Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg has welcomed the High Court ruling condemning the Government's policy of deporting retired Gurkhas and called on ministers to now give all retired Gurkhas the right to become British citizens.
Liberal Democrat MP Norman Baker has urged a safety review for lorries using the Channel Tunnel, following a fire which caused major disruption to services.
Guest speaker Marion Walter of Kent Refugee Help will give a briefing to Shepway Lib Dem members and campaigners on refugee rights and support in the UK on Monday 1st October.
BBC Question Time is being recorded in Dover on 13th November. If you would like to apply to be in the audience, complete the form on "Join the Audience" page of the BBC Question Time web site (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/question_time/1858613.stm), with Dover as the most convenient venue.
Commenting on the nationalisation on Bradford and Bingley, which has branches across East Kent including Ashford, Canterbury and Dover, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Spokesman for Folkestone & Hythe, Neil Matthews, said:
Shepway Liberal Democrats have thanked all who took part in "Sam's Fiendish Quiz" at Saltwood Village Hall last night: with 7 teams and over 40 people competing, a good night was hopefully had by all!
The Liberal Democrats in Shepway have thrown down the gauntlet to the Conservatives on the eve of their conference by demanding answers to questions about the economy.
Zaher Deir, managing director of Lydd / London Ashford Airport (LAA), has announced his resignation with immediate effect.
News of new investment at the Royal Victoria Hospital (RVH) site in Folkestone has been welcomed by Shepway Liberal Democrat Group Leader Lynne Beaumont. Facilities at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Folkestone are to be upgraded after the signing of a £3.6 million contract between East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust and Cardy Construction.
Due to the electrical supply to Shepway civic centre in Castle Hill Avenue, Folkestone, being disrupted this weekend to allow for the connection of a standby generator, the Shepway Council web site www.shepway.gov.uk will be off-line from 5pm Friday 26th September until late Sunday 28th September.
The Kent wide KM Group, is planning to restructure its organisation with the loss of 61 jobs. The company, which runs local newspapers including the Kent Messenger and KM Extra, websites and kmfm radio stations across Kent, says the poor economic climate has caused revenue to drop by 25 to 30 per cent, costing it £9 million in revenue in a full year.
Gurkha Justice campaigner Peter Carroll has issued an plea for evidence to back up the legal team representing the Gurkhas in the current High Court hearing on the lawfulness of the 1997 'cut off' date for citizenship. The case received huge coverage earlier this week when Joanna Lumley and others gave their backing to the cause.