Folkestone Vaccination Update 12 Feb 2021
Along with all Folkestone and Sandgate residents, I've been delighted to see the fast progress being made on vaccinations locally.
12 Feb 2021
Huge Support for Call to Review Council Tax: From Almost Everyone...
At Kent County Council's 2021 budget meeting on Thursday 11th February the Liberal Democrats (the largest opposition group)...
12 Feb 2021
It’s Lib Dem Tim Prater or the Conservative in Cheriton, Sandgate & Hythe East this May
In the 2017 County Council elections in this area, Lib Dem Tim Prater came a clear second to the Conservatives.
10 Feb 2021
Test And Trace Payment Scheme Extended
The government's Test and Trace Payment scheme has been extended until 31 March 2021. This means that if you live in the district of Folkestone & Hythe and you have received a notification from NHS Test and Trace to self-isolate you may be entitled to a payment of £500.
3 Feb 2021
Lib Dems and Greens reach agreement ahead of Kent County Council elections
Folkestone and Hythe Liberal Democrats and the Shepway Green Party have agreed not to stand against each other in the six Folkestone and Hythe seats being fought in May's Kent County Council elections.
27 Jan 2021
Funding to support youth groups
The £16.5 million Youth Covid-19 Support Fund is open to grassroots youth clubs, uniformed youth groups, and national youth and umbrella organisations, to help to mitigate the impact of lost income during the winter period due to the coronavirus pandemic, and ensure services providing vital support can remain open.
26 Jan 2021
National News
LGBT+ Liberal Democrats
Ed Davey reflects on LGBT History Month 2026
This LGBT+ History Month we celebrate the contributions of LGBT+ people throughout history, reflect on the struggles they have faced and reaffirm our determination to make progress on equality.
ED
1 Feb 2026
Choose a brighter future with the Liberal Democrats | Election Broadcast
View the latest Liberal Democrat Party Political Broadcast.
29 Jan 2026
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
Children & Families
A Harms-Based Approach to Social Media
Big tech companies should not be allowed to profit at the expense of children’s wellbeing.
VC
20 Jan 2026
Health, Care & the NHS
Our plan to end the A&E corridor crisis
30,000 people wait for over 12 hours in A&E departments every single week - it's a national scandal and we have a plan to stop it.
ED
13 Jan 2026
Trump’s pharma price hike
What the Government is doing, and why we’re opposing it
HM
2 Jan 2026
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