Polling in the Tunbridge Wells East Division by-election to Kent County Council (caused by the sad death of Kevin Lynes) took place yesterday. The Lib Dems came within 150 votes of snatching the seat from the Conservatives - a remarkable result, and one that offers a real hope to taking the seat in 2013.
Further to my recent story about removing graffiti in Sandgate and Cheriton, I've had a really nice email from Mark at Urban Hygiene Limited
Sandgate Va lley Councillor Gary Fuller has written to Stagecoach Buses with his plan to provide a more user-friendly bus service for residents of the Golden Valley.
The Tower Theatre, Folkestone will be staging "When the Lights Go On Again" in late June and early July.
A bus stop in Sandgate High Street, with graffiti on it. It's been there a while.
The below excellent directory of social help offered by Churches Together in Folkestone (CTF) member churches has been put together and I was recently forward a copy. It's great to see so much support - and in so many different and very pratical ways - being offered by the Folkestone Community.
Kent County Council are in the process of setting up working arrangements called "Locality Boards" across the County. They are intended to be meetings where the area's District and County Councillors can consider issues that relate to both councils and make localised recommendations and decisions to meet a particular areas needs, and where a top down County approach would not have the local information needed.
Shepway District Council have notified Sandgate Parish Council of the following updates:
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has announced earmarked support totalling £15.9m for the regeneration of 12 city and town centres stretching from Falkirk to Folkestone.
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Sandgate Parish Council has recently taken a lease on the Military Road Recreation Area, with responsilbility to maintaining and improving the park passing to the Parish Council from shepway District Council.
A series of road resurfacing works will be taking place across Folkestone, Sandgate, Hythe and Lydd over the next few weeks.
Shepway District Council has announced that it is entering into a contract with external contractors - XFOR Local Authority Services Ltd - to control littering and dog fouling offences in the district.
