Local Lib Dem campaigner Peter Carroll has written to the Manager of Folkestone Sports Centre asking if the womens only swimming sessions at the Folkestone Swimming Pool can be continued through the school holidays. Currently, these special sessions are withdrawn during school vacations. The letter is in response to a request from a number of local lady swimmers who think it is unfair that the service is suspended.
Post Offices in Sandgate and Horn Street are the latest to face closure in our area. Hundreds of local people will be affected by the closures.
Popular local tourist attraction, the Leas Lift, has been saved from closure by the new Lib Dem Council.
Health has been in the news this week. The NHS waiting list is back to over 1 Million. We now have 250,000 managers and administrators in the NHS. That figure is more than the total number of doctors and nurses! The Government keeps piling on extra targets and launching new initiatives. Each new target and initiative needs to be measured so there is relentless recruitment of yet more managers to do the measuring. The Government is spending more on the NHS but we are not getting the benefit where it really counts, in getting people the care they need when they need it.
Council Finances Left In Chaos By Conservative Council
Senior Lib Dem Councillors are set to opt for a PAY CUT to put more money into local services. This is despite the Independent body that recommends the levels of allowances proposing a big rise in allowances this year.
77 years ago today, the HMT Empire Windrush docked in Essex - marking the beginning of the Windrush generation’s arrival here in the UK.
So we will keep fighting - until we can finally build a society where everyone is free to be who they are.
My message to the UK’s LGBTQ+ community is clear - I support you. I stand with you.
In the face of divisive and destructive politics, it is more important than ever that the Liberal Democrats continue to offer a liberal alternative.
Local Election Results Briefing: Our best ever winning streak
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