Channel Academy Construction Works
A number of residents of the Grasmere Gardens area have contacted the Lib Dem team about serious issues arising from the construction of the new academy adjacent to the Channel School.
28 Jun 2006
Folkestone and Hythe Conservatives Ditch Local Candidates
Local Tories are down to a shortlist of 5 candidates from across the country as they choose their candidate to contest the Folkestone and Hythe seat at the next General Election. In a blow to the hopes of many local Conservatives, the shortlist contains NO local names.
28 Jun 2006
School Closures Make Me Angry
Kent County Council is seeking to close up to 50 small primary schools across Kent.
PC
28 Jun 2006
Woman Injured in Air Gun Shooting in Folkestone Park
A woman was taken to hospital for treatment after being shot in the arm with an air gun. The shooting happened as the 19-year-old was walking in Radnor Park Road, Folkestone, on Saturday night.
27 Jun 2006
Tax activities that do harm...
Blimey! Comment in The Financial Times, 9 June, in response to Ming Campbell's recent speech on the Lib Dems proposed taxation policy over the next few years:
TPCSLD
25 Jun 2006
Beaumont Slams Broadmeadow Care home Fiasco
Park Ward Lib Dem Cllr Lynne Beaumont has slammed the County Council's decision to close Broadmeadow Care Home and move its vulnerable residents. Broadmeadow will be demolished to make way for an entrance and car park for the new Academy.
23 Jun 2006
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Holocaust Memorial Day Statement
On Holocaust Memorial Day, we remember the six million Jewish men, women and children murdered in the Holocaust, and the millions of others killed under Nazi persecution.
ED
27 Jan 2026
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A Harms-Based Approach to Social Media
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20 Jan 2026
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ED
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Trump’s pharma price hike
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HM
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