The Folkestone Herald has not pulled its punches in response to the view of the Conservative Ports and Shipping Minister Robert Goodwill's view that Operation Stack does not cause traffic chaos.
Folkestone's very own Charivari Day carnival is back on Saturday 11th July.
The next Kent Police Open Day is being held at the Kent Police Training School, Coverdale Avenue, Maidstone on Sunday 12 July 2015.
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Shepway Council's Development Control Committee will be discussing the planning application to build five houses on Sandgate Escarpment (by Military Road) as an "enabling" development towards repairs to Sandgate Martello Towers 5 & 6 on Tuesday 14th July.
It is with great sadness that I would like to inform you of the deaths of two local people: Jonathan Greenwall and Brian Goodchild.
77 years ago today, the HMT Empire Windrush docked in Essex - marking the beginning of the Windrush generation’s arrival here in the UK.
So we will keep fighting - until we can finally build a society where everyone is free to be who they are.
My message to the UK’s LGBTQ+ community is clear - I support you. I stand with you.
In the face of divisive and destructive politics, it is more important than ever that the Liberal Democrats continue to offer a liberal alternative.
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