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Your Shepway: Pressure grows on West Country councillor to quit
"Your Shepway" newspaper has reported today that the pressure is mounting on beleaguered councillor Linda Oliver after she missed a key council meeting.
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Shepway Full Council Meeting Cancelled
Shepway Council has announced that the Full Council meeting scheduled for 19 March has been cancelled with the agreement of Council Chair George Bunting due to lack of business.
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Let Down By Labour: Education, Education, Education
Over one in five pupils have lost out on their first choice school after a new admissions system based on a lottery system was introduced this year. The figures have been revealed on the day that…
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Let Down By Labour: Average NHS Waiting Times Have Increased Since 1997
Average hospital waiting times have risen under Labour, figures show. NHS data reveals that in 1997-98 average waits stood at 41 days, but by last year had risen to 49 days.
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A Message from Nick Clegg: Voters back the Lib Dem stance on Europe by 2:1
Last Tuesday, my colleagues and I tabled an amendment in the House of Commons on the Liberal Democrat proposal for a referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union.
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Shepway Local Board Meeting: New Centre, New Opportunities and New Approaches to Learning in Folkestone
Kent County Council (KCC) is running a local board meeting on 4th March and are inviting local residents to hear about the future of adult education in Shepway and ask questions to senior KCC…
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Trading Standards Warn on Inland Revenue Scam Emails
Kent Trading Standards are warning users of email to be very wary of an email purporting to be from the Inland Revenue offering a tax refund. The amount offered is around £70. Please be wary of such…
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Our Condolences to Cllr Richard Theobold & Family
Shepway Liberal Democrats would like to offer our condolences to Folkestone Town Councillor Richard Theobold and his family on the hugely sad loss of his wife Odette, who died on 27th February. Our…
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Declining value of winter fuel payment leaves pensioners in the cold
The Liberal Democrats have revealed figures showing that the declining value of the Winter Fuel Payment means it only just pays for a quarter of a pensioner's fuel bills. While the amount of the…
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"The Presence of the Chairman of the District Council should be acknowledged first"
From the Shepway District council web site: a page describing the etiquette, terms of address and precedence of the Chairman of the Council. The first sentence of the page at…