Gurkhas who claim they are victims of racial discrimination in respect of settlement rights in Britain have been given the go-ahead to mount a legal challenge in the High Court. Kent Gurkha campaigner Peter Carroll was in the court to hear the decision, along with Shepway District Council leader David Monk.
Lib Dem Parliamentary spokesman Neil Matthews has warmly welcomed the intervention of Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg in backing a Freedom of Information request on its Gurkha policies. Nick Clegg has written to Gordon Brown urging him to end the Government's legal challenges that prevent the release of 50 files relating to its policy on Gurkha soldiers, and repeated his call for the Prime Minister to grant veteran Gurkhas the British citizenship they deserve.
Southern Water is planning to carry out a scheme to reduce the risk of sewer flooding in Sandgate Esplanade. To assist with the design of the scheme, Southern Water's Contractors, 4Delivery LTD (4D), will carry out a survey in Granville Parade.
Last Christmas, Folkestone Park Ward Lib Dem Councillors, in conjunction with Broadmead Village Residents Association, hosted a Christmas Party for residents in Broadmead Village.
Almost 1,000 cannabis plants with a potential street value of tens of thousands of pounds have been discovered at an address in Morehall, Folkestone. A warrant was carried out by Kent Police at the house in St George's Road, Morehall on Thursday 3 July when the plants, which were at varying stages of growth, were found.
New Romney Coast Councillor Val Loseby has been working to get a strip of land tidied, and in doing so she discovered that the land had no owner! The strip of land in Littlestone, at the junction of Littlestone Road and Park Road, has now become an overgrown eyesore.
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