Clothes Collection packed for Nepal
Around 20 boxes of clothes will be making their way from Folkestone to Nepal on Saturday thanks to a collection of clothes led by the Nepali community in Cheriton.
11 Jul 2008
Ex-Gurkha Padam wins fight for compensation
Former Gurkha Padam Limbu has won a damages pay-out of £121,750 at the High Court today. Padam was shot shot in the right leg during an overseas training exercise in 2002 and was left with damaged tissue and nerves and still cannot walk long distances.
11 Jul 2008
McNeice anger at Folkestone West parking
New charges but less parking: that's the situation at Folkestone West train station after Southeastern announced they are to introduce parking charges at the station. The cost will be £2 per day Monday to Friday (or £1.70 after 2pm).
11 Jul 2008
Congratulations to Canterbury Lib Dems: Lib Dems hold Barton
The Liberal Democrats have won the Barton ward by-election to Canterbury City Council with Michael Steed winning the seat with a 292 majority. The majority has increased from 224 in May 2007 when the seat was last contested.
10 Jul 2008
Tom helps out with Small Claims forms
Morehall Councillor Tom McNeice has been helping a local resident with filling in the forms to make a claim in the Small Claims Court to enable her to reclaim an illegally held deposit on a motor vehicle. The forms are long and fairly complex and can be daunting to some people.
10 Jul 2008
Alan Beith to publish his View from the North
Sir Alan Beith, the longest-serving Liberal Democrat MP, is to launch his autobiography Alan Beith: A View from the North at this autumn's party conference in Bournemouth.
10 Jul 2008
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Holocaust Memorial Day Statement
On Holocaust Memorial Day, we remember the six million Jewish men, women and children murdered in the Holocaust, and the millions of others killed under Nazi persecution.
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A Harms-Based Approach to Social Media
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