As a School Governor, I received a useful briefing this morning from Kent County Council about the funding that Kent schools receive as either a maintained school or academy.
"I think we both agree, Shepway District Council have done a pretty good job of cleaning the graffiti off this plinth..."
until November 2nd - Folkestone Triennial, various locations until May 8th 2015 - Your Country Calls exhibition, Folkestone Town...
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I've brought together "claimant count" statistics for Shepway and Dover Local Authorities for 2014, 2013 & 2012 in the chart below.
Local Lib Dem Gary Fuller has reacted with disappointment that Kent County Council are unwilling to act on road safety fears along a narrow stretch of Sandgate High Street. Gary reported the issue to UKIP County Councillor Hod Birkby, who forwarded a Kent County Council Highways, Transportation & Waste officer's response.
Local Lib Dem Gary Fuller is calling for action to deal with a narrow area of Sandgate High Street (A259) after a bus collided with a parked car on Monday. A double decker bus, a 102 travelling from Lydd to Folkestone, hit the parked car soon after the owner had left the vehicle at around 12.45pm. The bus caused damage to the rear of the vehicle, denting the wheel arch.
Tom McNeice and the Shepway Lib Dem Team would like to thank everyone who voted in the by-election in Harvey Central Ward last Thursday.
Sandgate Lib-Dem Cllr Gary Fuller has reacted to the election of the first UKIP Shepway District Councillor with a call to all progressive and left leaning voters to get behind the Lib Dems in Shepway. The Harvey Central Ward by-election, which was called as a result of the resignation of Conservative Cllr David Johnson, saw a win for UKIP with the Conservatives coming in second and the Lib Dems coming in third, ahead of Labour, the Greens and TUSC.
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