Could YOUR Folkestone & Hythe Business Benefit from Development Grant Funding?
There are a number of business grant and loan schemes mentioned on www.folkestone.works that are currently available to help your business to grow:
2 Dec 2021
Folkestone & Hythe Lib Dems Elect Executive Team for 2022
At the 2021 Folkestone and Hythe Lib Dems AGM last night, held on Zoom, we the 2022 F&HLD Officers and Executive Committee were elected.
30 Nov 2021
The Lib Dem Christmas Draw: Time for a GREAT prize!
Would you like to win £1,500 in cash in time from Christmas?! That's just one of the prizes in this years Lib Dem Christmas Draw - tickets on sale NOW!
30 Nov 2021
October 2021 Sandgate & West Folkestone Focus Out Now
Keeping in touch and working for local residents ALL YEAR ROUND.
20 Nov 2021
Knife bins installed in Folkestone ahead of ahead of Operation Sceptre
Two knife bins have been placed in Folkestone to give anyone in possession of a bladed object a safe place to dispose of it.
16 Nov 2021
Lib Dems demand public inquiry into Tory sleaze scandal ahead of emergency Commons debate
The Liberal Democrats have called for an independent public inquiry into government sleaze and allegations of political corruption, warning that Boris Johnson's Conservatives are "releasing sewage into our rivers and sleaze into our politics."
7 Nov 2021
Folkestone & Hythe Businesses - free training and financial support
Training and information events that are featured on the Folkestone Works website, many of which can be enrolled on totally free of charge….
KHCEDOFHDC
4 Nov 2021
Harbour Ward CPZ Parking Extension Report Published
Details of Proposed Extension to Controlled Parking Zone G1 have been published, and will now be considered by Cabinet Member...
4 Nov 2021
Folkestone Town Mayor’s Christmas Fund
Since 1974 applications have been welcomed each year around this time from residents of Folkestone to apply to the Town Mayor of Folkestone's Christmas Fund for assistance with their winter expenses.
29 Oct 2021
National News
International Affairs
Trump and the Wider World
The international stage has been shaken by a series of reckless and illegal actions from Donald Trump’s White House. Liberal Democrat members have passed a new motion to bolster our national defence and strengthen our alliances with reliable partners.
CM
by Calum Miller
15 Mar 2026
Children & Families
A digital world fit for the next generation
For too long, tech giants have treated children as data to be mined, using addictive algorithms and harmful content to keep them scrolling. While some are calling for blanket bans, we know these are impractical and risk isolating vulnerable groups.
VC
15 Mar 2026
Defence
Britain’s nuclear deterrent depends on Trump. It’s time to change that
If the answer to “Is our nuclear deterrent working?” depends on what Donald Trump had for breakfast, then the answer is no, it’s not. And our deterrent is not truly independent.
ED
14 Mar 2026
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