Folkestone East ward Councillor Anthony Dunning has resigned from the Liberal Democrats, and the Liberal Democrat group on Shepway District Council. Anthony's stated intention, laid out in a letter handed to the leader of the Lib Dem group following the Shepway Council AGM on 14 May, is to join the Conservatives.
Sandgate residents are questioning the validity of the vote taken at the Sandgate Town Council AGM on Tuesday evening that saw Geoffrey Boot become elected as Sandgate Mayor.
Well over 100 Sandgate residents attended the Sandgate Town Meeting at Sandgate Library on Tuesday evening to call for a referendum on changing Sandgate back from a "Town" administration to a "Parish" one. The referendum was agreed after a huge vote in support at the meeting.
Harbour Councillor Sue Wallace is furious after Shepway Council keep failing to properly clear up the Folkestone seafront and harbour area, and especially at the foot of Folkestone's Road of Remembrance at the back of Marine Terrace.
Works were due to start on the M20 on 6th May in both directions between junction 11 & 12 (Hythe to Folkestone) and are expected to last 13 weeks. The works are being carried out to allow for a moveable barrier machine to be used for the implementation of Phase 1 of Operation Stack.
KCC Local Board are inviting local residents to a community event at The Shed, Folkestone Harbour, Folkestone CT20 1QH, to look at teenage pregnancy and substance abuse amongst the most vulnerable and disadvantaged young people in Shepway.
A "Focus on Folkestone" exhibition is to be held on 15th May from 7-9pm at the The Club, The Leas. Local residents are invited to view and comment on an exhibition into a "major redevelopment opportunity on The Leas in Folkestone" by developers Churchgate, looking at The Leas Club site itself, at the junction of Cheriton Place and The Leas.
Shepway Liberal Democrats last night selected Neil Matthews as the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate for Folkestone and Hythe at the next General Election. Neil has lived in the constituency for over 20 years with his family, and has served as a Parish Councillor, including as Chair and Vice Chair, Town Councillor, Mayor of Hythe and District Councillor.
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