Update on FREE Sandgate Wireless Broadband
Following extensive testing I am now confident that the broadband signals in zones 1 and 2 are working well. If you have registered with CommunityUK in the past or wish to register for free broadband now could you do so?
Sandgate Transport Needs Survey by the Sandgate Community Trust
All residents of Sandgate are being asked to complete a brief transport survey developed to find out which places you struggle to get to. Do you struggle to use public transport to get to places you need to go - such as the railway station, surgeries, youth clubs, chemists or down to Sandgate Village from the Valley?
Sandgate Community Speedwatch - Volunteers Needed!
Concerned about traffic speeding through Sandgate?
Kent Police update September 2012 - Cheriton and Morehall
On Monday 3rd September 2012 at 21:20 hrs PCSO's Michelle Brady and Mark Ball stopped and spoke with a group of young persons who were drinking alcohol in the park. All alcohol was immediately seized and disposed of. The group were subsequently escorted from the park and instructed not to return that evening.
Kent Police update September 2012 - Sandgate
In the past month there have been three incidents of criminal damage and one incident of shoplifting on the ward. Kent Police are investigating two reports of nuisance youths in Enbrook Road and the Golden Valley shops, one incident of a nuisance vehicle in Freemantle Road and one incident of obstruction in Castle Road. I have been supplied with some names of those responsible and will be following these up.
Sandgate Farmers Market - 6th October
Sandgate Farmers' Market
The Threat to Folkestone's K College
Following West Kent College's recent takeover of the former South Kent campuses, the writing is on the wall that the newly rebranded 'K College' will sell off the Folkestone Campus with maybe Ashford shortly to follow suit.
Save Folkestone K College
Major losses at K College have put the future of the Folkestone site at risk. The Principal has suggested the possibility of closing and selling off the central Folkestone site.
National News
A digital world fit for the next generation
For too long, tech giants have treated children as data to be mined, using addictive algorithms and harmful content to keep them scrolling. While some are calling for blanket bans, we know these are impractical and risk isolating vulnerable groups.
Britain’s nuclear deterrent depends on Trump. It’s time to change that
If the answer to “Is our nuclear deterrent working?” depends on what Donald Trump had for breakfast, then the answer is no, it’s not. And our deterrent is not truly independent.
Whole-Person Mental Health: Care, Choice, Community, and Combatting Populism
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