Folkestone Sign
Jason (Jae) Kay

Absentee Conservative Loses Seat

Conservative Shepway District Councillor Toby Clifton-Holt has lost his Council seat after it emerged there was no record of him having attended a single Shepway Council meeting for SIX months!

15 Feb 2011
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Streetlights out at J12 of the M20

A number of streetlights round the East side of M20 J12 roundabout, including the slip road off the motorway from Dover and the lights around the corner onto Cheriton High St to the BP garage, are currently not working.

15 Feb 2011
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Street Light

Streetlights on The Undercliffe, Sandgate

The streetlights not working (which is all of them!) on The Undercliffe, Sandgate, have been reported to Kent Highways by Folkestone West County Councillor Tim Prater. The lights went out on 4th February and reported soon after. Kent Highways sent an engineer to the road on Tuesday 8th February and diagnosed a cable fault.

15 Feb 2011
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Castle Road Car park, Sandgate

Shepway's Potty Parking

Shepway Council are planning yet another raid on the pockets of local motorists. The Conservative budget for next year adds ANOTHER 10p per hour to parking charges, raising them to an eyewatering £1.20 an hour.

14 Feb 2011
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Street Light

Streetlights on The Undercliffe, Sandgate

The streetlights not working (which is all of them!) on The Undercliffe, Sandgate, have been reported to Kent Highways by Folkestone West County Councillor Tim Prater. The lights went out on 4th February and reported soon after. Kent Highways sent an engineer to the road on Tuesday 8th February and diagnosed a cable fault.

14 Feb 2011
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A Tale of Two Piccies

Photographs that link the past and the present are the subject of a family history competition being organised by Shepway District Council to coincide with the 2011 census.

14 Feb 2011
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Supporting People to Age Well

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Health, Care & the NHS

A Liberal Vision for Primary Healthcare

Liberal Democrat members have renewed our commitment to fix the front door of the NHS, restore patient choice, end dental deserts, and ensure preventative care is accessible before health problems turn into emergencies.

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Larry Ngan and Lib Dem Campaigners on The Leas, Folkestone

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