Folkestone: Up There With Rio
What do Rio de Janeiro, Santiago, Puerto Viejo, Taipei, Hokkaido, Ponza & the Pontine Islands, the Kent Coast, Stockholm, Doha, Cesme Peninsula, Atlanta, Nahanni National Park and Ireland have in common?
7 Nov 2010
National News
Lib Dems put Merrymeade House at the top of the agenda
In response to Brentwood Leisure Trust's application for an alcohol license at Merrymeade House, Sawyers Hall Lane, Brentwood North's Liberal Democrat councillors have met with residents of Merrymeade House, Brentwood Place, Burland Road and Highland Avenue to discuss their concerns and involve them in the Council's licensing process.
7 Nov 2010
Don't Lose Your Voice
Local residents are being encouraged to check they are registered to vote in next years local elections and referendum on voting reform. The Council is completing their annual canvas of the borough to update the electoral register.
7 Nov 2010
End silent slaughter of African rhinos
Wolverhampton's Liberal Democrat Euro MP Liz Lynne has backed a growing cross party campaign in the European Parliament for action to stop the slaughter of endangered rhinos by poaching gangs.
7 Nov 2010
Attempts by MEPs to scrap Strasbourg parliament gather momentum
A cross party campaign to end the European Parliament's monthly travelling circus from Brussels to its second seat in Strasbourg is gathering momentum - despite attempts last week to throw it off course.
7 Nov 2010
Surrey Academy Shock
Stories suggesting all Surrey schools were on their way to becoming Academies appeared in national newspapers on 30th September. This was fortunate for local MP Michael Gove, Secretary of State for Education, as the Conservative party conference was due to start three days later, and even here in his home county of Surrey just one school was ready to become an Academy.
7 Nov 2010