http://www.prater.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Tim Prater en-GB Tim Prater http://www.prater.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2008 Tim Prater 2008-11-23T12:50+00:00 United Kingdom http://www.prater.org.uk/news/000017/no_shepway_council_deposits_in_icelandic_banks_but_impact_on_pensions_unknown.html In answer to questions from Lib Dem Councillor Tim Prater, Shepway Council have confirmed that, although they have no deposits in Icelandic banks, the potential impact on pension funds currently remains unknown. Shepway's pension fund is administered by Kent County Council, who have said that around one third of the KCC deposits that have been lost relate to the pension fund - around £18 million. 2008-10-11T10:46+00:00 http://www.prater.org.uk/news/000018/reassurance_sought_on_shepway_council_investments.html Lib Dem Cheriton Councillor Tim Prater has written to Cabinet Finance Chief David Monk and Finance Director Kathryn Beldon at Shepway Council to ask what investments in Iceland, if any, the District Council has. Tim said: 2008-10-09T13:53+00:00 http://www.prater.org.uk/news/000019/shepway_parking_strategy_in_shreds_in_tory_v_tory_feud.html Shepway's parking strategy where parking permit areas were to be introduced initially in central Folkestone and then across Cheriton, East Folkestone, Hythe and the rest of Shepway could be doomed. In a recent Shepway Council Scrutiny meeting, Conservative Shepway Finance Chief David Monk revealed that in recent discussion, Kent County Council had said that they would seek to take all income from parking charges, which would mean the scheme could not be introduced. 2008-10-07T14:14+00:00 http://www.prater.org.uk/news/000004/sandgate_road_repairs_to_start_and_last_up_to_three_months.html Shepway Councillor Tim Prater has been told that, following a site meeting this morning between Kent Highways and Southern Water amongst others, works will begin tomorrow in Trinity Gardens, related to the issues in Sandgate Road. These are expected to last into next week and then work is expected to commence soon after to repair the sewer in Sandgate Road. 2008-09-15T17:29+00:00 http://www.prater.org.uk/news/000007/gurkha_justice_reception_at_liberal_democrat_conference.html Folkestone and Hythe Parliamentary Campaigner Neil Matthews, Shepway Liberal Democrat Group Leader Lynne Beaumont, Councillor Peter Carroll, Dhan Gurung, Tim Prater, Darren Briddock, Maureen Speller, Season Prater and many others have today joined a reception at Lib Dem conference in Bournemouth organised by the Gurkha Army Ex-Servicemen's Organisation (GAESO). 2008-09-14T11:52+00:00 http://www.prater.org.uk/news/000006/sandgate_road_sewer_collapse_confirmed_and_full_repairs_now_needed.html Fears that Sandgate Road in Folkestone was suffering from serious sewer collapse have been confirmed by Kent Highways Services in a response to enquiries by Folkestone Councillor Tim Prater. 2008-09-11T16:58+00:00 http://www.prater.org.uk/news/000005/100_fine_for_using_stop24_services.html A visitor to Shepway from Huntingdon got an unpleasant surprise when stopping for a break at the M20 J11 Stop24 services in July when he got home: a £100 fine for parking at the services! 2008-09-09T17:21+00:00 http://www.prater.org.uk/news/000009/horn_street_closure_how_much_longer.html Horn Street, the road running between the A259 Seabrook Road junction and Cheriton High Street in Folkestone, remains closed over SEVEN months since it was first shut. 2008-09-09T06:00+00:00 http://www.prater.org.uk/news/000008/chair_of_governors_at_st_martins_school.html Councillor Tim Prater has been elected as the new Chair of Governors at St Martins Primary School in Horn Street, Cheriton. 2008-09-08T19:33+00:00 http://www.prater.org.uk/news/000010/cheriton_councillor_welcomes_saga_jobs_boost_at_cheriton_parc.html Cheriton Councillor Tim Prater has welcomed news that Saga have bought Cheriton Parc House in Cheriton Parc from Eurotunnel and are planning to use the building as a new call centre, creating up to 400 new jobs. 2008-08-03T10:00+00:00 http://www.prater.org.uk/news/000015/meeting_success_for_royal_military_avenue_residents.html Folkestone Lib Dem Councillors Peter Carroll and Tim Prater have expressed their delight at the outcome of a recent public meeting in Cheriton called to address speeding and parking in Royal Military Avenue. 2008-07-31T14:17+00:00 http://www.prater.org.uk/news/000016/carriageway_repairs_to_church_road_cheriton.html Kent Highways are carrying out around £11,000 of road repairs in Church Road, Cheriton this week, at various locations between Risborough Lane and Horn Street. 2008-07-31T10:04+00:00 http://www.prater.org.uk/news/000014/action_promised_over_valebrook_close_path.html Following a request from Cheriton Councillor Tim Prater, the Shepway Public Rights of Way Officer has agreed to arrange a site meeting with a contractor to mark out the correct line of the path running from Valebrook Close to Pond Hill Road in Cheriton. 2008-07-30T15:37+00:00 http://www.prater.org.uk/news/000013/firs_lane_box_graffiti.html Lib Dem Councillor Tim Prater has reported graffiti on the green cable box in Firs Lane, Cheriton, to Shepway Council to be removed. Shepway Council have said that they will remove any graffiti in the area - on their property or elsewhere. 2008-07-24T10:48+00:00 http://www.prater.org.uk/news/000012/risborough_lane_grass_cutting_call.html Cheriton Councillor Tim Prater is pressing Shepway Council to cut grassy areas of Risborough Lane, Folkestone, where the grass is nearly 1m tall! 2008-07-24T10:38+00:00