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Cable warns Government of housing market crash

Housing affordability for people with new mortgages reached its lowest level for 15 years in October as borrowers had to spend significantly more of their income on mortgage costs than they did at the start of this year.The Council of Mortgage Lenders yesterday said first-time buyers spent 20.6 per cent of their income on mortgage interest in October, up from 20.4 per cent the previous month. The latest data showed that total lending had so far remained robust, but this reflected still high house prices and the large numbers of mortgages granted before the full effects of the credit squeeze were felt.

13 Dec 2007
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The Winter Wishes Folkestone Lantern Parade

Strange Cargo presents a Lantern Parade through Folkestone this Saturday, with children and schools from across Folkestone taking part. The parade, which has been supported by a £2,000 grant from Folkestone Town Council, is a fantastic display of the local community coming together at this festive period and producing a fabulous light display, if you have never experienced this before you really must it is well worth a look!

13 Dec 2007
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Un-Drawing the Line at Bouverie Square

Central Folkestone Lib Dem Town Councillor Gary Fuller has described the line of concrete where the path from Bouverie Place Shopping Centre meets that of Alexandra Gardens as unsightly and, in the long run, potentially dangerous.

13 Dec 2007
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New "Local Opinion" Online Research Panel Formed

An opportunity for local people to give their opinions on relevant and topical issues has been set up in Maidstone in the form of an online research panel. The research "Local Opinion" conducts is extremely relevant to the area in which you live and will provide useful information on what local people really think. The results of these surveys will not only provide interesting articles but they will be used to represent the community in important matters.

13 Dec 2007
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Gordon Brown fails to tackle Killer Cable - the man with the withering wit.

After his devastating "Mr Bean" put down of the prime minister a couple of weeks ago, the stand-in Lib Dem leader's turn at Prime Minister's Questions has become one of the week's much-anticipated highlights. And this time he came up trumps with an off-the-cuff thunderbolt. The prime minister has his approach to David Cameron well worked out. It is to cast the Tory leader as a lightweight with no substance who would rather concentrate on gossip and personality than substance. But Mr Brown is still struggling to know how best to slap down Mr Cable, with whom he previously had a relatively friendly relationship.

13 Dec 2007
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