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Folkestone Town Council Takes Action on Fire Cuts

A special meeting of Folkestone Town Council on Wednesday at University Centre, Folkestone unanimously condemned the recent cut to Folkestone Fire Services and pledged to collate figures to lobby for the reinstatement of the cut services.

13 Mar 2008
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Lynne Beaumont

Linda Doesn't Live Here, Any More

Councillors in Shepway have reacted with astonishment at the news that the official magazine of Shepway District Council, "Shepway Today", has given the address of Cllr Linda Oliver, as North Road, Hythe, when she now lives in Bath.

12 Mar 2008
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Sarah Teather MP, Paul Scrivens, Brian Paddick (Lib Dem candidate for Mayor of London), Jenny Randerson AM, Cllr Colin Eldridge, Munira Hassam and Lib Dem MPs

Thousands say: "Save Our Post Offices"

The Liberal Democrats have today presented a petition of over 50,000 signatures calling on Gordon Brown to reverse his Government's savage Post Office closure programme. In Shepway, 5 Post Offices have recently been axed and the main Folkestone Post Office will be closed with services moved to whsmith in Sandgate Road.

12 Mar 2008
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Swearing Allegiance Not The Solution

Lib Dem Leader Nick Clegg spoken out against new proposals on British citizenship in which school-leavers are to be encouraged to swear an oath of allegiance to Queen and country. Ex-attorney general Lord Goldsmith, who is calling for the ceremony in a report to Gordon Brown, says it would give teenagers a sense of belonging.

11 Mar 2008
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Kent Coal Station Must Be Low Carbon - Nick Clegg

Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg has called on the Government to refuse permission for the new Kingsnorth coal fired power station in Kent, saying that the go ahead should be refused unless carbon capture and storage are included in the station "from day one".

10 Mar 2008
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Larry Ngan and Lib Dem Campaigners on The Leas, Folkestone

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