A "significant" 19% boost to Gurkha pensions announced by the Ministry of Defence only brings a standard Gurkha pension to £131 a month - described by Folkestone Gurkha Councillor Dhan Gurung as "a joke".
People who spend more time in the sun as children subsequently have a lower risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS), a US study shows. The University of Southern California team suggest UV rays offer protection by altering the cell immune responses or by boosting vitamin D levels.
Ward councillors have arranged a public meeting for Thursday 2nd August at 7.30 pm at the Phoenix Club: there was every indication that a planning officer and the planning applicants would attend.
A meeting of the Borough Council on Tuesday 24th July resulted in the first truly cross-party decision on the future of Epsom Hospital.
Residents' Party councillors voted themselves a huge increase in their allowances from August this year despite a move from the Lib Dem Opposition to limit the rise to inflation.
The BP Service Station on Cheriton High Street, Folkestone will re-open on 23 August as a combined BP and M&S Simply Food outlet. The opening will mark the return of Marks and Spencer to the Folkestone area after the closure of their central Folkestone Sandgate Road store last year.