Green boost for Liberal Democrats
LIBERAL Democrats from Devizes have welcomed the results of an audit of policies of the three main political parties that shows Menzies Campbell's party as the best for the environment.
25 Sep 2007
Folkestone Triennial Launched: Tales of Time and Space
The first ever "Folkestone Triennial" has been launched described as "one of the most ambitious public art projects to be presented in the UK". The Triennial is a three yearly exhibition of works which will be specially created for 23 public spaces across Folkestone, and many of which will be left in place after the end of the event. The first event will take place in summer 2008.
25 Sep 2007
Statement from Tim Farron MP on movement restrictions
Following the announcement today that farm to farm animal movement restrictions outside Surrey would be relaxed as of 3.30pm today, Tim Farron has issued the following statement:
25 Sep 2007
"Gordon should tell supermarkets to play fair!" - Farron
Local MP Tim Farron is urging Prime Minister Gordon Brown to force the buyers for multinational supermarkets to pay a fair price for meat in light of the current concerns over foot and mouth. As it stands, farmers are permitted to take their animals to slaughter, but are now being forced to accept a price well below what they would normally accept because they are not permitted to return with the animals.
25 Sep 2007
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Open Championship Golf Tournament to return to Kent in 2011
The Royal and Ancient has confirmed Royal St George's in Sandwich, Kent as the venue for the 2011 Open Championship - one of Golf's most prestigious competitions. The last time the Open was held at Royal St George's in 2003, when the tournament was won by American Ben Curtis, proved to be a major boost to local tourism and hotels across Kent including Folkestone & Hythe.
25 Sep 2007
Brown's Leader's speech sets out appeal to Conservative 'Middle Britain'
Gordon Brown yesterday used his first conference speech as Labour party leader to make a direct appeal to the conservative instincts of middle Britain, vowing to create an aspirational society based on the foundations of duty, respect and responsibility. In an unusually personal hour-long speech, with no reference to his Conservative or Liberal Democrat opponents or the possibility of an imminent general election,
25 Sep 2007