This Saturday 19th July) sees the Folkestone Raft Race & Harbour Festival from The Stade in Folkestone Harbour starting at 10am, with the Raft Race itself starting around midday. The reowned Charivari parade will take place in the afternoon with the procession starting at 2pm from the harbour.
Conservatives on Shepway Council's Corporate Scrutiny Committee have backed a proposal to remove money to repair Folkestone's Christchurch Tower from the Council's capital budget. The decision was taken to support the move at the Scrutiny meeting on Monday 14th July, and is then referred for a final decision to the Council's Cabinet which meets on Wednesday 16th July.
Kent Trading Standards have been alerted to call to elderly homeowners throughout East Kent asking if they were interested in security checks and offering free shredders or marker pens. The call then goes on to ask if there will be anyone else in the house when the trader calls.
Gurkhas who claim they are victims of racial discrimination in respect of settlement rights in Britain have been given the go-ahead to mount a legal challenge in the High Court. Kent Gurkha campaigner Peter Carroll was in the court to hear the decision, along with Shepway District Council leader David Monk.
Lib Dem Parliamentary spokesman Neil Matthews has warmly welcomed the intervention of Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg in backing a Freedom of Information request on its Gurkha policies. Nick Clegg has written to Gordon Brown urging him to end the Government's legal challenges that prevent the release of 50 files relating to its policy on Gurkha soldiers, and repeated his call for the Prime Minister to grant veteran Gurkhas the British citizenship they deserve.
Southern Water is planning to carry out a scheme to reduce the risk of sewer flooding in Sandgate Esplanade. To assist with the design of the scheme, Southern Water's Contractors, 4Delivery LTD (4D), will carry out a survey in Granville Parade.
Last Christmas, Folkestone Park Ward Lib Dem Councillors, in conjunction with Broadmead Village Residents Association, hosted a Christmas Party for residents in Broadmead Village.
Almost 1,000 cannabis plants with a potential street value of tens of thousands of pounds have been discovered at an address in Morehall, Folkestone. A warrant was carried out by Kent Police at the house in St George's Road, Morehall on Thursday 3 July when the plants, which were at varying stages of growth, were found.
New Romney Coast Councillor Val Loseby has been working to get a strip of land tidied, and in doing so she discovered that the land had no owner! The strip of land in Littlestone, at the junction of Littlestone Road and Park Road, has now become an overgrown eyesore.
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.
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.
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.
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