Folkestone and Hythe Liberal Democrats

Official: Derry Unit "will not fit" at the Royal Victoria if main building sold

Folkestone Town Councillors heard last night that the proposed sell-off of the main Victorian building at the Royal Victoria Hospital can almost certainly ONLY go ahead if the Derry Unit is moved - most likely out of Folkestone. East Kent Hospitals Trust Facilities Manager, Howard Jones, admitted to the Folkestone Town Council meeting that to keep the Derry Unit in Folkestone without the main building would be "very difficult" in the remaining hospital space.

12 Jan 2007

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Tax Victory for Folkestone: Zero Rise in Folkestone Town Council Precept for 2007-08

Following months of pressure by the Liberal Democrat team, Folkestone Town Council last night voted for a zero rise in the tax they collect from Folkestone residents for the next financial year AND backed new spending to make Folkestone cleaner.

12 Jan 2007

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This Is What We Do - the Campaign to Save OUR Royal Victoria

To learn that there was a proposal to sell-off the largest part of the Royal Victoria Hospital in Folkestone came as a real shock to local people just before Christmas - not least to the Lib Dems.

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by Tim Prater - Chair, Shepway Liberal Democrats

11 Jan 2007

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You Know Where I Stand: Fighting Crime and Preserving Ancient Liberties

Like all Liberal Democrats, I am appalled at the increasingly authoritarian drift of the Labour Party. Michael Howard and the Tories don't have a good track record on this issue either.

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by Toby Philpott, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Spokesman for Shepway

10 Jan 2007

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Cllr Julie White and Peter Carroll are campaigning against airport expansion at Lydd

Keep the Marsh Special Alliance steps up campaign against Lydd Airport expansion

Protesters fighting airport expansion proposals at Lydd Airport in Kent have stepped up their campaign to stop the development.

8 Jan 2007

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SORV Campaign Update: Can the NHS pledge on services be trusted?

Local residents and health workers have cast doubt on a pledge from East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust to retain all current services at the RVH after their announcement that they were looking at selling the Victorian part of the Royal Victoria. This week the NHS Trust has added to fears for the future of services by admitting that it was already considering withdrawing urology services offering by the Derry unit at the hospital.

7 Jan 2007

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