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Tim Prater explains why he's standing for the most marginal County Council seat in Kent: Cheriton, Sandgate and Hythe East.


With Brexit dominating the political Agenda, what other issues need to be addressed urgently in 2019?
It's clear Brexit issue is coming to a head, one way or another. There is another, even more vital, issue that's coming to a head, however. That issue is climate change, and it affects everyone. If we don't tackle climate change now, by slashing our usage of fossil fuels and drastically cutting our consumption of meat and dairy, there is a very good chance that there will be a global catastrophe within the next quarter of a century that dwarfs all but the most virulent pandemics.

Update from Save Princes Parade: Cabinet Meeting Postponed (Again!)
The cabinet meeting at which the Princes Parade business case was to be discussed has been postponed.

Road Closure – Horn Street, Cheriton, Folkestone
The planned closure of part of Horn Street, Cheriton, near Folkestone, will now be from Monday 28 January 2019, with estimated completion by 29 April 2019.

Sandgate Farmers and Makers Market 2019
Please lend your support to the first Sandgate Farmers Market of 2019!
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