Looking Forward To The Future With Balanced 2026/27 Budget
Folkestone & Hythe District Council’s 2026/27 budget – the third in succession which is balanced and not funded from general reserves – has been approved.
26 Feb 2026
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Political opinion with Alison Bennett MP: The stitch-up unravels - local elections in Sussex restored
In her weekly column for the Mid Sussex Times, Alison Bennett reflects on the government’s U-turn over local elections in Sussex and the start of preparations for polling day in May.
26 Feb 2026
Council agrees new Customer Access Strategy
Last night Folkestone and Hythe District Council agreed a new Customer Access Strategy for 2026-2029. The strategy, which marks a...
26 Feb 2026
McArthur warns of government’s confusion over drugs in prisons
Speaking ahead of a Scottish Parliament debate on drugs misuse in prisons, Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokesperson Liam McArthur MSP has today warned that the government is in a state of confusion as he revealed that the Scottish Prison Service has
26 Feb 2026
Amos maternity report: Streeting must apologise for "dismal failure"
Responding to Baroness Amos' interim report as Chair of the National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation, Liberal Democrat Health and Care spokesperson, Helen Morgan MP said:
26 Feb 2026
Local Lib Dems show support as votes at 16 law progresses
Huntingdon Lib Dem councillors have shown their support as government plans to give 16 and 17-year-olds the vote progress.
25 Feb 2026