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By Damian Collins, Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Folkestone and Hythe.
Last week the French government announced that it would clear the ‘Calais Jungle’ which is a shanty town encampment created by refugees and asylum seekers trying who are waiting to get a passage across the channel to the UK.

By Damian Collins, Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Folkestone and Hythe.
Next weekend, the 3rd and 4th October, the Step Short project will be organising a programme of talks, walks, and events all marking the role Folkestone played during the First World War.

By Damian Collins, Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Folkestone and Hythe.
It looks like summer ended last Saturday and it was certainly a day that everyone seemed to be enjoying at the Hawkinge Fun Day.

By Damian Collins, Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Folkestone and Hythe.
I’ve always been a great fan of rail travel so I was particularly pleased on Monday morning when Folkestone became a part of the High Speed rail revolution, with the start of the first of the preview services being run by Southeastern trains.

By Damian Collins, Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Folkestone and Hythe.
Like most parents with young children, our bank holiday weekend was full of some good quality family time.

By Damian Collins, Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Folkestone and Hythe.
This year we have seen record A level results for schools in Kent.
 

By Damian Collins, Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Folkestone and Hythe.
The next time you stand on the Leas looking across at France, here is a disturbing fact you can keep in mind.
 

By Damian Collins, Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Folkestone and Hythe
I believe that Remembrance Day, 11th November should become a public holiday, as a living memorial to the sacrifice through death of millions of service men and women, from the trenches of the First World War, to our troops currently fighting in Helmand province in Afghanistan.

By Damian Collins, Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Folkestone and Hythe

One of the biggest issues we face is this recession is the pressure on local businesses which are the backbone of our economy.

After nearly 14 hours, the brunette staggered up on the shore and was declared the fastest.

 About 40 minutes later, the redhead crawled up on the shore and was declared the second place finisher.

Nearly 4 hours after that, the blonde finally came ashore and promptly collapsed in front of the worried onlookers.

When the reporters asked why it took her so long to complete the race, she replied: "I don't want to sound like I'm a sore loser, but I think those two other girls were using their arms."

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