Absentee Conservative Loses Seat
Conservative Shepway District Councillor Toby Clifton-Holt has lost his Council seat after it emerged there was no record of him having attended a single Shepway Council meeting for SIX months!
15 Feb 2011
National News
St Velentine's Day massacre condemned by Lib Dems leader
The St Valentine's day massacre is how Liberal Democrat Leader, Cllr Jack Cohen is describing Monday's Barnet Council Cabinet...
15 Feb 2011
Farron urges Chancellor to review fuel duty for volunteers
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Farron has urged the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, to consider a complete overhaul of mileage allowances for volunteers who donate their time, vehicle and free service to sustain our public services; Tim is concerned that increases in petrol costs are pricing volunteers off the roads and out of service.
15 Feb 2011
MP holds Youth Forum for local school students
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Farron held a Youth Forum last week, to meet with local school students and get their opinions on both local and national issues.
15 Feb 2011
Streetlights out at J12 of the M20
A number of streetlights round the East side of M20 J12 roundabout, including the slip road off the motorway from Dover and the lights around the corner onto Cheriton High St to the BP garage, are currently not working.
15 Feb 2011
Streetlights on The Undercliffe, Sandgate
The streetlights not working (which is all of them!) on The Undercliffe, Sandgate, have been reported to Kent Highways by Folkestone West County Councillor Tim Prater. The lights went out on 4th February and reported soon after. Kent Highways sent an engineer to the road on Tuesday 8th February and diagnosed a cable fault.
15 Feb 2011