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NatWest CommunityForce Grants: Folkestone Groups In Chase for £6k!
Two Folkestone groups are leading the race for a £6,000 NatWest Community Force grant!
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Kent Trading Standards Notice: Dolmio Products Recall
Kent Trading Standards is advising consumers of a recall of some products in the Dolmio Pastavita range by Mars Foods UK Ltd. The recall is due to the possibility of insufficient heat treatment…
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Pupil Premium - coming to a Shepway school near you
Lib Dem MP and Government Children's Minister Sarah Teather explains the impact of the Pupil Premium - £488 for every child on free school meals in our schools, what impact that has on our local…
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First research findings on Gurkha settlement and integration process in UK
From The Univeristy of Kent: The first ever study on Gurkha settlement and their integration process in the UK has revealed that working age Gurkhas are the most economically active and self-reliant…
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Sandgate Parish Council Environment and Full Council Meetings - 11 October
Agendas for the Sandgate Parish Council meetings of the Environment Committee and Full Council to be held on 11 October are now online on the Sandgate Parish Council website.
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The New Shepway Parking Strategy: Charge!
The long trailed Shepway Parking Strategy has been released and agreed by Conservative Shepway District Council Cabinet. As long predicted by the Liberal Democrats in Shepway, the plan proposes new…
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Kent County Council and £10m in Dexia
There has been a bit of media interest this morning about the £10 million Kent County Council has on deposit with Dexia. Dexia is a major European bank, which, despite passing "stress tests" just a…
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Cigarette Vending Machines Banned from 1st October
From the 1st October 2011 sales of tobacco from vending machines will be banned. This means it will be illegal to sell cigarettes or any other form of tobacco from an automated vending machine…
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Share Dealing At Your Peril
A Kent resident has received a call from the Barrington Group, a financial firm based in New York offering to buy shares at grossly inflated prices. The sellers are asked to sign a variety of…
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Shepway Council Independent Remuneration Panel
Shepway District Council is seeking to appoint four members to its newly established Independent Remuneration Panel.