I would like to say a massive thank you to all those who supported me in the County Council election in Folkestone West. A majority for the Conservatives of over 1,300 in 2005 was overturned and I am delighted to have won the seat for the Liberal Democrats with a majority of 11 votes.
Folkestone's Multicultural Festival returns for its third year starting tomorrow - and its bigger and better than ever! The festival is run by Folkestone Town Centre Management and is based in the Town Centre, Bouverie Place, Sandgate Road, Guildhall Street, Rendezvous Street and Leas Cliff Hall with international performances exotic food samples and sounds.
Folkestone Charivari organisers Strange Cargo have announced that Charivari 2009 will take place this year on Saturday 11th July. The theme for this year is 'Money' and artist teams will be working alongside students from the district's Secondary schools to create carnival builds to reflect aspects of the theme. A Teachers Masterclass will take place on Wednesday 3rd June, when teachers will be taught how to make the walker costumes with their class when they get back to school.
Park Ward Liberal Democrats have started to deliver their latest Focus to 5000 homes across the Ward. The main stories are: The Avondale Project, Liz Lynne re-elected to Europe, Robin Lawrence backs Nick Clegg's plans to clean up Parliament, Jonathan Webber's local action
A Lake District MP has called upon English Heritage to save 'Uncle Monty's Cottage' - the setting for the cult comedy film 'Withnail and I' after an original bid to save the cottage fell through.
Nick Clegg, Leader of the Liberal Democrats on being asked about what he thought about Carers and Carers' Week, said
