Simon Carr's column in the Independent today simply sets out why the Government's position that ID Cards are important to control our borders. Shepway Lib Dems continue to campaign against the introduction of ID Cards, with a number of members joining the www.no2id.net campaign to renew passports early. Simon Carr said:
Liberal Democrat campaigner Gary Fuller, who recently tackled a Shepway Council officer on the issue of visible policing, expressed his shock at discovering that, according to Kent Police's own figures, over 20% (1 in 5) of all crimes committed in Shepway occur in Harvey Central Ward, which has only one community police officer for over four-and-a-half-thousand people.
Shepway Lib Dems Season Prater and Darren Briddock have been elected to the South East Liberal Democrats Regional Executive. The elections took place at the South East Region Conference in Effingham near Leatherhead in Surrey, and saw Season elected as the Secretary of South East region for 2007, and Darren elected as Regional Treasurer.
According to new research by the Liberal Democrats, Shepway emits 920.2 thousand tonnes of Carbon Dioxide per year - 9.4 tonnes per person in the area per year - slightly above the UK average of 9.3 tonnes per person.
Kent County Council's Trading Standards Service will shortly be launching the 'Buy with Confidence' good trader scheme to traders who wish to join.
Campaigners from Shepway and across the South East joined a protest led by Lib Dem Euro MP Sharon Bowles against the threat to Eurostar services from Ashford International.
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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