Let’s not sell Romney Marsh short; I believe it has and deserves a better future than being the dumping ground for all of Britain’s high level nuclear waste. Shepway Council has started a consultation to ask whether residents want to find out more about building this underground storage facility here and my view, and that […]
Google have accepted my invitation to bring their team of advisors to Folkestone in April to help local businesses get more out of the internet, and even to help set them up a website if they don't yet have one. The team from Google will be based in Folkestone in the building at the corner […]
Folkestone has applied to become one of the government's 'Portas Pilot Towns'. The selected towns have to come up with a strategy to improve their town centres and in return will receive up to £100,000 from the Government, and the support of Mary Portas as they implement their plans. As part of the bidding process, […]
The debate over Shepway council’s parking strategy has prompted a broader discussion about the future of our town centre economies. One of the greatest areas of concern has been the potential impact charging people to park on the town centre roads could have on local businesses. However, we know that there are long term issues […]
I believe that foreign owned road lorries and haulage companies should make a contribution to the upkeep of Kent’s road network. British based businesses do this by paying taxes on the fuel they buy here and of course through their road tax. Apart from the wear and tear on the roads, we all know that […]
Do you think you are being ripped off by your home insurer? Have you recently tried to get insurance for your home and either been declined or asked to pay a high premium because you were told you live in a flood risk area? If so I would like you to send me information about […]
On Friday this week I am meeting with Martyn Jackson who owns and runs the Landau store in Sandgate Road and Daniel Sangiuseppe from Folkestone’s Burlington Hotel. They are both representing local retailers and hoteliers in the town who are concerned about what the impact could be on their businesses if a new regime of […]
I know that people really want to see the Government taking action to cut red tape and bureaucracy, particularly when it gets in the way of voluntary groups and organisations from putting on events. One of the issues that has often come up in the last two years has been the requirement for small venues […]
The Ministry of Defence announced on Tuesday that there will be 400 redundancies in the Gurkhas; a cut of just over 10%. This is one of a number of reductions of posts being made across the armed forces. The reason given by the Ministry of Defence for the loss of Gurkhas posts is that because […]
Shepway Council’s formal consultation on its parking strategy for Folkestone is now underway. There will be a rolling programme of consultation for other areas of the district over the next year. This strategy has provoked considerable debate already and I would urge residents to make sure that their views are heard. Last Friday along with […]