At the national IRRV awards ceremony on Wednesday evening Folkestone & Hythe District Council won "Excellence in Social Inclusion" for the third year running and were "highly commended" in the Benefits / Welfare Team of the Year.
A monthly bulletin from F&HDC. This month: Grand Burstin, Local Plan, Folca 2, Support for the Right People, Grace Hill, Rail Services, Cheriton Play Time & Community Events!
The October 2026 monthly update from Tim Prater as County Councillor for Cheriton, Sandgate and Hythe East.
Residents who had to leave their homes following the Grand Burstin Hotel fire in Folkestone are now able to return to their flats.
The September 2026 monthly update from Tim Prater as County Councillor for Cheriton, Sandgate and Hythe East.
Lib Dem Councillors Tim Prater & Gary Fuller hold drop-in advice surgeries each month. No need for an appointment: just turn up. First Saturday of the month, 11-12.30pm at Sandgate Farmers Market, Chichester Hall, 70 Sandgate High St, Sandgate CT20 3AR.
NHS Health Checks in Kent fall sharply as Lib Dems warn missed prevention could increase pressure on NHS and other council services. Number of eligible 40–74-year-olds receiving checks drops 28% compared with same point last year.
Open Sesame is Creative Folkestone’s programme offering free creative space to local artists, musicians and makers.
The final day of Liberal Democrat conference in Brighton featured the keynote speech of leader Ed Davey MP, the leader of the Scottish Lib Dems Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP, and passed five new policy motions.
Ed Davey's Leaders' Speech to Autumn Conference Speech 2026
The Liberal Democrats will take 2.5 million people out of paying income tax altogether by raising the tax-free personal allowance to £15,000.
The Liberal Democrats are standing up for British farmers, protecting our countryside, and taking decisive action to secure affordable, locally grown food for generations to come.
Ed Davey is a husband, a father and a carer. He is the Leader of the Liberal Democrats.
It is Ed’s experience of caring that drives much of his politics, and motivates his tireless campaigning for a fair deal.
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