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!
Bedford Borough Liberal Democrats have responded to new proposals from the East of England Regional Assembly on Gypsy and Traveller caravan pitches by calling on the Council and Central Government to "get on with it" as one of a series of measures needed to tackle the problem of unauthorised encampments.
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.
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.
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.
An improved Neighbourhood Watch system in Brentwood has been called for following an increase in burglaries.
