The 2026 HG Wells Short Story Competition is now open. The theme is THE CHEAT: make of it what you will. This annual national (but Sandgate run) Competition offers a £500 Senior, £1,000 Junior prize & free publication of all shortlisted entries.
I'm here for every person swerving around potholes. Every person seeing their tyres shredded. Every biker unseated. Every journey delayed.
All LD members are welcome to join Canterbury Lib Dems on Saturday 28th February 2026 (9.30am - 2pm) at Thanington Resource Centre, Thanington Road, Canterbury CT1 3XE Lunch provided. Book your ticket with janecarne@outlook.com 01227 477106
New “speed repeater” 30mph signs have been fitted along North Road, West Road, Hospital Hill and Pond Hill Road in Sandgate and Folkestone by Kent Highways.
Lib Dem Councillors Tim Prater & Gary Fuller hold drop-in advice surgeries each month. No need for an appointment: just turn up. Third Saturday of each month 9.30-10.30am in Sandgate Library, James Morris Court, Sandgate High Street, Sandgate CT20 3RR
Kent County Council will be resurfacing Romney Avenue, from the junction of Enbrook valley to the junction of Coolinge Lane, commencing 18th March for 3 nights.
Could a computer tell you that you have dementia? Would you trust it if it did? Just some of the urgent, human questions at the heart of Chat GP..?, a free event exploring brain health and AI. Sat 28 March, 4–6pm in The Green Room, The Grand, Folkestone.
Kent Police have had numerous reports within the Folkestone area in relation to an unknown person targeting insecure vehicles in the early hours of the morning.
County Councillor Tim Prater has been advised that the call-in for the Folkestone Library Decision has been assessed and determined as valid. As a consequence, a Scrutiny Committee meeting will need to be held soon to consider the call-in.
Sandgate's campaign to get Granville Parade designated a bathing beach has had a massive boost. The government has accepted the Parish Council's application and it is included among 13 new designated swimming sites nationally proposed by the government.
The February 2026 monthly update from Tim Prater as County Councillor for Cheriton, Sandgate and Hythe East.
To bring together ideas, Folkestone & Hythe District Council is inviting anyone interested in the Town of Culture campaign to join a workshop at the Leas Cliff Hall on 24 February. The workshops are free to attend and begin at 2pm, 4pm & 6pm.
