David Monk has been ousted as the Deputy Leader of Shepway District Council, and has been replaced by Rory Love. In an email to Councillors and staff today, Conservative Council Leader Robert Bliss gave details of the change and the full list of responsibilities for the 10 strong cabinet. The Cabinet was extended from 9 to 10 last week with the addition of Alan Clifton-Holt.
There has been a rise in the number of children applying for a Kent primary school place compared to a year ago. 14,920 applications for school places were received by the January closing date - an increase of 190.
Since learning of the death in service of Rifleman Aldridge we have repeatedly scheduled to commemorate his loss but fixtures have been postponed because of the wintry weather.
Labour and the Conservatives repeatedly blocked major reform of the political system put forward by the Liberal Democrats last year.
I'm regularly asked how to get a website to update Twitter. Prater Raines are currently working on a new version of our Lib Dem Foci website service that will make this much simpler for our users of that service, but it's already possible using a very helpful application called www.friendfeed.com
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