http://prater.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Tim Prater en-GB Tim Prater http://prater.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 Tim Prater 2010-07-30T03:28+01:00 United Kingdom http://prater.org.uk/news/000180/you_decide_application_form_2010.html Application forms for the Folkestone West "You Decide" day on 11th September are now available for download at http://tinyurl.com/3aytmo9 2010-07-14T17:12+01:00 http://prater.org.uk/news/000181/county_council_agenda__22_july.html The agenda for the Full Kent County Council meeting of 22nd July has been published at http://tinyurl.com/35nhdfm The meeting is open the the public and is webcast live at http://www.kent.gov.uk/your_council/webcasts.aspx 2010-07-14T11:47+01:00 http://prater.org.uk/news/000182/kent_lib_dems_call_for_officer_payoff_review.html The Liberal Democrats on Kent County Council have tabled a motion for next weeks full Council meeting calling for an urgent review into large severance payments from the Council. The motion comes after reports of another huge pay-off for a Council Officer hit the national and local press. 2010-07-14T11:38+01:00 http://prater.org.uk/news/000179/kent_announce_shortlist_for_the_kent_highway_services_core_maintenance_contract.html Kent County Council have announced that they have finished the short-listing process of the companies who expressed an interest in the core highways maintenance contract. The core maintenance contract is currently provided in partnership with Ringway, and was put out to tender a few months ago. 2010-07-13T17:48+01:00 http://prater.org.uk/news/000178/space_hoppers_live_at_cheriton_library.html On 24th August from 12.30-1.30pm, children can discover the solar system with Mark Brake and 'NASA' science rapper, Jon Chase, star of CBBC's Space Hoppers at Cheriton Library, Cheriton High Street. Mark and Jon will take children on an exciting journey to find out what's needed to take a holiday in outer space. 2010-07-13T17:16+01:00 http://prater.org.uk/news/000177/expensefree_prater_one_of_8_kent_county_councillors_not_to_claim_expenses_last_year.html Kent County Council have published expense and allowance figures for Kent County Councillors in 2009-10 which show Folkestone West County Councillor Tim prater as one of 8 serving County Councillors who claimed no expenses for mileage, fares or subsistence in 2009-10. 2010-07-12T12:28+01:00 http://prater.org.uk/news/000183/councillor_call_for_royal_military_avenue_safety_review.html Cheriton Councillor Tim Prater has asked Kent Highways to review the traffic calming measures in Royal Military Avenue, Cheriton after a number of local residents raised concerns with the scheme. 2010-07-09T12:53+01:00 http://prater.org.uk/news/000175/county_hall_officer_payoff_slammed.html Commented on national news reports that of Kent County Council's explanation of why it paid £365,000 to a director who left after a year in his job, Lib Dem Kent County Council Finance Spokesman Tim Prater said: 2010-06-23T09:15+01:00 http://prater.org.uk/news/000176/lib_dems_call_for_open_debate_on_kent_county_council_cuts.html Kent's Liberal Democrat County Councillors have called on KCC to copy the coalition Government and involve the public in the difficult discussions about where cuts should be made in the County Council's budget. 2010-06-18T09:33+01:00 http://prater.org.uk/news/000174/shepway_district_council_website_user_review.html Shepway District Council (OK - not all of them: a couple of Officers and a Cabinet member) have asked me for feedback on things to improve on the Shepway Council website at www.shepway.gov.uk as they are about to do some enhancement of the site. If you've got views on the site and things that need fixing / improving (or you think are great!) then please let me have your feedback at tim@prater.org.uk and I'll add them to my report to Shepway. 2010-06-11T17:37+01:00 http://prater.org.uk/news/000173/prater_to_pickles_public_enquiry_needed_on_lydd_airport_expansion_plans.html Shepway Councillor Tim Prater has written to the Secretary of State for Communities & Local Government, Eric Pickles, asking him to require a Public Enquiry to determine the planning applications for the expansion of Lydd / London Ashford Airport. 2010-06-11T10:00+01:00 http://prater.org.uk/news/000172/big_welcome_to_news_of_new_leas_lift_operators.html Shepway Councillor Tim Prater has warmly welcomed news (http://tinyurl.com/23v76fo) that the Folkestone Leas Lift will be operated by a group led by local historian Eamonn Rooney, and has wished the new company every success. 2010-06-01T18:17+01:00 http://prater.org.uk/news/000171/cheriton_high_street_reopened.html Cheriton High Street, Cheriton has now been re-opened (afternoon Friday 28th May) after investigations into subsidence in the road. The carriageway subsidence was caused by a collapsed sewer pipe which has now been repaired, and the road closure signage is currently being collected. 2010-05-28T16:11+01:00 http://prater.org.uk/news/000170/councillor_and_pcso_surgery_dates_for_cheriton_library.html New Cheriton and Morehall surgery dates for Folkestone West County Councillor Tim Prater and Cheriton and Morehall PSCO Mark Ball have been set for the remainder of 2010 as Friday 25th June, Friday 30th July, Friday 27th August, Friday 24th September, Friday 29th October, and Friday 26th November. 2010-05-28T15:48+01:00 http://prater.org.uk/news/000165/kent_highways_contracts_up_for_grabs.html Kent Highway Services is inviting expressions of interest from companies to carry out work on the county's busy roads network. 2010-05-28T10:04+01:00