News
Pride 2025: We Hear You
We are sad the Folkestone Pride organisers have felt they had to exclude political parties from this year’s event. However, we fully understand why this decision has been taken.
Search
News
Kent's Blue Badge of Shame
Kent County Council renewal times for blue badges for the disabled is now in excess of FOUR months. That's longer than the renewal notice period. almost guaranteeing that existing passes will lapse…
News
Caesars Way Folkestone - S73 planning application - FH/25/222 (KCC/FH/0003/2025
What it would do is put up to 40 additional lorry movements every night (up from zero allowed now) past residential dwellings
News
Tim Prater Reporting Back from KCC: May 2025
A monthly update from Tim Prater as County Councillor for Cheriton, Sandgate and Hythe East.
News
Fun for All Promised at Lower Leas Park Play Area
A major refurbishment of the district’s flagship play area has been given the green light by cabinet members.
News
Landslide Work Set to Begin in Autumn
Cliff stabilisation work below The Leas in Folkestone is due to start later this year ahead of the refurbishment of the Lower Leas Coastal Park play area.
News
Experience Counts at Kent County Council
The Liberal Democrat group at Kent County Council have more experience than all the other 4 groups added together, and then some.
News
Welcoming Connor McConville to Cabinet
Tim Prater has welcomed the appointment of Connor McConville to Folkestone and Hythe District Council Cabinet as Cabinet Member for Assets and Local Government Reorganisation.
News
Water Palaver
Southern Water to attempt next week to reinstate Sandgate High Street roadworks adequately for FIFTH time in 12 months.
