District Council Meeting Heading to New Romney
October’s full council meeting is to be held in New Romney, making it the first to be held outside Folkestone in recent years.
16 Sep 2024
An Open Letter to East Kent Residents from the Kent and Medway Resilience Forum
Operation Brock and Dover TAP usage this summer, and the potential impact of the Entry Exit System starting October 2024.
31 Aug 2024
Radnor Lodge Tea Room On Offer
It would be great to see the lodge back in use, and making visits to Radnor Park even better.
30 Aug 2024
Let the good times roll in Folkestone town centre
Guildhall Street will play host to a festival of skating, cycling, games, music and more on Friday 6 September between 3pm and 7pm.
29 Aug 2024
Twenty IS Plenty for Sandgate!
Kent County Council accepts the case for a short 20mph zone on the A259 on Sandgate High Street.
23 Aug 2024
Sandgate Sea and Food Festival 2024
Join us over this August Bank Holiday weekend at the Sandgate Sea & Food Festival. The event will be held along Granville Parade extending to Sandgate Castle and in Castle Road Car Park.
23 Aug 2024
It HAS been Quite Wet
An update on ground water levels in the South East, from Affinity Water.
19 Aug 2024
An Environment Agency 2024 Bathing Water Update for Folkestone, Sandgate, Hythe, Dymchurch, St Marys Bay and Littlestone
Bathing waters are important to people and wildlife.
EA
19 Aug 2024
Electoral Register: Annual Canvass 2024 [Updated 4/9/24]
The annual canvass is a review of the Electoral Register, in preparation for the yearly revision which is published on 1st December each year.
18 Aug 2024
National News
Children & Families
A digital world fit for the next generation
For too long, tech giants have treated children as data to be mined, using addictive algorithms and harmful content to keep them scrolling. While some are calling for blanket bans, we know these are impractical and risk isolating vulnerable groups.
VC
15 Mar 2026
Defence
Britain’s nuclear deterrent depends on Trump. It’s time to change that
If the answer to “Is our nuclear deterrent working?” depends on what Donald Trump had for breakfast, then the answer is no, it’s not. And our deterrent is not truly independent.
ED
14 Mar 2026
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
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