business Rates. At the recent Lib Dem conference, Tim spoke with Government Minister Andrew Stunell. He asked him to return the control of Business…
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A more prosperous, fairer and greener Britain
Today we are taking a key step on the road to a more prosperous, fairer and greener Britain. We've announced support for wind turbine manufacture at Britain's ports - opening the way to a major…