Ready To Listen This Christmas
Christmas can be a really hard time of the year for some people in the best of years, and this is hardly that.
22 Dec 2020
Sandgate Waste / Recycling Collections
Sandgate's usual Wednesday waste collections will be only slightly affected over the Christmas period this year.
22 Dec 2020
Census 2021 will provide a snapshot of modern society
Households across Folkestone and Hythe District will soon be asked to take part in Census 2021.
LPCEMSEK
17 Dec 2020
A Drop in Folkestone & Hythe Tax Base, and What That Means...
Limited likely audience for this post, but there might be someone who finds it interesting...!
16 Dec 2020
Folkestone and Lower Leas Park CCTV system
I'm regularly (OK - occasionally) asked if the CCTV in the Lower Leas Cosatal Park and elsewhere in Folkestone actually works.
15 Dec 2020
Stronger Kent Communities: 2021 Training Course and FREE Coaching for Community Groups and Organisations
Interim Stronger Kent Communities CEO, Claire Haffenden, is running the below fundraising sessions. Marketing sessions are run by a variety of Kent-based professionals.
11 Dec 2020
Disappointed, but not Beaten, on Princes Parade
Sad news for all of us campaigning against the development of Princes Parade from Folkestone and Hythe District Council today. The have issued a press release saying:
3 Dec 2020
Live Test of New Operation Brock Barrier Deployment on M20 [Spoiler: Contains Motorway Closures in December]
Plans to keep traffic moving in Kent in the event of cross-Channel disruption will undergo a live test next week.
3 Dec 2020
Local Restrictions Support Grant (LSRG) and Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG)
I want to update you on the new arrangements for the COVID business grants that Folkestone & Hythe District Council has been...
KHCEDOFHDC
3 Dec 2020
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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