Tesco's submit planning application for Cheriton store expansion
Tesco's have submitted a planning application for a major expansion to their Cheriton, Folkestone store to Shepway District Council.
22 Jul 2009
He might not look it, but Tim Prater was delighted to hear Saga is returning to their Sandgate Enbrook Park HQ.
Tim Prater explains why he's standing for the most marginal County Council seat in Kent: Cheriton, Sandgate and Hythe East.
Town Council deep clean of Folkestone gets underway
Folkestone Town Council is taking action on cleaning up Folkestone Town Centre with a "deep clean" in time for summer. The Town Council has engaged with Ramora Ltd, a specialist industrial cleaning company with a proven track record in the removal of chewing gum and grime using steam clean techniques and no chemical agents.
21 Jul 2009
Lib Dems put Charing Cross services on Shepway Agenda
The Liberal Democrats on Shepway District Council have put a motion to Shepway Full Council on 22nd July calling for Shepway to work with other to lobby southeastern trains to retain direct peak time services from Folkestone to Charing Cross following the introduction on new services to St Pancras in December.
21 Jul 2009
Lydd Airport Planning Meeting re-re-scheduled for 24 September
The meeting to determine plans to expand London Ashford Airport (Lydd) has been put back 24 hours and will now be held on Thursday 24 September.
21 Jul 2009
The end of a pernicious myth
An independent survey of social housing allocation explodes the myth that new immigrants jump the queue for social housing. The research, commissioned by the Equality and Human Rights Commission, found that less than 2 per cent of social housing tenants had arrived in the UK within the past five years, while the proportion of those born abroad living in social housing was almost identical to the proportion of social tenants born in the UK.
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21 Jul 2009
County Councillor gets action on Weymouth Road safety
Cheriton and Folkestone West Councillor Tim Prater has received a promise from Kent County Council to deal with road safety problems at the junction of Weymouth Road and Langdon Road in Cheriton. The pledge comes after Tim Prater raised problem parking at the site with Kent Highways after being approached by a local resident.
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