Programme details of this year's Folkestone Multi-Cultural Festival are to be unveiled during an entertainment event in the Plaza at the Bouverie Place Shopping Centre this Saturday (May 16), 12am - 2pm. Music will be provided by the Whitstable Samba Band which will be one of the performers at the four-day fun-for-everyone festival, June 11-14, the third to be organised by Folkestone Town Centre Management.
Cheriton Councillor Tim Prater has submitted an "Application for Modification Order" to the Kent County Council Definitive Map and Statement to add the footpath, from the end of Valebrook Close to the Northern end of HR43, in Cheriton, Folkestone.
The Annual Parish meeting and Annual Council meetings are being held on Tuesday 12th May. The Annual Council meeting will be at 6:45pm and the Parish meeting at 7:30pm both at the Sandgate Parish Council Offices and Library.
Kent Trading Standards has received several complaints about traders working in the Folkestone area. The traders have been cold calling residents without invitation and offering home improvement services such as roofing and driveways. Where work has been carried out it is often very overpriced and of poor quality.
The Liberal Democrats in Shepway are fielding candidates in all County, District, Town and Parish Council elections taking place on June 4th.
The candidates for the June 4th elections to Kent County Council and by-elections to Shepway District Council, Hythe Town Council and Sandgate Parish Council have been released. Following their collapse in vote to under 2% across Shepway in the 2007 District Council elections, Labour have failed to stand a candidate in the Hythe West District Council by-election. Only the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives are standing in all elections across Shepway.
Sam Green was the first openly gay politician ever elected in the UK – and possibly the world.
November 13−19 2025 marks Trans Awareness Week. It is a time to listen to and act on the voices of transgender and non-binary people, celebrate their contributions and resilience, and recognise the barriers they continue to face.
Members have elected Josh Babarinde, MP for Eastbourne, as the new President of the Liberal Democrats.
November marks Islamophobia Awareness Month, a time to reflect on the experiences of Muslim communities in the UK and to stand with them against prejudice, discrimination and hatred.
Ed Davey remembers Ming Campbell in remarks made to the House of Commons
October has arrived, bringing with it Black History Month - a time to celebrate the Black British community and their past, present and future contributions.
Ed Davey is a husband, a father and a carer. He is the Leader of the Liberal Democrats.
It is Ed’s experience of caring that drives much of his politics, and motivates his tireless campaigning for a fair deal.
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