Sandgate Beach Water Quality: Projected Excellent
The Environment Agency has launched a new website giving detailed information on its water quality testing at beaches around the UK.
15 May 2015
Eurotunnel: Good Day, Bad Day
Good Day: Eurotunnel's MyFerryLink ferry operation has won its legal battle to overturn a ban on it operating between Dover and Calais.
15 May 2015
Thought for the day: Surprise Guest Contributor Edition...
"For too long, we have been a passively tolerant society, saying to our citizens: as long as you obey the law, we will leave you alone." David Cameron, 13 May.
14 May 2015
Shepway District Council New Cabinet Announced
Conservative Leader of Shepway District Council David Monk has announced his new cabinet following the District Council elections last week in which Deputy Leader Russell Tillson lost his seat on the Council. The new cabinet is made up as follows:
14 May 2015
What Does a New Liberal Democrat Member Look Like?
The surge in Liberal Democrat membership since the General Election is continuing, with over 10,000 new members having joined in under a week.
13 May 2015
A Liberal Democrat Reading List
I, famously, don't write for Lib Dem Voice. But on a day like today, how could I not? Apparently, there are like ten thousand of you guys now. Welcome! Genuinely, really, welcome. In order to help you acclimatise to the culture of the party there's a few things you ought to be reading. A version of this was originally posted on my blog, and this one has been amended to reflect the comments there as well as my original post. YAY crowdsourcing!
JR
13 May 2015
A Sandgate Planning Application
Browsing Twitter this morning, I passed a message from the very useful www.twitter.com/shepwayplanning (useful, if you like that kind of thing).
13 May 2015
You Beautiful, Stubborn People
Message of the day from the Lib Dems nationally:
13 May 2015
Congratulations to St Martin's Folkestone - An Outstandng School
Children and parents at Folkestone St Martin's Primary School in Horn Street, Folkestone have today been sent home with the news that St Martin's has been assessed as OUTSTANDING in every one of the five assessment categories in their recent Ofsted evaluation.
12 May 2015
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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