Since being elected back to KCC, I have asked questions at full council, committees and 1-to-1 briefings on when Folkestone Road of Remembrance would reopen. They've now changed their mind, agreed with me & committed the money and work to reopen it.
The March 2026 monthly update from Tim Prater as County Councillor for Cheriton, Sandgate and Hythe East.
Peter Gane, Jon Renshaw and Roger West, Lib Dem Town Councillors for Cheriton West, hold regular drop-in advice surgeries on the second Saturday of each month from 11am-12pm in All Souls Church Hall, Somerset Road, Folkestone CT19 4HE.
The beach management programme which successfully defended homes from Storm Goretti in January will resume next week.
Since the junction at Cheriton Interchange was configured to add a right turn onto Cheriton High Street from the direction of Tesco, local campaigners have said the junction is unsafe for pedestrians. Now, an official safety audit has backed that view.
The country is stuck in an economic rut, and the Chancellor is welcome to steal our ideas to protect our country, get Britain growing again and end the cost of living crisis. Lib Dem Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper responded to the Spring Statement yesterday.
An important step towards bringing an iconic Folkestone building back into public use is to be made next week.
A monthly bulletin from F&HDC. This month: Council's budget, affordable homes, Local Government Reorganisation, Lower Leas Play Area, Rail Freight, Town of Culture 2028, High Streets Connect, Grow Rural, Food Retail Project, FABF & Economic Strategy.
In 2013, Tim left the Kent and Essex Inland Fisheries and Conservation Authority as a KCC member.
The February 2026 monthly update from Tim Prater as County Councillor for Cheriton, Sandgate and Hythe East.
A £22m project to regenerate Folkestone town centre is now more than halfway complete.
£2.4m budgeted towards Folkestone Sports Centre to see that re-opened, and up to £6m for a refurbishment of Hythe Swimming Pool.