Dymchurch & St Mary's Bay Councillors welcome toilet rescue plan
Dymchurch and St Mary's Bay Councillors Terry Preston, Julie White and Shirley Maile have welcomed the news that public conveniences will stay open in their area.
31 Mar 2004
Lib Dem Council Agrees Toilet Rescue Plan
Shepway Council's ruling cabinet has agreed a plan that will keep open nine of the district's public toilets. The toilets were threatened after the Labour Government forced the Council to cut services to reduce the size of the Council Tax rise.
31 Mar 2004
Lib Dem Youth and Students Speak Up for Shepway
Shepway Lib Dem Youth and Students (SLDYS) have today staged a protest outside the Conservative Party's HQ in Folkestone.
30 Mar 2004
Carroll fights to save Shepway services
Local Lib Dem campaigner Peter Carroll has joined the fight to save Shepway services from closure. The Labour Government has already forced the Council to make cuts to Public Toilets, tourism funding, the Airshow, and grass verge cutting.
29 Mar 2004
Councillors put services before own pay
Lib Dem Councillors have voted through a 10% cut in Councillors allowances. The money saved will be used to protect vital services in Shepway.
15 Mar 2004
Howard Fails Local People
The Lib Dems have condemned Michael Howard MP for his failure to give any help to the Council's battle for a fair Government grant.
15 Mar 2004
Don't punish Shepway
Lib Dems in Shepway are launching a community wide campaign to stop the Labour Government shutting down Shepway. The campaign has started with the placing of a full page advert in the local press.
8 Mar 2004
Lib Dems to contest Town Council Elections
Shepway Liberal Democrats have announced that they will be contesting the elections taking place in June to elect Town Councils for Folkestone and Sandgate.
8 Mar 2004
Lib Dem Councillor's resignation "No Surprise"
The resignation of District Councillor Tony Baker from the Liberal Democrats has come as "no surprise" to the rest of the Lib Dem group.
8 Mar 2004
National News
International Affairs
Trump and the Wider World
The international stage has been shaken by a series of reckless and illegal actions from Donald Trump’s White House. Liberal Democrat members have passed a new motion to bolster our national defence and strengthen our alliances with reliable partners.
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by Calum Miller
15 Mar 2026
Children & Families
A digital world fit for the next generation
For too long, tech giants have treated children as data to be mined, using addictive algorithms and harmful content to keep them scrolling. While some are calling for blanket bans, we know these are impractical and risk isolating vulnerable groups.
VC
15 Mar 2026
Defence
Britain’s nuclear deterrent depends on Trump. It’s time to change that
If the answer to “Is our nuclear deterrent working?” depends on what Donald Trump had for breakfast, then the answer is no, it’s not. And our deterrent is not truly independent.
ED
14 Mar 2026
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