The police overtime bill for Operation Stack was more than £625,000 in 2008. The sum was five times as much as it was three years ago, according to figures obtained by the Kentish Express under the Freedom of Information Act.
Tomorrow afternoon (Tuesday), Cheriton Councillor Dhan Gurung and many former Gurkhas will be meeting at Folkestone Bus station at 3.00pm. Together they will march to the Town Centre (aiming to be there about 3.30pm) to protest at the Government's delay in declaring its decision, and that this decision should be for equal rights for former Gurkhas - whatever the year of their retirement from the British Army.
Local Lib Dem Gary Fuller has written to Hythe County Councillor Chris Capon, who chairs the Kent County Council Children, Families and Education Policy Overview Committee, to ask why hardworking parents in Shepway may be paying for nursery education that could be offered for free.
Local Liberal Democrats have launched a public campaign to stop Mid Sussex District Council's proposed massive rises in local car parking charges. The campaign has its own website with an online petition and posters, car stickers and a paper petition to download.
Paul Keetch, Liberal Democrat MP for Hereford, was the guest speaker at Wolverhampton South West Liberal Democrats' Annual Dinner at Made in Thai on Darlington Street. Paul spoke, along with Councillors Robin Lawrence and Claire Darke to local members, about the national political scene and also offered some words of advice to how to push forward the cause of Liberalism within Wolverhampton.
Responding to Ian Smith's letter of 6th February I have to say this is typical of UKIP's upside down way of looking at things.
