A van with scrap metal on board was stopped and vehicle seized in Folkestone as the driver had no insurance for driving for business, as Police officers in south Kent are continuing the campaign against metal theft in the area.
The draft Shepway Housing Strategy 2011-2016 is now available for final consultation on the Shepway Council website.
The Royal Military Canal, Hythe and Lower Leas Coastal Park, Folkestone have again been awarded the prestigious Green Flag Award for being great open spaces. On the back of this Green Flag also run a Peoples Choice award for the nations favourite park. You can vote for your favourite park by using the links below:
Kent Trading Standards are advising consumers with food allergies to sign up to the Food Standard Agency's text alert service.
An inspectors report on Youth Offending work in Kent says that "substantial" improvement is required. The inspectors report gave the following scores:
This weekend sees the annual Sandgate Sea and Food Festival. With a wide range of stalls and activities there is something for everyone - all welcome!
Issue 1 of the new monthly Kent LINk publication 'LINk into Local HealthWatch' is now available at http://www.thekentlink.co.uk/assets/files/HealthWatch_Newsletters/2011/Ed1_LINk_Into_Local_HealthWatch_Newsletter_18082011.pdf
Shepway District Council is writing a Local Development Framework (LDF) to guide the planning of the district for the next 20 years.
The total spending by Kent's District Councils on public facing CCTV in the years 2007-10 totalled £13,563,811.59 according to research by Big Brother Watch http://www.bigbrotherwatch.org.uk. The spend by each local authority in Kent's Local authorities, in order of the size of their total spending on CCTV technology between 2007 and 2010, was:
The right to a trial by jury has been a cornerstone of our democracy for over 800 years. Liberal Democrat members have passed a new plan to tackle court backlogs without scrapping juries.
Learning to drive is a vital life skill. Liberal Democrat members passed a new plan to clear the backlogs, end the rip-offs, and get the next generation moving.
Big tech companies should not be allowed to profit at the expense of children’s wellbeing.
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.
Meet our representatives and candidates.
