F&H Lib Dem News

Supporting Struggling Households in F&H

The Council is on track to have spent all of the £365,265 budget from Household Support Fund for 2025/26.

23 Jan 2026

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Reporting Back

Tim Prater Reporting Back from KCC: January 2026

The January 2026 monthly update from Tim Prater as County Councillor for Cheriton, Sandgate and Hythe East.

23 Jan 2026

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The Warren beach apron showing damage after landslips

The Warren Campsite: The Last Rites?

From a report to the Folkestone Parks and Gardens Charity on 21st January, a really bleak assessment of the future of the former The Warren Campsite.

23 Jan 2026

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Folkestone Library and Resource Centra, Grace Hill

Standing up for Folkestone and Grace Hill

I'm delighted that at the Folkestone Town Council Meeting of 22nd January, Folkestone Town Council unanimously resolved to back my motion to seek to buy the freehold of the Grace Hill building from Kent County Council.

by Tim Prater

22 Jan 2026

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Change the Tide with New Café Opportunity

A new beachside destination at Greatstone is to be known as the Changing Tides Coastal Centre when it opens this year.

22 Jan 2026

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Empty former department store (Folca Building, Folkestone)

FOLCA Business Plan including Medical Centre to go to Councillors

Significant progress is being made on the future of the Folca building in Sandgate Road that includes a new medical centre at the heart of a commercial, mixed‑use development.

20 Jan 2026

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FHDC to Consider Huge Investment in Local Swimming Pools

Financially supporting the re-opening of Folkestone Sports Centre pool and funding improvements to Hythe Pool will be discussed by councillors next week.

19 Jan 2026

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