Folkestone Town Councillors Slam Shepway Over Dirty Streets
An open letter signed by 14 out of 18 Folkestone Town Councillors has slammed the cleaning of local streets, claiming "Shepway Council are failing to keep our streets clean."
3 Aug 2006
Folkestone Town Councillors Slam Shepway Over Dirty Streets
An open letter signed by 14 out of 18 Folkestone Town Councillors including Tim Prater has slammed the cleaning of local streets, claiming "Shepway Council are failing to keep our streets clean."
3 Aug 2006
Kent to Get Extra Funding to Tackle Mini-Moto Menace
Mini-motorbike riders in Kent who break the law on public land could be fined or see their machines confiscated and crushed, Home Secretary John Reid has warned.
2 Aug 2006
Animal Park Camp Site Experience Approved
Port Lympne zoo near Hythe has had plans for a campsite to allow 20 visitors to sleep among the animals approved by Shepway District Council on Tuesday.
2 Aug 2006
Cut-back Threat to Flood Defence Funding
The Government has been challenged to protect spending on flood defences and environmental policing after leaked emails from senior officials show sharp planned cuts for the rest of the financial year.
2 Aug 2006
Update: They STILL don't care!
In late June, the Lib Dem Team reported a spot check on a Folkestone Town Centre car park which confirmed the decline in Folkestone - and over one month on, the SAME problems - and in many places the SAME LITTER - are still there!
1 Aug 2006
Gotcha! Shepway Parking Attendants Parking Illegally
Traffic wardens responsible for ensuring legal parking in Shepway have been caught on camera parked on a double yellow line in Sandgate! At around midday on Tuesday 1 August, the team were snapped parked the lines outside Riviera Court in Sandgate High Street - an offence normally awarded a fine, but seemingly overlooked this time, by themselves...
1 Aug 2006
Can you help Cats Protection Help a Kent Kitten this Summer?
Cats Protection is urgently appealing for funds to help cope with the vast numbers of kittens that the charity expects to take in during the rest of the summer and early autumn. With up to 7,000 cats in care at any time, this means many cats in Kent will be in care this autumn.
1 Aug 2006
South East Region Lib Dem Conference Details
All Shepway Lib Dem members are welcome to the South East Region Liberal Democrats Autumn Conference and AGM in Leatherhead on 4 November. A wide range of speakers are confirmed, including Lembit Opik MP, Chris Huhne MP, Baroness Joan Walmsley, Sharon Bowles MEP, Baroness Angela Harris, and Ben Abbotts and Shaun Roberts on Lessons from Bromley.
31 Jul 2006
National News
Economy & Business
Revitalising Town Centres and High Streets
Liberal Democrats are committed to building town centres that inspire pride for generations to come. It is time to stop ignoring the decline of our high streets and breathe new life into them as vibrant hubs for the future.
DC
by Daisy Cooper
14 Mar 2026
Crime & Policing
Preserving Trial by Jury
The right to a trial by jury has been a cornerstone of our democracy for over 800 years. Liberal Democrat members have passed a new plan to tackle court backlogs without scrapping juries.
JBF
14 Mar 2026
Transport
Driving Forward - Road to Access
Learning to drive is a vital life skill. Liberal Democrat members passed a new plan to clear the backlogs, end the rip-offs, and get the next generation moving.
OG
14 Mar 2026
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