DELGA's members and supporters are invited to join in a demonstration being held by the British Youth Council on International Day Against Homophobia, this Thursday 17th May, from 12:00pm to 2:30pm outside the Polish embassy. As part of the demo young people will be writing to their MEP's and MP's asking them to support motions which denounce the human rights abuses which have been sanctioned by the Polish government.
Liberal Democrats have reacted angrily to Mayor Branston using DSD resources for a publicity battle with the County Council.
Local MP, Tim Farron has today written to the man expected by most to be Britain's next Prime Minister, Gordon Brown urging him to reconsider the government's position on proposed post office closures. This comes ahead of an announcement from the Department for Trade and Industry expected this Thursday on the post offices consultation.
Last week, we met with all three other political groups on the City Council to discuss a way forward for the administration of the Council for the next four years. The discussions were constructive.
The overcrowding crisis in Britain's prisons means that the Government has been forced to house prisoners in court cells at greater expense than if they had booked them luxury rooms at the Ritz, the Liberal Democrats have revealed. Figures from parliamentary questions show that prisoners have spent the night in court cells on 77 occasions this year at a cost of more than £1800 per night - more than a deluxe suite at the Ritz.
A dog hunt is underway across Folkestone after a Patterdale Terrier disappeared from its home in Acrise, near Folkestone. The owners have sent out an email across the area appealing for local people to help them find Bracken and are offering a cash reward.
