Lib Dem Tim Prater ran the first "You decide day" in Folkestone last year. The event gives power direct to local residents who decide on which projects they want to see backed with £15,000 of grants.
Kent Highway Services has been monitoring a section of carriageway in B2064 Cheriton High Street just west of the junction with Risborough Lane. It has become apparent that the carriageway is continuing to subside and voids could be forming under the road surface.
Shepway Council have announced the locations the FREE Family Play Activities taking place over the May Half Term. The events are free of charge, funded by the Big Lottery and staffed by three play workers who facilitate games/play for ALL ages.
Kent County Council (KCC) is preparing a new Statement of Community Involvement (SCI). This is a statutory requirement under the 2004 Planning Act. The SCI will set out how and when communities can most effectively get involved with the town and country planning issues that concern them and for which KCC has responsibility.
As part of the Liberal Democrats' ongoing drive to open up the Council since the election of Mayor Dave Hodgson, Bedford Borough Council this week became one of the first local authorities in the country to publish individual payments online.
Nick Clegg Leader of the Liberal Democrats has given his first official speech as Deputy Prime Minister on constitutional reform and the 'New Politics'.
