What is becoming increasingly clear with Shepway's Tories is their intention to keep democracy in the dark. Because of an inability to defend their actions through honest debate they have now stooped…
Shepway Council Chief Executive has announced a new delay to the planned Shepway Council planning meeting to debate the proposed expansion of Lydd Ashford Airport. In a statement emailed to members,…
Kent Highway Services are going to undertake some essential maintenance work on The Leas between Clifton Gardens and West Terrace (Monument House). The work will involve planing off the old surface…
DEFRA have confirmed that Sandgate, near Folkestone, has met the most stringent Guideline standards in testing of water quality over the past year, with one of the cleanest beaches on the Kent…
Remember the MPs' expenses scandal of duck houses, moats and mattresses? The public outrage has diminished since our MPs disappeared on their summer holidays. But MPs who do not wish to derail the…
Southeastern have reinstated direct peak time trains during peak hours from Folkestone to Charing Cross following a Lib Dem motion to Shepway Council calling for urgent lobbying to protect those…
Every week people talk to me about health care and the NHS. The NHS is one of our most cherished institutions but its future is not in the hands of the people it is there to serve. Its future is at…
Everyone employed in the public sector - including Shepway's army of hard-working teachers, care assistants, librarians and social workers - is being asked to say where they think taxpayers' money…
Hythe Lib Dems have invoked little used council rules to stop the Council's final planning decision on the Hythe Imperial development being made in a sub-committee of the council. Cllr Darren…
Local photographer Dan Desborough has produced a YouTube video showcasing Folkestone through his evocative photography, which can be seen at www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKuxGWkF1Jc
