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March 2022 Sandgate & West Folkestone Focus Out Now
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Shorncliffe Charity Boot Fairs 2022
I've been happy to hep my friend Joy Austin for years in promoting the summer Charity Boot Fairs she has run for years at St Mary's College Playing Field in Shorncliffe Road, Folkestone. The…
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Ban water company bosses’ bonuses until sewage discharges end
England's water company bosses have awarded themselves almost £27 million in bonuses over the past two years despite pumping out raw sewage into waterways 1,000 times a day, the Liberal Democrats…
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Folkestone, Sandgate and Hythe Beach Management Works Spring 2022 in progress
You'll have seen that the diggers have again hit the beach and started the regular (and very necessary!) beach management works. I asked Folkestone and Hythe District Council who lead the works on…
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Council Tax Energy Rebate - An Update
I've written before about the £150 Energy Rebate, and how payments will be made to people in Folkestone and Hythe.
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Channel 4 privatisation is "trashing a uniquely British legacy"
Responding to the news that the government is pressing ahead with plans to privatise Channel 4, Liberal Democrat Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Spokesperson Jamie Stone said:
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P&O Ferries: Government and Ports Must Act
Responding to the announcement of P&O Ferries laying off 800 workers with immediate effect, Liberal Democrat Transport Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
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Free Adult Training Courses
Things I don't get to do everyday: promote ABSOLUTELY FREE, gratis, for nothing, adult education taster courses available to ANY over 18 year old local resident.
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Power to the People: The £150 Council Tax Rebate Energy Subsidy
I hugely support giving more support to families for their soaring energy bills at this time. Notices are arriving of eyewatering price increases from 1st April from almost all suppliers, and there…
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Council Tax Precepts in Folkestone & Hythe District Council Area 2019-2023 by Town / Parish Council
As they are hitting doormats (and increasingly email inboxes) across the country at this moment, Council Tax bills are a fairly hot topic. Below, I do a bit of number crunching on the most local…
