Wednesday's Budget announced that the Income Tax Personal Allowance will be raised to £10,000 in April 2014 - one year sooner than had been expected. This means 37,600 ordinary working people in Shepway will get a further Income Tax cut, bringing the total tax cut to £700 a year since Liberal Democrats joined the Coalition Government.
STAR performer at last year's Folkestone Airshow, the RAF Red Arrows aerobatics team is to return for the 2013 event, organiser Folkestone Town Centre Management Ltd (FTCM) has announced. On Saturday, June 8, it will be the first major display of the year for the team whose high-speed manoeuvres in 'diamond nine' formation have thrilled air show audiences all over the world.
Following the resignation of Conservative Councillor Nigel Griffith from Sandgate Parish Council, a vacancy was declared and nominations opened. At the close of nominations, the only nominated candidate was Sandgate Village resident and Lib Dem candidate Vannessa Reay. As such, Vannessa was declared a new Councillor for Sandgate Village on Sandgate Parish Council as of 18th March, joining the existing Lib Dem group of Tim Prater and Gary Fuller.
A Think BIG Project sponsored by O2.
The Sandgate Society are holding an exhibition entitled "Sandgate - A Walk Down Memory Lane" on Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st March from noon onwards in the Reading Room above the Old Fire Station on Sandgate High Street.
This is the update for the month of February, for Sandgate, Cheriton, and surrounding areas.
On Thursday, Kudos Television (as part of their new drama "The Tunnel") are staging a bomb disposal sequence in folkestone involving emergency vehicles including police cars and a bomb squad running flashing lights as well as actors in uniforms.
Kent Highways will start ootway reconstruction works in Coolinge Lane on 11th February. These works involve the replacement of the existing footway surface with a newly constructed asphalt layer, together with localised kerb replacement works and new pedestrian guard railing.
Kent County Council will be carrying out patching repairs to the carriageway of Coolinge Lane, Folkestone between its junctions with Shorncliffe Road and Audley Road starting on 18 February 2013 and taking approximately 5 days to complete.
On Sunday 30th December PCSO Mark Ball attended One Stop in Cheriton Road in relation to a report of Shoplifting. From viewing the stores CCTV Officer Ball identified the male who was subsequently arrested.
Question from Lib Dem Councillor Lynne Beaumont to Shepway Full Council on 14th February.
The Ofsted report on its January inspection of Pent Valley Technology College in Surrenden Road, Folkestone has given the school an assessment of "Good". they say: