Shepway District Council have sent out details of a series of planning applications by Tesco for their proposed new "Tesco Express" store on Cheriton High Street. The planning applications are for a new shopfront and other shop fittings, and a new cash till and security bollards in front of the store.
Local Liberal Democrats have welcomed the government announcement that they will provide funding for free school meals for children in their first three years at school. Although some children already qualify for school meals, some do not take them due to the stigma, and others who don't qualify struggle to afford them. Research has shown that extending free school meals to all children will help remove these barriers.
Canterbury and Coastal Liberal Democrats have confirmed that Simon Hughes MP will be the special guest speaker at their annual lunch on Sunday 20 October.
LD4SOS have written to Nick Clegg and other Lib Dem parliamentarians asking them, in addition to debating the case for or against military intervention in Syria, to take up the cause of refugees from Syria.
We remain shocked about the death of Jimmy Mubenga at the hands of the government contractors at the time. Whilst it does not bring him back to his family, we are pleased that the inquest has ruled that it was an unlawful killing, and look for progress after that.
A letter has been sent to the Guardian from LD4SOS denouncing the scandal of the Illegal immigration poster vans in London. The letter was sent on 24th July in response to an article in The Guardian on 22nd July.