Your Shepway: Pressure grows on West Country councillor to quit
"Your Shepway" newspaper has reported today that the pressure is mounting on beleaguered councillor Linda Oliver after she missed a key council meeting.
5 Mar 2008
Shepway Full Council Meeting Cancelled
Shepway Council has announced that the Full Council meeting scheduled for 19 March has been cancelled with the agreement of Council Chair George Bunting due to lack of business.
4 Mar 2008
Let Down By Labour: Education, Education, Education
Over one in five pupils have lost out on their first choice school after a new admissions system based on a lottery system was introduced this year. The figures have been revealed on the day that almost 600,000 children have been sent letters telling them which school they will be allocated in September.
4 Mar 2008
Let Down By Labour: Average NHS Waiting Times Have Increased Since 1997
Average hospital waiting times have risen under Labour, figures show. NHS data reveals that in 1997-98 average waits stood at 41 days, but by last year had risen to 49 days.
4 Mar 2008
A Message from Nick Clegg: Voters back the Lib Dem stance on Europe by 2:1
Last Tuesday, my colleagues and I tabled an amendment in the House of Commons on the Liberal Democrat proposal for a referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union.
4 Mar 2008
Shepway Local Board Meeting: New Centre, New Opportunities and New Approaches to Learning in Folkestone
Kent County Council (KCC) is running a local board meeting on 4th March and are inviting local residents to hear about the future of adult education in Shepway and ask questions to senior KCC officers and elected members.
3 Mar 2008
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77 years ago today, the HMT Empire Windrush docked in Essex - marking the beginning of the Windrush generation’s arrival here in the UK.
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