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Public meeting in Hythe
Kent Police Authority and Shepway Council are holding a public meeting at Saltwood Village Hall, The Green, Saltwood, Hythe on Thursday 14 July at 7.30pm. The meeting is designed to give local people…
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Games On: Briddock and Matthews welcome the London Olympics and new sports facilities for Hythe
Hythe Lib Dem campaigners Sam Matthews and Darren Briddock have reacted with delight to the news that the Olympic Games have been awarded to London. With a new sports centre planned for Hythe and…
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Tory candidate row boils over
The Conservative campaign in the Hythe South by-election has been rocked by the news that their own former Councillor is to stand against their official candidate. Party bosses overruled local…
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South England backs the Single Market
On the eve of Britain's six-month presidency of the EU, a survey reveals that there is widespread British support for the benefits of the single market: the right to work and live anywhere and to buy…
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49 Reasons to Say NO to ID Cards
Shepway anti-ID Card campaigners have welcomed the support of Labour rebels as the Government majority for ID cards fell to a new low in yesterdays vote in Parliament. The latest vote on ID Cards…
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Smog for Shepway: Do we Prefer Public Transport or Breathing?
Summer smog is forecast for tomorrow across the South East, according to the Department for the Environment, Food And Rural Affairs. Smog can have impacts on human health, particularly for those with…
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Folkestone Nite Rider: Reducing Crime but Under Threat
The 'Nite Rider' bus service which offers a cheap ride home to Folkestone clubbers could be scrapped - despite police evidence showing reductions in criminal damage and assaults. New Harbour Town…
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Would YOU pay £300 for an ID Card?
Local Lib Dems Sam Matthews and Darren Briddock are opposing Labour plans for ID cards. A report by the influential London School of Economics prices the ID card system as costing up to £18 billion -…
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Kent Schools Pay £175,000 to Learn to Use Computers - In the USA
Hythe computer expert and businessman Darren Briddock has spoken out against plans to fly nearly 100 head teachers from Kent to America for a fact-finding trip in term time to study "the application…
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Criminals stripped of £84 million: Kent Police get under £300K
Criminal assets worth a record £84 million have been recovered during the last year. As a result of this, Kent Police receive a share of just £293,697 towards reducing crime locally.