As time goes by: Songs in fiction
Local author John Cardinal will be at Sandgate Library this Friday 12th November from 10:30am. He will be at the piano and signing his latest novel, "Trust the Dawn" which will be available for purchase.
10 Nov 2010
Service of Remembrance at Western Dover Docks Railway
There have been times in my youth when events related to Remembrance have felt distant and impersonal, but this year the culmination of the 70th Battle of Britain year and the meeting of individuals, whose lives have been touched by tragedy, has made services such as this personal and emotional.
FMTMN
9 Nov 2010
Kent County Council management restructuring should be put on hold
Folkestone West County Councillor Tim Prater has endorsed a move by the Kent County Council Liberal Democrat Group to ask for a suspension of management restructuring at Kent County Council, saying "there are bigger things that need doing now".
9 Nov 2010
Unusual Art in Cheriton Road
United Response on Cheriton Road are holding an exhibition entitled "Unusual Art" from 26 November - 3rd December 2010.
9 Nov 2010
Sad News about Councillor Willie Richardson
An email from Shepway District Council Leader Robert Bliss has arrived today, telling Councillors about the death of Lydd District and Romney Marsh County Councillor Willie Richardson. Willie has fought a long fight against cancer, but tragically died in the early hours of Monday morning.
8 Nov 2010
The Town Mayor of Folkestone's Christmas Charity Auction
On Wednesday 1 December 2010 starting at 7pm at Quarterhouse, Tontine Street, Folkestone, there will be a Christmas Charity Auction with a celebrity auctioneer in aid of the Mayor's Charities, B-4-8s and Folkestone Rainbow Centre.
8 Nov 2010
There are times where politics has no place. This is one of them.
Spotted this Sunday in Folkestone's Sandgate Road Garden of Remembrance - a poppy wreath with a UKIP logo at the centre. Can anyone possibly think that Party politics and logos are appropriate as a part of Remembrance services? Really?
7 Nov 2010
Sandgate Christmas Lights Switch-on
Join us outside the Little Fish and Chip Shop for a festive wonderland. With an amazing illumination of the high street to get Sandgate firmly into the Christmas spirit, there will be mince pies, mulled wine, presents and best of all a visit from Father Christmas himself! Of course, Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without the appearance of a hefty amount of snow just to set the scene!
7 Nov 2010
Folkestone: Up There With Rio
What do Rio de Janeiro, Santiago, Puerto Viejo, Taipei, Hokkaido, Ponza & the Pontine Islands, the Kent Coast, Stockholm, Doha, Cesme Peninsula, Atlanta, Nahanni National Park and Ireland have in common?
7 Nov 2010
National News
Crime & Policing
Preserving Trial by Jury
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.
JBF
14 Mar 2026
Transport
Driving Forward - Road to Access
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.
OG
14 Mar 2026
Children & Families
Protecting Children Online
Big tech companies should not be allowed to profit at the expense of children’s wellbeing.
MW
9 Mar 2026
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