Folkestone Town Forthcoming Event: Armed Forces Day 2015
Armed Forces Day is an opportunity for the nation to show support for the men and women who make up the Armed Forces community.
23 Jun 2015
Is Magna Carta still relevant: Did She Die In Vain?
On Monday 15th June, we celebrated the 800th Anniversary of Magna Carta; an important date in the history of democracy. Well, not according to some experts such as Dr David Starkey, for whom it was a first - and largely abortive - attempt to limit the power of the King, for the benefit of the nobility of the day, rather than the 'people'.
SP
19 Jun 2015
Liberal Democrat Leadership Election - Members Update
All members should receive a ballot paper by post around the last weekend in June. There will also be a copy of both Tim Farron's and Norman Lamb's manifesto included with it.
18 Jun 2015
Janice Watch: Joining with the French National Front?
Rumours are circulating that South-East England MEP (and former UKIP Prospective Parlimentary Candidate for Folkestone and Hythe) Janice Atkinson is poised to join a new far right European Parliamentary group called "Europe of Nations and Freedoms" led by the French Front National and their leader Jean Marie Le Pen.
16 Jun 2015
Looking After Folkestone
I wonder when Shepway Council are planning to clear up the grafitti at the junction of Grace Hill / Shellons Street in Central Folkestone that makes one of the key entrances to the town look just so lovely?
16 Jun 2015
Sandgate Flag Display 2015: WW1 Allies Remembered
The 2015 Sandgate High Street and Esplanade flag display commemorates just a few of the countries which were Britain's allies in the 1914-18 war, incliding Australia, Belgium, British India, Canada, France, Italy, New Zealand, Portugal and South Africa as well as our own British Union flag.
15 Jun 2015
National News
Tackling historical sexual misconduct in our party
Help us stamp out this sort of appalling behaviour in our party – and across our society.
ED
7 Feb 2026
LGBT+ Liberal Democrats
Ed Davey reflects on LGBT History Month 2026
This LGBT+ History Month we celebrate the contributions of LGBT+ people throughout history, reflect on the struggles they have faced and reaffirm our determination to make progress on equality.
ED
1 Feb 2026
Choose a brighter future with the Liberal Democrats | Election Broadcast
View the latest Liberal Democrat Party Political Broadcast.
29 Jan 2026
Holocaust Memorial Day Statement
On Holocaust Memorial Day, we remember the six million Jewish men, women and children murdered in the Holocaust, and the millions of others killed under Nazi persecution.
ED
27 Jan 2026
Children & Families
A Harms-Based Approach to Social Media
Big tech companies should not be allowed to profit at the expense of children’s wellbeing.
VC
20 Jan 2026
Health, Care & the NHS
Our plan to end the A&E corridor crisis
30,000 people wait for over 12 hours in A&E departments every single week - it's a national scandal and we have a plan to stop it.
ED
13 Jan 2026
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