Getting a Buzz out of being a Councillor...
Being a Parish Councillor you get a fair range of enquiries, but yesterday offered a new one, when someone asked me if I could do anything about the bee swarm on Sandgate High Street....
24 May 2017
He might not look it, but Tim Prater was delighted to hear Saga is returning to their Sandgate Enbrook Park HQ.
Tim Prater explains why he's standing for the most marginal County Council seat in Kent: Cheriton, Sandgate and Hythe East.
A259 New Zebra Crossing Consultation
It's really good to see Kent County Council are now consulting on a new Zebra crossing on Sandgate Esplanade.
23 May 2017
Suspension of Campaigning
The Liberal Democrats nationally, along with the other political parties, have suspended campaigning today as a mark of respect for those killed and injured in the attack in Manchester last night.
23 May 2017
Lib Dems campaign to scrap dementia tax which would hit 96% of homes in Shepway
96% of homes in Shepway could be eligible for sale to meet Theresa May's so-called 'dementia tax', research by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
22 May 2017
Conservative plans will take lunches away from 39,016 children in Kent
39,016 schoolchildren in Kent will lose out on free lunches, under plans announced in the Conservative manifesto.
19 May 2017
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