Folkestone Sign

Festive Tea Tasting Evening at The Hub

Sandgate High Street Cycle and Coffee Shop The Hub invite you to a 'Tea tasting' evening on Friday 26th November from 7.30-9.30pm. The Hub are at 63 Sandgate High Street, near The Ship Public House.

2 Nov 2010
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Folkestone Leas Lift Winter 2010 Opening Hours

The historic Folkestone Leas lift will be running a winter service commencing on Thursday 4th November 2010. The lift will continue to run every week weather permitting, following its successful re-opening this year by a community interest company.

2 Nov 2010
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Huhne says Green Deal is a massive economic opportunity

Liberal Democrat Energy and Climate Change Secretary, Chris Huhne announced today that by 2015 up to 100,000 Green Deal workers could be employed in the effort to upgrade and insulate Britain's homes. The Green Deal, a Liberal Democrat manifesto commitment, is the Government's new and radical way of making energy efficiency available to all, whether people own or rent their property.

2 Nov 2010
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Lib Dem logo bird projected on blockwork

Leave Cross Channel Swimmers Alone

Lib Dem County Councillor Tim Prater has slammed suggestions on the BBC website that cross-Channel swims from the UK to France should be banned as "barmy". A BBC report at http://tinyurl.com/2undlgs says that the French coastguard is calling for swimmers to be banned from crossing the Channel from Dover to Calais.

1 Nov 2010
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National News

Young happy children sat on the floor at school with hands raised
Education

Our five principles for SEND reform

Ed Davey Munira Wilson have written to Keir Starmer setting out five principles for SEND reform, and offering to work on a cross-party basis with the government to ensure the reforms deliver for children with SEND and their families.

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9 Jul 2025
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HMT Windrush

Windrush Day 2025

77 years ago today, the HMT Empire Windrush docked in Essex - marking the beginning of the Windrush generation’s arrival here in the UK.

20 Jun 2025
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Larry Ngan and Lib Dem Campaigners on The Leas, Folkestone

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