Tesco's submit planning application for Cheriton store expansion
Tesco's have submitted a planning application for a major expansion to their Cheriton, Folkestone store to Shepway District Council.
22 Jul 2009
Town Council deep clean of Folkestone gets underway
Folkestone Town Council is taking action on cleaning up Folkestone Town Centre with a "deep clean" in time for summer. The Town Council has engaged with Ramora Ltd, a specialist industrial cleaning company with a proven track record in the removal of chewing gum and grime using steam clean techniques and no chemical agents.
21 Jul 2009
Lib Dems put Charing Cross services on Shepway Agenda
The Liberal Democrats on Shepway District Council have put a motion to Shepway Full Council on 22nd July calling for Shepway to work with other to lobby southeastern trains to retain direct peak time services from Folkestone to Charing Cross following the introduction on new services to St Pancras in December.
21 Jul 2009
Lydd Airport Planning Meeting re-re-scheduled for 24 September
The meeting to determine plans to expand London Ashford Airport (Lydd) has been put back 24 hours and will now be held on Thursday 24 September.
21 Jul 2009
The end of a pernicious myth
An independent survey of social housing allocation explodes the myth that new immigrants jump the queue for social housing. The research, commissioned by the Equality and Human Rights Commission, found that less than 2 per cent of social housing tenants had arrived in the UK within the past five years, while the proportion of those born abroad living in social housing was almost identical to the proportion of social tenants born in the UK.
LA
21 Jul 2009
County Councillor gets action on Weymouth Road safety
Cheriton and Folkestone West Councillor Tim Prater has received a promise from Kent County Council to deal with road safety problems at the junction of Weymouth Road and Langdon Road in Cheriton. The pledge comes after Tim Prater raised problem parking at the site with Kent Highways after being approached by a local resident.
16 Jul 2009
A Framework which will hurt Cheriton
Local Development Framework's sound like exactly the sort of document you should go out of your way to avoid, but in the case of Shepway, it's suddenly a big issue for a number of areas, including Cheriton. The Framework (LDF) is basically the Council's "plan" on where developments could happen over the next 18 years in the area, and indicates where they would allow them if an application was made. It doesn't mean any proposal made WILL happen, but makes it more likely that it could.
TP
16 Jul 2009
Why will Shepway Conservatives not conserve our Conservation Areas?
Shepways Conservatives' terrible reputation, when it comes to preserving our local history and culture, took a further step into an abyss recently.
NM
15 Jul 2009
Public Consultation on parking in Kent Road, Cheriton
Kent Highway Services are consulting local residents on proposed changes in parking arrangements in Kent Road (off Shaftesbury Road), Cheriton, Folkestone.
14 Jul 2009
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