West Hythe Road: Watch Your Speed
Hythe campaigner Neil Matthews has put pressure on Kent County Council to install a speed awareness sign for the West Hythe Road to combat speeding in the area.
20 Nov 2009
Sandgate Parish Plan & Village Design Statement questionnaire - complete on-line
For residents in Sandgate, the Parish Plan & Village Design Statement questionnaire is now ready for completion. Hard copies will be distributed shortly, but if you wish to complete online, please visit the link below.
18 Nov 2009
Kent Trading Standards warn on Insulation Cold Callers
Kent Trading Standards have received reports of traders cold calling consumers offering free grant insulation backed by the Government. Kent Trading Standards advise consumers to be very careful when dealing with traders at their door. Take copies of paperwork, company name and address so that you have the opportunity to look into the details before agreeing to the proposed work under the scheme.
18 Nov 2009
Carriageway resurfacing of Folkestone's Castle Hill Avenue / Sandgate Road Roundabout
Kent Highway Services are due to carry out essential carriageway maintenance work on the roundabout at Castle Hill Avenue and Sandgate Road, Folkestone. This work involves the planing of the old surface and replacing with a new smoother, quieter surface. All road markings will be replaced and a new anti-skid surface applied to the roundabout approaches.
17 Nov 2009
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Creating a Banking Levy: A Fair Deal for the Taxpayer
The UK banks owe their very existence to the British taxpayer with the Governor of the Bank of England estimating that they have received the equivalent of £1 trillion in taxpayer support.
VCMP
17 Nov 2009
Sandgate Farmers Market to Launch in December
Sandgate is to get its own regular farmers market starting in December 2010. The new event will be held from 10am to noon approximately every other Saturday at the Chichester Village Hall on Sandgate High Street, and potential stall holders are welcomed.
14 Nov 2009
National News
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.
LD
9 Jul 2025
Benefits & Pensions
Standing up for the most vulnerable in society
Why we opposed the Government’s welfare bill
SD
3 Jul 2025
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
LGBT+
Pride Month 2025
So we will keep fighting - until we can finally build a society where everyone is free to be who they are.
ED
1 Jun 2025
LGBT+
International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia
My message to the UK’s LGBTQ+ community is clear - I support you. I stand with you.
CJ
17 May 2025
Home Affairs
Standing Up to Divisive Politics
In the face of divisive and destructive politics, it is more important than ever that the Liberal Democrats continue to offer a liberal alternative.
LS
14 May 2025
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