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Saving our High Streets
Marguerita Moreton and Tony Clayton Sevenoaks, Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells have very different High Streets. All three face similar pressures from on-line shopping and out of town…
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Parking and Public Transport in our towns
Rachel Sadler and Merilyn Canet Sevenoaks has invested about £15 million in new multi-storey carparks in the town. These will serve the people who work here and travel in by car from…
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Will we make it Safely though the Winter?
Marguerita Moreton Two years ago we saw how vulnerable our roads were to snow. A well forecast blizzard turned the drive from Sevenoaks to Tunbridge Wells into a dangerous two-and-a-half…
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Voters Deserve Better from their Councillors in 2019
Merilyn Canet Many voters want their councillors to offer something better than national politicians have delivered at Westminster for the last three years. If they can't, candidates in at the…
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What should we be doing instead of Brexit?
Tony Clayton Brexit obsession has wasted three years when UK governments should have tackled three big problems. Instead we've gone backwards on all of thde. We must act now. First, and…
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New Year's Resolutions for 2019
Merilyn Canet Dear Friends As our councillors face 2019, here are three top resolutions for the New Year. First, the Local Plan which will shape Sevenoaks for the next 20 years needs to…
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The Beginning of the End for Brexit
This is the beginning of the end of Brexit - Vince Cable Responding to the crushing 230 vote defeat for the Theresa May's Brexit deal in the House of Commons, Liberal Democrat leader Vince Cable said:
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Stop KCC cutting Library Hours
The online petition site, 38 Degrees, has a new petition "Keep Libraries Open in Kent" and invites everyone to add their names. You can read more and sign the petition here: …
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New Year Message - January 2019
Three crucial months: Vince Cable's New Year Message https://www.libdems.org.uk/cable-new-year-message-2018?utm_campaign=newyear_2018&utm_medium=email&utm_source=libdems
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Where should extra resources go in our schools?
Marian Bowles, Chasey Crawford Usher, Gareth Willis and other Sevenoaks Teachers 88% of schools have endured real terms budget cuts since 2015. The average primary school is £52,546 worse off…
