Reporting Back
Tim Prater Reporting Back from KCC: August 2025
The August 2025 monthly update from Tim Prater as County Councillor for Cheriton, Sandgate and Hythe East.
8 Aug 2025
Folkestone and Hythe News
"Reforming Kent's Roads" is simply Recycling Conservative Budgets
A press release arrives from KCC, lauding the new administration for “Reforming Kent's Roads”. Except it is doing nothing of the kind.
5 Aug 2025
Kent Libraries launch Summer Reading Challenge 2025 with fun-filled activities across the county
Kent Libraries has launched the annual Summer Reading Challenge 2025 inviting children aged four to 11 to grow their love of reading with this year’s Story Garden theme.
5 Aug 2025
Folkestone, Sandgate and Hythe Coastal Flood Defence Work Funding Secured
Folkestone & Hythe District Council’s successful bid for £2.35m of Environment Agency funding means shingle between Fisherman’s Beach and Folkestone Harbour will be recycled and regraded biannually for the next five years.
4 Aug 2025
Kent food voucher support scheme opens for the summer
If you or someone you know is struggling to pay the bills, help could be available from the Household Support Fund through Kent County Council.
30 Jul 2025
Fix It, Don't Defend It
Less than a month in the job and a response from Kent County Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport, Peter Osbourne, seeks to defend the current position on utility repairs that take an age to complete, not speed them up.
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25 Jul 2025
New Owner at the Romney Marsh Visitor Centre
Rebranded as The Nest, the building offers a sustainable, locally sourced café and retail space within the 11-hectare nature reserve designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
25 Jul 2025
Dover & Deal Liberal Democrats: Scrumptious Strawberry Tea
Sunday August 17, 2025, 3-6pm. Wootton House, Wootton Lane, Wootton CT4 6RP
25 Jul 2025
Ofwat Off Out Of It!
After years of Liberal Democrat pressure, the Government has finally announced that the weak water regulator Ofwat will be scrapped.
23 Jul 2025
Operation Brock: Back Out for 2025 summer getaway
Kent and Medway Resilience Forum has confirmed the barrier will be deployed overnight on 16th July, meaning the contraflow will be in place from 17th July. A review of whether the barrier needs to stay out will take place in the first week of August.
9 Jul 2025
Folkestone & Hythe District Council Monthly Briefing: July 2025
A monthly update briefing from F&HDC on key projects and news from around the district.
4 Jul 2025
Improving KCC’s Blue Badge System
The Liberal Democrats at KCC have put a motion to Full Council on 10th July calling for improvements to the Blue Badge scheme, amongst other things to better support those with cancer or other life-altering conditions.
4 Jul 2025