Kent Trading Standards have been alerted to call to elderly homeowners throughout East Kent asking if they were interested in security checks and offering free shredders or marker pens. The call then goes on to ask if there will be anyone else in the house when the trader calls.
Gurkhas who claim they are victims of racial discrimination in respect of settlement rights in Britain have been given the go-ahead to mount a legal challenge in the High Court. Kent Gurkha campaigner Peter Carroll was in the court to hear the decision, along with Shepway District Council leader David Monk.
Lib Dem Parliamentary spokesman Neil Matthews has warmly welcomed the intervention of Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg in backing a Freedom of Information request on its Gurkha policies. Nick Clegg has written to Gordon Brown urging him to end the Government's legal challenges that prevent the release of 50 files relating to its policy on Gurkha soldiers, and repeated his call for the Prime Minister to grant veteran Gurkhas the British citizenship they deserve.
Southern Water is planning to carry out a scheme to reduce the risk of sewer flooding in Sandgate Esplanade. To assist with the design of the scheme, Southern Water's Contractors, 4Delivery LTD (4D), will carry out a survey in Granville Parade.
Last Christmas, Folkestone Park Ward Lib Dem Councillors, in conjunction with Broadmead Village Residents Association, hosted a Christmas Party for residents in Broadmead Village.
Almost 1,000 cannabis plants with a potential street value of tens of thousands of pounds have been discovered at an address in Morehall, Folkestone. A warrant was carried out by Kent Police at the house in St George's Road, Morehall on Thursday 3 July when the plants, which were at varying stages of growth, were found.
New Romney Coast Councillor Val Loseby has been working to get a strip of land tidied, and in doing so she discovered that the land had no owner! The strip of land in Littlestone, at the junction of Littlestone Road and Park Road, has now become an overgrown eyesore.
Suddenly the trees were gone: trees in Shorncliffe Road in Folkestone were cut down to half their size with not so much as a by-your-leave!
Lib Dem members from across Kent are invited to a Kent seminar featuring Norman Baker MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Transport in Maidstone. The seminar is on 27th September 2008, Invicta House, Maidstone from 09:30 - 13:00 (Registration from 09:00).
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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