The Liberal Democrats have called for new Government plans to take £225 million out of the cash reserves of up to 20,000 English schools to be scrapped. Figures suggest that 90% of Secondary and Primary schools across Shepway will have money 'clawed back' under the rule.
Folkestone Harvey Central Town Councillor Gary Fuller has learned that Sandgate Road in to Folkestone from Hythe will be closed for around 3 weeks. The closure is likely to cause significant traffic problems in the area, and lead to the diversion and disruption of bus services.
In a shock move, the White Lion Development on Cheriton High Street / Chilham Road will go back before the Development Control Committee AGAIN as Shepway Council Officers claim the vote at the Development Control meeting on Wednesday 9th October was NOT a decision!.
In an interview with local Newspaper "Your Shepway", Shepway Liberal Democrat District Group Leader and Councillor Lynne Beaumont sets out how she would like to make Shepway sparkle and believes that Roger de Haan's vision for the future can help make the area a vibrant place to call home.
Parts of Radnor Cliff, Sandgate, will remain cordoned off for at least the next 24 hours following an explosion and fire at Cliffe House the early hours of Wednesday morning. Residents who have had to leave their homes will be unable to return tonight and will not be allowed back until gas levels have dropped.
The Liberal Democrats today accused the Tories of hypocrisy, following Conservative complaints that Alistair Darling had stolen their tax policies. Several key proposals announced yesterday, which the Conservatives claimed were their own, had actually originally been proposed by the Liberal Democrats. They include:
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