http://www.shepwaylibdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Shepway Liberal Democrats en-GB Shepway Liberal Democrats http://www.shepwaylibdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2008 Shepway Liberal Democrats 2008-09-08T09:22+01:00 United Kingdom http://www.shepwaylibdems.org.uk/news/001208/sams_fiendish_shepway_lib_dem_quiz__september_27th.html Members and supporters are welcome to our popular quiz with local quiz master Sam Matthews, who is ready again to test your knowledge, from current affairs to goodness knows what! 2008-09-07T17:52+01:00 http://www.shepwaylibdems.org.uk/news/001207/call_for_bouverie_road_west_pothole_action.html Local Lib Dem Campaigner Gary Fuller has reported a number of pathway potholes in Bouverie Road West in Central Folkestone and is looking to Kent Highways to fill them in. 2008-09-07T11:00+01:00 http://www.shepwaylibdems.org.uk/news/001206/kingsnorth_gardens_a_mess_again.html Just over a year after writing to Shepway District Council to complain about litter and broken glass left in Kingsnorth Gardens, Local Lib Dem Campaigner Gary Fuller has again found the Gardens in a sorry state with broken glass left lying around. 2008-09-06T12:00+01:00 http://www.shepwaylibdems.org.uk/news/001205/fuller_reports_eyesore_in_guildhall_street.html Folkestone Lib Dem Campaigner Gary Fuller has reported an alleyway in Guildhall Street, Folkestone, which is filled with rubbish and waste. The alleyway, which is not a public right of way, is filled with broken furniture and household waste. 2008-09-04T11:27+01:00 http://www.shepwaylibdems.org.uk/news/001204/shepway_council_homes_survey_starts.html The results of a survey being carried out across Shepway could play a vital role in helping to secure government funding to improve private homes. 2008-09-02T16:47+01:00 http://www.shepwaylibdems.org.uk/news/001203/congratulations_to_nick_and_miriam.html Shepway Liberal Democrats are delighted to offer our congratulations to Lib Dem Leader Nick Clegg and his wife Miriam Gonzalez Durantez, who have announced that they are expecting their third child in February. 2008-09-02T10:25+01:00 http://www.shepwaylibdems.org.uk/news/001202/the_incredible_melting_double_yellow_lines.html Local Lib Dem campaigner Gary Fuller has expressed astonishment at Double Yellow lines in Christchurch Road which appear to have melted. The lines, which prevent parking next to Folkestone's Garden of Remembrance, appear to have melted where a part of the road dips. Gary was at a loss to explain how this has occurred. 2008-08-31T07:00+01:00 http://www.shepwaylibdems.org.uk/news/001201/challenging_immigration_detention_and_surviving_postrelease_destitution.html A free training day organised by Kent Refugee Help on Saturday 27th September from 11 am - 4 pm. The programme will focus on release on bail from immigration detention, the role of sureties in the immigration courts and ongoing support once people are released from detention. 2008-08-29T14:57+01:00 http://www.shepwaylibdems.org.uk/news/001200/cobbled_area_not_fit_for_purpose_says_fuller.html Local Lib Dem campaigner Gary Fuller has condemned the damaged cobbled area which it is believed is meant to discourage pedestrians from walking into the road at Middleburg Square as unfit for purpose. 2008-08-29T14:37+01:00 http://www.shepwaylibdems.org.uk/news/001199/government_must_help_thousands_on_verge_of_repossession__cable.html The Liberal Democrats today set out proposals to help families who are unable to pay their mortgages and are facing the threat of homelessness due to the downturn in the housing market. 2008-08-27T11:15+01:00 http://www.shepwaylibdems.org.uk/news/001198/guide_to_lib_dem_policy_making_process.html A new Lib Dems members guide has been produced, giving more information on the Party's democratic policy making process. Twice a year, in spring and autumn, elected representatives from Liberal Democrat constituency parties assemble at the party conference to establish federal party policy - the Liberal Democrat priorities for UK government. 2008-08-26T19:17+01:00 http://www.shepwaylibdems.org.uk/news/001197/go_lisa_dobriskey_to_run_in_olympic_final_this_weekend.html Former Romney Marsh resident Lisa Dobriskey, the current Commonwealth Games 1500m gold medallist, runs in the women's 1500m Olympic Final in Beijing, Saturday 23 August at 12.50pm (UK time). 2008-08-22T16:45+01:00 http://www.shepwaylibdems.org.uk/news/001193/parade_steps_area_a_mess.html Gary Fuller has contacted Shepway District Council on behalf of local resident John Bird to see what can be done to sort out the area of the Parade Steps, which lead from the Parade down to the Harbour area in Folkestone. 2008-08-22T11:00+01:00 http://www.shepwaylibdems.org.uk/news/001196/liberal_democrats_in_shepway_back_calls_for_uk_energy_independence.html Liberal Democrats in Shepway have given their strong backing to ambitious calls by Nick Clegg MP for Britain to become self-sufficient in energy. 2008-08-21T17:23+01:00 http://www.shepwaylibdems.org.uk/news/001195/kent_volunteers_awards_for_volunteering_excellence_2008.html Nominations for the 2008 Kent Volunteer Awards are now open on-line at http://www.kent.gov.uk/volunteerawards or for a printed copy of the form, email kent.volunteers@kent.gov.uk or call 01622 694844. The Kent Volunteers Awards for Volunteering Excellence aim to seek out volunteers of all ages involved in the whole spectrum of activities and to recognise and thank them for the work they do across the county. 2008-08-21T11:10+01:00