Backing for back-to-work plans
A PLAN to help thousands of people in the Devizes Constituency back into work and off benefits has been welcomed by a leading local Liberal Democrat campaigner.
28 Jul 2007
LGBT liberation is the responsibility of us all - Campbell
Lib Dem Leader Menzies Campbell has marked the anniversary of the 1967 law reforms by calling for further steps toward LGBT equality including tackling harassment and hate crime, and giving public bodies a duty to promote equality. Further he has highlighted the Conservative Party's dire record on LGBT issues in both government and opposition.
28 Jul 2007
Caught Out? Shepway Tories Claim Recycling Covers Folkestone Flats: Shepway Council Denies It
A report in the Folkestone Herald has highlighted that recycling is to be withdrawn from Irene Astor Court off Dover Road in Folkestone, with a Council spokesman claiming "Flats are not currently included in our recycling collections". This comes under 6 weeks since Councillor Rory Love, the Tory Cabinet member with responsibility for recycling assured Councillors that recycling does cover flats within town.
28 Jul 2007
"Guildhall" Win First Shepway Lib Dem 5-a-Side Tournament
5 teams battled it out at Pent Valley Leisure Centre to become the first Shepway Lib Dems 5-a-Side football champions. "Guildhall" went away with the trophy, with team leader Alex McNeice promising to look after it carefully until next year!
28 Jul 2007
Lib Dems unveil anti-poverty plan
The Liberal Democrats have unveiled plans which they say would lift five million people out of "relative poverty" and end "dependency culture". The party plans to introduce incentives for working, saving and studying. It also wants to remove higher earners from the Tax Credits system and cut the number claiming means-tested benefits by 10 million by 2020. The party promised to tackle "causes", rather than "symptoms", of the UK's "massive inequalities".
28 Jul 2007
Discover Folkestone July Newsletter: Town Council helps secure Tourism Future for Folkestone
Discover Folkestone, Hythe and Romney Marsh have released their July newsletter - featuring the key news that the organisation's short term future has been secured by support from a range of Councils including Folkestone Town Council.
28 Jul 2007