You are not too late to get to Brighton!
If you have not yet registered for Lib Dem Conference in Brighton starting tomorrow its not too late to do so, even if it is only for the day
16 Sep 2016
A Little Bit of Birthday Based Fun
Someone at the Office of National Statistics has been having a bit of a play with birthday data. This time of the year (the second half of September) is the most popular time to be born (with September 26th being the "peak" day on the data for the last twenty years.
15 Sep 2016
Boundary Review – well-placed after months of preparation
At midday tomorrow the Boundary Commission for England will publish their first draft proposals for the 499 constituencies in England. The Welsh Commission will do the same for their 29 seats. The Scottish Commission is expected to announce their plans in the near future.
DMCDDCELD
12 Sep 2016
Blue Badge Scam Websites
Kent Trading Standards continue to receive reports of bogus Blue Badge websites offering to assist with applications and charging £49 for a Blue Badge.
12 Sep 2016
A Tasty Looking Addition to Sandgate High Street
Coming Soon... Comemos Deli Cafe.
30 Aug 2016
124-132 Sandgate High Street: How Can Planning Permission still be in force?
Fresh back from my summer holiday, I had my attention drawn to a board on the hoarding on 124-132 Sandgate High Street advertising that it will shortly be sold at auction by Clive Emson. Having had a look at the sale particulars online, I have today sent Shepway District Council's Planning Depertment the following email. I await their response with interest!
30 Aug 2016
Sandgate Visitor Shows Huge Value of Volunteer Animal Charity
A tired seal that became stranded on Sandgate beach has been recovered and is now safe after the British Divers Marine Life Rescue came to its aid. The seal was rescured from Sandgate beach on Tuesday afternoon and taken to the RSPCA Mallydams wildlife centre where is was reported to be underweight but recovering.
14 Aug 2016
South East England Lib Dems Regional Autumn Conference 2016
South East Region Lib Dems are pleased to announce that their AGM and annual autumn conference will take place this year at the Bishop David Brown School in Woking and that cut price early-bird registration is now open.
13 Aug 2016
Military Road Resurfacing: We'd like our road markings back please...
Earlier this week Military Road was given a much needed re-surfacing, which was complete by Wednesday, but as yet there's no sign of the road markings being replaced. The works, which took two days to complete and started a day late, don't seem to have been scheduled in such a way as to result in the prompt repainting of the double yellow lines and other markings.
12 Aug 2016
National News
International Affairs
Trump and the Wider World
The international stage has been shaken by a series of reckless and illegal actions from Donald Trump’s White House. Liberal Democrat members have passed a new motion to bolster our national defence and strengthen our alliances with reliable partners.
CM
by Calum Miller
15 Mar 2026
Children & Families
A digital world fit for the next generation
For too long, tech giants have treated children as data to be mined, using addictive algorithms and harmful content to keep them scrolling. While some are calling for blanket bans, we know these are impractical and risk isolating vulnerable groups.
VC
15 Mar 2026
Defence
Britain’s nuclear deterrent depends on Trump. It’s time to change that
If the answer to “Is our nuclear deterrent working?” depends on what Donald Trump had for breakfast, then the answer is no, it’s not. And our deterrent is not truly independent.
ED
14 Mar 2026
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