Covid-19 GP Vaccination Centres Confirmed [Updated]
Folkestone Civic Centre has been confirmed as the Covid-19 Vaccination Centre for Folkestone and Sandgate's The New Surgery,...
7 Jan 2021
Folkestone and Hythe Community Hubs
It's been said before in the last nne months but this bears repeating.
5 Jan 2021
Chancellor of the Exchequer's statement 5 January 2021: Additional Business Support Grants
The Chancellor has announced one-off top up grants for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses. They are worth £4,000-9,000 per property to help businesses through to the Spring.
5 Jan 2021
Kent County Council Backs Lib Dem Call for Delay to East Kent Primary School Reopening
The Leader of Kent County Council has called on the Government to keep schools closed in Thanet, Canterbury, Dover and Folkestone and Hythe. Kent County Council's Liberal Democrat Group Leader Rob Bird and Edication Spokesman Trudy Dean made a similar call yesterday.
3 Jan 2021
Temporary Road Closure – Granville Road East, Sandgate, Folkestone – 18-22 January 2021
It will be necessary to close part of Granville Road East, Sandgate, Folkestone, currently planned from Monday 18 January 2021, with estimated completion by 22 January 2021.
KHN
28 Dec 2020
Happy Christmas Sandgate from Tim
I've been blown away by our community in 2020. Families shopping for neighbours, people volunteering at Community Hubs, collecting for charity, bringing a little light into people's life. Local businesses that have adapted so fast to find new ways to survive and serve.
23 Dec 2020
PM must declare a “State of Emergency” in Kent, Davey warns
The Liberal Democrats have demanded the Prime Minister declares a "State of Emergency" in Kent with over 5,000 lorries left stranded after the border between France and the UK was closed to trade and travel.
23 Dec 2020
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
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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