My grandmother was a Russian exile. She fled the Russian revolution as a child, escaping through Europe and finally settling here in Britain. My mother spent part of her childhood in a Japanese prisoner of war camp in Indonesia.
Kent Police is continuing to run Operation Stack on the M20 as the SeaFrance officers' strike continues. Police are operating phase two of Stack, which sees the closure of junctions 8 (Leeds Castle) to 9 (Ashford West) of the coastbound section of the M20.
One of the features which marks out the way in which we Liberal Democrats as a party make our policies is that they are decided by the members, not just by the Leader and Shadow Cabinet.
Former Liberal Democrat leader Ming Campbell releases his autobiography on 6th March. Pre-order a copy today from Amazon via the Shepway Liberal Democrats web site at www.shepwaylibdems.org.uk/amazonshop/ and save over £6 on the £20 cover price!
The first of two annual South East Liberal Democrat conferences is coming up on Saturday 29th March in Ashford. Speakers will include Susan Kramer, Norman Baker, David Heath and Baroness Ros Scott. It looks set to be a great event - and all Party members are welcome to attend.
A free new resource to encourage the tourism industry to 'go greener' is now available with the publication of the first ever 'Guide to Sustainable Tourism for Dummies'®, part of the Dummies'® series of easy-to-use guidance books from publishers Wiley.
Local Vocals, who have made their name for their Feel-good singing workshops in Sandgate and Folkestone over the last few years, are starting a new Community Choir in Sandgate.
Lorries are today again parking on the coastbound M20 in Kent to ease a traffic backlog at the Port of Dover after industrial action by SeaFrance workers in France.
30% of school children in Kent have missed out on their first choice of secondary school this year, according to a survey of local authorities by The Times. The result compares badly with other local councils, with only 7.7 per cent of children in West Sussex not offered a place at the school they wanted.
"Your Shepway" newspaper has reported today that the pressure is mounting on beleaguered councillor Linda Oliver after she missed a key council meeting.
Shepway Council has announced that the Full Council meeting scheduled for 19 March has been cancelled with the agreement of Council Chair George Bunting due to lack of business.
Over one in five pupils have lost out on their first choice school after a new admissions system based on a lottery system was introduced this year. The figures have been revealed on the day that almost 600,000 children have been sent letters telling them which school they will be allocated in September.
