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Ros Scott Elected Lib Dem President
Ros Scott will take over from Simon Hughes MP as Liberal Democrat Party President on 1st January following a postal ballot of all the party's members.
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Fuller welcomes Drop Curb near Bus Station
Folkestone Lib Dem campaigner Gary Fuller has welcomed the installation of a drop curb at the junction of Middleburg Square and Bouverie Place, where many people cross from the Bus Station into…
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BREAKING NEWS: Drafted ex-Gurkhas withdraw from Dover in support of Port workers
Six ex-Gurkha soldiers being trained by Dover Harbour Board to moor ships in case of an industrial dispute at the port have withdrawn from the port following a personal intervention from Lib Dem…
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Park Street Surgery Closure on the Agenda
The proposed closure of the Park Street doctor's surgery in Lydd will be considered as a matter of urgency by Shepway Council's Community Overview Committee on Tuesday 11th November.
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Gurkha killed in action in Afghanistan
A British soldier from the Folkestone based 2nd Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles has been killed in Afghanistan, according to the Ministry of Defence. The soldier, based at Shornecliffe barracks,…
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It's been a long time coming, but tonight... change has come to America
Lib Dem Leader Nick Clegg has expressed his delight as Democratic Senator Barack Obama has been elected the first black president of the United States.
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Thank You Folkestone for supporting the Gurkha Justice petition
I write to say thank you to the hundreds and hundreds of people who signed Joanna Lumley's Gurkha Justice Campaign petition in Folkestone last Saturday.
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Folkestone Literary Festival 2008 underway
The Folkestone Literary Festival is underway with talks by some well-known faces from the world of entertainment, including Maureen Lipman, Denis Norden, Kate Adie and Sandi Toksvig.
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Best Wishes to Peter Wignall
Shepway Council Environment Director Peter Wignall was admitted to hospital overnight with what is believed to have been a suspected heart attack. Very best wishes to Peter from all at the Shepway…
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The yacht, the billionaire and the Tory Party
The revelations that Conservative Shadow Chancellor George Osborne spent time on a multi-million pound yacht with a Russian billionaire have led to accusations that the Conservatives have been…