Lydd Airport Planning Meeting re-re-scheduled for 24 September
The meeting to determine plans to expand London Ashford Airport (Lydd) has been put back 24 hours and will now be held on Thursday 24 September.
21 Jul 2009
Folkestone and Hythe News
The end of a pernicious myth
An independent survey of social housing allocation explodes the myth that new immigrants jump the queue for social housing. The research, commissioned by the Equality and Human Rights Commission, found that less than 2 per cent of social housing tenants had arrived in the UK within the past five years, while the proportion of those born abroad living in social housing was almost identical to the proportion of social tenants born in the UK.
LA
21 Jul 2009
County Councillor gets action on Weymouth Road safety
Cheriton and Folkestone West Councillor Tim Prater has received a promise from Kent County Council to deal with road safety problems at the junction of Weymouth Road and Langdon Road in Cheriton. The pledge comes after Tim Prater raised problem parking at the site with Kent Highways after being approached by a local resident.
16 Jul 2009
A Framework which will hurt Cheriton
Local Development Framework's sound like exactly the sort of document you should go out of your way to avoid, but in the case of Shepway, it's suddenly a big issue for a number of areas, including Cheriton. The Framework (LDF) is basically the Council's "plan" on where developments could happen over the next 18 years in the area, and indicates where they would allow them if an application was made. It doesn't mean any proposal made WILL happen, but makes it more likely that it could.
TP
16 Jul 2009
Why will Shepway Conservatives not conserve our Conservation Areas?
Shepways Conservatives' terrible reputation, when it comes to preserving our local history and culture, took a further step into an abyss recently.
NM
15 Jul 2009
Public Consultation on parking in Kent Road, Cheriton
Kent Highway Services are consulting local residents on proposed changes in parking arrangements in Kent Road (off Shaftesbury Road), Cheriton, Folkestone.
14 Jul 2009
Little Cheyne Court Wind Farm Officially Opened
The South East's largest onshore wind farm at Little Cheyne Court on Romney Marsh has been opened by the Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Milliband.
13 Jul 2009
Changing the way we do politics - on Monday
Every week I travel around the country, meeting people in local town halls and listening to their views. Anyone can ask me (just about) anything, I also get a pretty good picture of how people across the UK feel about politics.
NCMP
11 Jul 2009
Lib Dems Call for Independent inquiry into phone tapping
In a letter to Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson, Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary, Chris Huhne has called for an independent inquiry into the allegations of widespread phone tapping by newspapers or their investigators.
9 Jul 2009
Shepway Council Abandon Environment Cabinet Portfolio with Immediate Effect
In a surprise move announced by an email from Council Leader Robert Bliss today, Shepway has ended the Environmental Services portfolio with immediate effect. The position will be lost from Cabinet (reducing the Cabinet from 10 to 9 members) with the portfolios responsibilities split between existing Cabinet members.
6 Jul 2009
Shepway Planning Officers recommend rejection of Lydd Airport (LAA) applications
The full report from Shepway Council on the planning applications at Lydd Airport and the recommendations of the Council Officers in light of the report have now been released on the Shepway Council web site.
1 Jul 2009
An Opportunity to Halt the ID scheme
There have been rumours that the new Home Secretary Alan Johnson is "reviewing the ID card" programme. They have been denied, but there is undoubtedly a change of heart among many back bench Labour MPs. In the last three months several new ones have said openly - against party policy - that the project should be cancelled.
NID
29 Jun 2009