Otterpool Park, £100 million and a Process
At the Folkestone and Hythe District Council meeting of 20th November, the most significant item of debate was arguably:
21 Nov 2019
He might not look it, but Tim Prater was delighted to hear Saga is returning to their Sandgate Enbrook Park HQ.
Tim Prater explains why he's standing for the most marginal County Council seat in Kent: Cheriton, Sandgate and Hythe East.
Getting the Detail on Folkestone's Beach Huts Renewal Right
At the Folkestone and Hythe District Council meeting of 20th November, I spoke on the motion:
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21 Nov 2019
New Figures Reveal Folkestone and Hythe Schools £3.5 Million Worse Off since 2015
The Liberal Democrats have announced that they will spend £10 billion a year more on schools and hire 20,000 more teachers by the end of the next Parliament.
20 Nov 2019
Ross House - An Update
Since being contacted a few weeks ago by a Ross House resident concerned about security in the block, I've been actively pushing and working with Folkestone & Hythe District Council and East Kent Housing to see a wide range of issues in the block dealt with.
19 Nov 2019
Kent County Council Early Help Grants Scheme
The "Early Help" grants will support new and existing organisations and innovative projects which contribute to meeting the local need and priorities for the District's children and young people.
19 Nov 2019
Working Our Way Up Jacobs Ladder...
At a recent Sandgate and West Folkestone Councillors Surgery, a resident had raised with me that the "Jacob's Ladder" footpath rising from Sandgate Hill to the Folkestone School for Girls / Coolinge Lane was fairly overgrown and increasingly slippy underfoot.
18 Nov 2019
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