CHAOS At The Council
Shepway Council is in complete crisis. As we go to press, the Council is set to slash services, bring in huge tax increases and axe many jobs.
1 Mar 2003
Kennedy Visits Shepway
With key local elections just weeks away, Lib Dem Leader Charles Kennedy has visited Shepway. His visit gives local Liberal Democrats a big boost in their bid to end Conservative rule in our area.
11 Feb 2003
Iraq
"I find it personally and politically very difficult indeed to support a war in which there is no mandate from the UN and no sense of legitimacy on the international stage."
10 Feb 2003
Give Folkestone A Voice
Lib Dem Councillors are backing the creation of a Town Council for Folkestone.
2 Feb 2003
Save Dymchurch Beach
Lib Dem Councillors Terry Preston, Julie White and Shirley Maile are fighting to save the beaches in Dymchurch.
1 Feb 2003
Parking Crisis In West End
Local Lib Dem Maggie Barrett is campaigning to sort out the parking pressures in the West End of Folkestone.
31 Jan 2003
CCTV To Be Axed?
Conservatives running Shepway Council could be about to axe Shepway's CCTV system in a desperate bid to save money.
28 Jan 2003
Dangerous Gates Success
Local campaigners Tessa Caruana and Tina Rowley have initiated action to repair the gates on the footway across the railway at Tram Road/Dyke Road.
22 Jan 2003
Safer Roads In Sellindge Campaign
Local campaigner Fred Turton is calling for action to tackle speeding on the A20 in Sellindge.
22 Jan 2003
National News
Education, Children & Schools
Securing the Future of Rural and Coastal Education
It is time to back our coastal and rural schools with the funding, teachers, and protections they need to stay at the center of community life.
CV
19 Sep 2026
Housing
Mortality of Children in Temporary Accommodation
Liberal Democrats believe that no child should ever die because of where they live. Our members have passed a new policy to end this tragedy and guarantee safe, decent housing for every family.
GA
19 Sep 2026
International Affairs
The Global Fight for Liberal Values
Ed Davey’s speech from the Liberal International’s London Security Conference 2026 at the National Liberal Club
ED
9 Sep 2026
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