Thought for the day: On Government Secrecy
The very word "secrecy" is repugnant in a free and open society; and we are as a people inherently and historically opposed to secret societies, to secret oaths and to secret proceedings.
17 Feb 2016
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.
Are You Sitting Comfortably...?
There was once a bench in a little village called Sandgate. It was quite old, and had seen better days, and was pretty hidden up a short steep, side street in the village but, no matter, there the bench was.
16 Feb 2016
Kent Highways' major new visitor attraction for Sandgate - Opening Soon?
The following email is one I would have sent to Kent Highways today, except that they do not give out an email address on which you can contact them, and prefer instead that you use an online form. As the below makes clear, I have used the online form before with no success in this instance. Hence, my email is below, and I'll alert Kent Highways to it via Twitter, online forms and any other route I can think of...
15 Feb 2016
Two Into One Doesn't Go: Closure of Dover Magistrates Court threatens access to justice in Folkestone
Liberal Democrats have warned the closure of Dover Magistrates Court threatens to undermine access to justice for local people in Folkestone.
15 Feb 2016
Sandgate's Military Road Fails to Heal Self
3 weeks this hole in Military Road, Sandgate has been coned off but NO repairs in progress. There had been a storm drain problem during the heavy rains about a month ago - some one came, coned the area off, dug a hole and have now left it for three weeks - there have been no further works in that time.
15 Feb 2016
Club's Rallying Call to the Football Supporters of Folkestone
Folkestone Invicta are bidding to achieve a crowd of over 400 for this Saturday's home game against Sittingbourne and are appealing to the people of the town to visit the Fullicks Stadium this Saturday's Kent derby.
12 Feb 2016
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