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Scamnesty 2009
Kent Trading Standards together with 81 other local authorities are taking part in the Office of Fair Trading's (OFT) nationwide Scamnesty campaign again this year. They are asking for members of the…
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Shepway Local Board Meeting: Council Tax
Kent County Council are holding a Shepway Local Board meeting on the subject of Council Tax on Monday 9 February at 7pm at the Shepway District Council Civic Centre, Castle Hill Avenue, Folkestone…
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Hawkinge playing field litter reported
Lib Dem campaigner Neil Matthews has today reported to Shepway Council high levels of litter on the playing fields and in the hedges adjacent to Blenheim Drive in Hawkinge.
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In memoriam: Tim Hogg
Shepway Lib Dems are sad to have learnt that Tim Hogg passed away recently. He served as a Shepway District and Hythe Town Councillor between 1983 - 1991 and was elected Deputy Mayor of Hythe in…
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Letter to Michael Howard: Please support the publishing of MPs expenses on Thursday [Updated - Government backs down!]
I am writing to ask you to vote against the draft Freedom of Information (Parliament) Order 2009 this Thursday, and to sign Jo Swinson's Early Day Motion number 492.
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Whoops, they did it again: For the fourth time running, Kent set lower council tax rise before county elections
Research by the Liberal Democrats shows that Kent County Council have had a lower Council tax rise in the run-up to EVERY one of the last 4 County Council elections.
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No2Id say census answers could be passed to snoopers
As NO2ID highlighted in the Queen's Speech, the Coroners and Justice Bill which received its First Reading in the Lords yesterday, will turn the Data Protection Act on its head as far as government…
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Government Consultation on the use of 084 telephone numbers to call the NHS
The Department of Health is holding a public consultation on whether it should prohibit the use of 084 numbers to access services provided by the NHS.
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The ideal gift: hundreds of hours of politics, American style...
The West Wing was the 7 series hit US political smash of the last few years. Following the ups and downs of the Democrat Bartlett administration and the campaign to elect his successor, the show has…
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Kent Trading Standards warn of bogus jobs scam
Kent Trading Standards have received reports of bona fide Kent based company email addresses being impersonated by scammers based in Nigeria in an attempt to defraud victims.