Cheriton, Sandgate, Hythe East and Saltwood Focus March 2025
Cheriton, Sandgate, Hythe East and Saltwood Focus March 2025.
13 Mar 2025
Folkestone & Hythe on the Right Track with 2025/26 Budget
With a council tax increase of less than 3%, we are protecting frontline services, and – with Levelling Up Fund works starting in Folkestone in earnest this year – we'll see millions invested there.
7 Mar 2025
Sandgate
Welcome Back! SAGA Returns to Sandgate
He might not look it, but Tim Prater was delighted to hear Saga is returning to their Sandgate Enbrook Park HQ.
21 Feb 2025
New political group to ‘deliver common sense’ to Folkestone and Hythe
The Lib Dem and Independent (LD&I) Group comprises Liberal Democrats Tim Prater and Gary Fuller and Independents Connor McConville and Paul Thomas.
19 Feb 2025
Liberal Democrat Spring Conference in Harrogate
One month until Spring Conference: There’s still time to register!
18 Feb 2025
Cheriton White Lion Success
The Lib Dem team have been campaigning to get action on the White Lion in Cheriton for years.
17 Feb 2025
Sandgate
It’s Tim(e)
With the Kent County Council Election in May now confirmed to be on, well known local campaigner Tim Prater explains why he’ll be standing again for the most marginal County Council seat in Kent: Cheriton, Sandgate and Hythe East.
TP
16 Feb 2025
The voters wanted change. They voted for change.
We should continue to implement the committee system because we said we would. We’re honourable people that do what we say. This might be our last significant chance to prove it.
31 Jan 2025
Strengthening the Standards and Conduct Framework for Local Authorities in England Consultation
The current regime for enforcing standards and conduct is, in my opinion, toothless. The is no ability to suspend or disqualify Councillors for even obvious and proven breaches in the code of conduct. There should be.
23 Jan 2025
National News
Mental Health
Whole-Person Mental Health: Care, Choice, Community, and Combatting Populism
The UK is facing a mental health emergency. Liberal Democrats have a proud record of pushing Britain’s mental health services forward. Now we are offering the bold solutions we need to fight the crisis unfolding in our communities.
DC
14 Mar 2026
Universities & Skills
From Local Roots to Global Reach: A Liberal Vision for Universities
British universities are a world-leading export and an engine for innovation, but today, the sector is at a breaking point. Liberal Democrats have passed a new plan to deliver a fairer deal for students and graduates and secure the future of the sector.
IS
14 Mar 2026
Economy & Business
Revitalising Town Centres and High Streets
Liberal Democrats are committed to building town centres that inspire pride for generations to come. It is time to stop ignoring the decline of our high streets and breathe new life into them as vibrant hubs for the future.
DC
14 Mar 2026
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