Girl dies after sea rescue near Folkestone
A two-year-old girl has died after she and a baby boy fell into the sea near Folkestone, police have confirmed.
16 Feb 2009
National News
MP calls for maternity review after bed shortages revealed
Rochdale's MP Paul Rowen has called for an urgent review into the controversial decision to downgrade maternity services at after it was revealed that a number of wards have been forced to close due to a lack of beds.
16 Feb 2009
Island Conservatives can't hide their broken council promises
In a published letter in the County Press Lib Dem prospective parliamentary candidate, Jill Wareham, highlights the litany of broken Conservative promises since ruling at the Town Hall.
15 Feb 2009
Predictable Labour Tactics in Court By-election
When the latest FOCUS newsletter predicted a personal attack on the Lib Dem candidate from the Labour party, they were absolutely right!
15 Feb 2009
Million Door Challenge
Local activists braved chilly weather to join local councillors and Stockton South PPC, Jacquie Bell, in starting the local party's contribution to Nick Clegg's million door challenge - for members to speak to people on the doorstep by delivering a survey to at least a million UK doors.
15 Feb 2009
Valebrook Close Public Footpath: We Want it Back!
Cheriton Councillor Tim Prater is working with local residents in Valebrook Close, Cheriton, to get a long standing public footpath from Valebrook Close to Pond Hill Road re-opened after a barbed wire topped fence cut off access.
15 Feb 2009