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With the start of the summer school holidays, Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) is urging parents to warn children of the dangers of fire and the potentially life-threatening consequences of deliberate fire setting.
Neil Matthews recently spent a day at the Folkestone Police headquarters, including a morning briefing with Chief Inspector Ivan Pickering, a tour of the headquarters and visit to the Community Safety Unit where a multi-agency approach is taken dealing with all kinds of community problems, from dog fouling to ASBOs.
EDF Energy has announced it is putting up gas prices by 22% and electricity prices by 17% for domestic customers. The firm has blamed the increase, which comes into effect on 25 July, on record wholesale energy costs.
Folkestone & Hythe's Lib Dem Parliamentary Spokesman Neil Matthews visited the RSPB reserve at Dungeness today with Lib Dem District Council Group Leader Lynne Beaumont.
Folkestone Liberal Democrat campaigner Gary Fuller has discovered that the Principal of Sussex Downs College, one of South Kent College's prospective merger partners, has visited all three of the South Kent campuses in the past couple of weeks.
Folkestone Park Ward Lib Dem Councillor, Bev Rolfe, is campaigning to have the Broadmead Village Pond de-silted. However, both Shepway District Council and the Environment Agency are proving hard nuts to crack!
Lib Dem Councillor Tim Prater has reported graffiti on the green cable box in Firs Lane, Cheriton, to Shepway Council to be removed. Shepway Council have said that they will remove any graffiti in the area - on their property or elsewhere.
Cheriton Councillor Tim Prater is pressing Shepway Council to cut grassy areas of Risborough Lane, Folkestone, where the grass is nearly 1m tall!
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.
British universities are a world-leading export and an engine for innovation, but today, the sector is at a breaking point. Liberal Democrats have passed a new plan to deliver a fairer deal for students and graduates and secure the future of the sector.
Liberal Democrats are committed to building town centres that inspire pride for generations to come. It is time to stop ignoring the decline of our high streets and breathe new life into them as vibrant hubs for the future.
Ed Davey is a husband, a father and a carer. He is the Leader of the Liberal Democrats.
It is Ed’s experience of caring that drives much of his politics, and motivates his tireless campaigning for a fair deal.
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