Members and supporters of Shepway Lib Dems are welcome to join us at a Folkestone Cream Tea from 2.30pm - 6pm at 19 Beachborough Road, Folkestone CT19 4AA - and hopefully enjoy the sunshine! Saturday July 16th from 2.30-6pm.
Refurbishment of Sandgate's Granville Parade / Beach toilets is now complete and the toilets re-opened to the public - 3 weeks ahead of the expected deadline date of 22 July.
Tests on bathing water quality at the end of June 2011 by the Environment Agency on all Kent beaches have shown Sandgate beach has amongst the best bathing water quality in the county. Other beaches in Shepway also scored well.
Eight consecutive weekly water quality tests on Sandgate beach, Kent, carried out by the Environment Agency to check compliance with standards set in the Bathing Water Directive since 4th May have shown that the water had 'Two thumbs up'. The water quality in the sample met the Directive's most stringent Guideline standards.
Following the creation of a successful community fuel-buying consortium by the Oxfordshire Rural Community Council, Action with Communities in Rural Kent are looking to see if there would be interest in setting up something similar in parts of rural Kent not already served by local fuel-buying consortia.
London Ashford Airport (Lydd) Public Inquiry Meeting, Tuesday 5th July, 7pm Marsh Academy, Station Road, New Romney, TN28 8BB.
On 1st June 2011 Cheriton Officers Gavin Rolfe and Mark Ball attended the junction with Ashley Avenue and Cheriton High Street in relation to a report of young persons throwing stones at local properties. Officers stopped and spoke with a group of upto 20 individuals. All persons had their details recorded, with words of warning given. The group were broken up into smaller groups and moved on from the area. Parents of the group were spoken to at scene.
Kent Trading Standards have received reports about of cold callers in the Folkestone area selling household goods. Once they have gained access to the property the prices charged are highly inflated, one man was charged £80 for a mop. There have also been reports of money being stolen.
Kent County Council is to close a section of Sandgate Road, Folkestone, from Monday while it investigates why the road has collapsed twice in recent days.
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.
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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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