The Local Government Boundary Commission for England is carrying out an electoral review of Shepway District Council to deliver electoral equality for voters in local elections. From 23 October 2012 to 3 December 2012 they are inviting proposals for the number of councillors who should represent Shepway District Council.
It's either going to be Lynne or yet another Conservative. Analysis of the results of the most recent polls in Folkestone Park make it clear that only Lib Dem candidate Lynne Beaumont can beat the Conservatives in Park.
Following Parliamentary approval, in September 2011 the Police and Social Responsibility Bill received Royal Assent and became an Act. Police authorities in England and Wales will be abolished and replaced by elected Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs). This will create a new style of police governance which has been designed with the intention of strengthening the relationship between the police and the communities they serve.
Kent Highways are to carry out footway surfacing works at Lynwood, Folkestone. These works will involve the replacement of the existing footway surface with a newly constructed bituminous footway. The works are due to take place along Lynwood, between Beech Close and Coniston Road on the south side of the footway.
The coastbound A2 will be closed for two nights near Canterbury in Kent for resurfacing.
Kent Trading Standards have become aware of recent activity in the Lydd and Sellindge area by a group of approximately 5 men cold calling businesses and residents and offering to do driveway tarmacing work. Whilst this practice is not illegal, our experience is that the work carried out is often of very poor quality and overpriced.
Copies of the Sandgate Society's 50th anniversary book are now available.
Lynne Beaumont has promised to force a review of on-street parking if re-elected to Shepway District Council.
The Folkestone Herald reports this week that retailers in Folkestone Town Centre are reporting a huge drop in takings since new on-street parking charges were introduced last month.
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.
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.
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 Davey is a husband, a father and a carer. He is the Leader of the Liberal Democrats.
It is Ed’s experience of caring that drives much of his politics, and motivates his tireless campaigning for a fair deal.
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