Back new Lydd facilities in Monday phone poll
Lydd Town Council have entered into ITV's People's Millions in the hope of gaining £50k towards improvements at Dennes Lane in Lydd.
20 Nov 2009
Free Christmas Family Play Events
The Shepway Play MAP (Mobile Activity Programme) is a trail of play events that will take place during school holiday periods across Shepway. Play workers tour the area with a van full of toys, games and activities and deliver an exciting range of free play opportunities at play parks and halls across the area.
20 Nov 2009
Folkestone's Art Christmas Forest
The Creative Foundation is calling all artists to make 'trees' for Christmas in the Creative Quarter, Folkestone.
20 Nov 2009
West Hythe Road: Watch Your Speed
Hythe campaigner Neil Matthews has put pressure on Kent County Council to install a speed awareness sign for the West Hythe Road to combat speeding in the area.
20 Nov 2009
Sandgate Parish Plan & Village Design Statement questionnaire - complete on-line
For residents in Sandgate, the Parish Plan & Village Design Statement questionnaire is now ready for completion. Hard copies will be distributed shortly, but if you wish to complete online, please visit the link below.
18 Nov 2009
Kent Trading Standards warn on Insulation Cold Callers
Kent Trading Standards have received reports of traders cold calling consumers offering free grant insulation backed by the Government. Kent Trading Standards advise consumers to be very careful when dealing with traders at their door. Take copies of paperwork, company name and address so that you have the opportunity to look into the details before agreeing to the proposed work under the scheme.
18 Nov 2009
Carriageway resurfacing of Folkestone's Castle Hill Avenue / Sandgate Road Roundabout
Kent Highway Services are due to carry out essential carriageway maintenance work on the roundabout at Castle Hill Avenue and Sandgate Road, Folkestone. This work involves the planing of the old surface and replacing with a new smoother, quieter surface. All road markings will be replaced and a new anti-skid surface applied to the roundabout approaches.
17 Nov 2009
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Creating a Banking Levy: A Fair Deal for the Taxpayer
The UK banks owe their very existence to the British taxpayer with the Governor of the Bank of England estimating that they have received the equivalent of £1 trillion in taxpayer support.
VCMP
17 Nov 2009
Sandgate Farmers Market to Launch in December
Sandgate is to get its own regular farmers market starting in December 2010. The new event will be held from 10am to noon approximately every other Saturday at the Chichester Village Hall on Sandgate High Street, and potential stall holders are welcomed.
14 Nov 2009
National News
Children & Families
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.
VC
15 Mar 2026
Defence
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.
ED
14 Mar 2026
Mental Health
Whole-Person Mental Health: Care, Choice, Community, and Combatting Populism
The UK is facing a mental health emergency. Liberal Democrats have a proud record of pushing Britain’s mental health services forward. Now we are offering the bold solutions we need to fight the crisis unfolding in our communities.
DC
14 Mar 2026
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