Speaking ahead of a Government announcement on the plan to protect worker's incomes, local MP Tim Farron said: "All the local businesses I've been speaking to on the phone this morning are massively fearful that they are going to go under within the next few days.
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A number of local businesses have asked me if I know anything more about the Small Business Rate Relief Grants of £10,000 recently announced by the Chancellor.
Many are keen to support their communities at this time and the following list of some organisations that already do good work locally are worth considering giving some of your time to.
All Folkestone & Hythe District Council recycling and waste services are currently running as normal.
To enable the Council to prioritise staff on essential duties at this extraordinary time, the opening hours of the Council's multi-storey car parks will be changing from Friday 20th March.
This is what we now know about the postponement of by-elections.