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FHS MTG 19 MAY 7PM THE GRAND, THE LEAS, FOLKESTONE

PLEASE DO COME TO THE GRAND HOTEL ON THE LEAS ON MONDAY MAY 19th AT 7PM. Once again Folkestone's history is under threat as developers plan to demolish the Harbour Railway Station, the Station Master's House, the Signal Box and Viaduct in order to b...
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What's happening to The Usual Suspects?

Long closed bar The Usual Suspects seems to be in the process of renovation / conversion at last:We do need more good pubs in that area, The Creative Quarter does need a fine landmark defining local, but I'm not convinced that's what it'll become, if...

Blackpool (being the third part of my two week holiday write up)

Have you been to Blackpool? DON'T EVER EVER GO THERE, man alive, it was the worst place I've ever been to. A few people gave me odd looks when I said I was going to Blackpool for a couple of days as part of our grand tour, but only one person got clo...

'Hope value' spurs Kent commuter housing market

From Kent News:THE prospect of fast train links into London is fuelling interest in the East Kent housing market.A new review of the country�s property hotspots has identified what analysts call the �hope value� attached to the high-speed rail link, ...

Updates

Travel update: twenty minutes late today, eitehr track circuit failure, or track surface failure, I was a bit too asleep to hear it. How can the surface fail? Must have been circuit. Why couldn't it have been another ten mins delay, taking us into re...

New shop new shop new shop

It's all very well these nice new shops like Mini Mooch opening in Folkestone, but to be honest, that Old High Street is a bit too far away when you live in the opulent West End, like what I do. So it's great to see a new shop called Farago, opening ...

No casino for Folkestone seafront

Shepway.gov.uk has the full story:Shepway District Council has been notified by the Casino Advisory Panel that their proposal to allow a casino at Folkestone Seafront has been unsuccessful.Shepway Cabinet member for regeneration Cllr Linda Cufley sai...

RE: As one store closes...

Getting a Starbucks is not a sign of regeneration... They are everywhere. They're just expanding their presence. They just don't have one here yet. Simple as that.A sushi bar opening up in Folkestone - that would be a sign of regeneration... and of m...

As one store closes...

So, we're getting a Starbucks in Folkestone within the next two weeks, according to a small news piece in the Herald. You may think these chain coffee stores are the enemy, but they're surely a sign of regeneration, which is a good thing. AND, they d...
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Marks and Spencer definitely closing

Kent Online article about it here... They're also closing the Chatham branch, which is doubly worrying. First it implies a similarity between Chatham and Folkestone, and secondlyThe closure of the M&S store in Chatham High Street will deal a severe b...

SOS Folkestone

On a technical level, I don't like www.sosfolkestone.info but that could be just me being a nerd. They do have a little forum there with a lot more activity than this one, and some more info on Roger Dehaan's masterplan for Folkestone, including some...

Guardian Unlimited | Weekend | Let's move to ... Folkestone, Kent

The feature I've been waiting for for ages, it's a bit light though. They do say property in the town is "fantastic", and mention the regeneration, though they recognise it's a way of still. They messed up a bit called Cheriton "villagey" though I fe...

Spam Spam Spam

Wow what a coincidence that you all have the same positive points to make! Do you work for M&B Builders Ltd, are they desperate for some positive press? There's no need for deviousness here, a few biased comments are fine, someone else will come alon...

I'd heard before it was this

Trial of a Timelord is available on video, is it "Mindwarp" or "Mindwrap"? Just says on Amazon "This is the weakest of the four, but it does have the plus point of seeing the return of Sil, one of the better characters from the previous season. Despi...

Christopher Ecclestone quits?

So, the Sun says that Christopher Ecclestone has quit Doctor Who, maybe this means he's only going to do the series he's already filmed. WHO will be the next WHO then? I've said it before and I'll say it again, it should be Alan Davies. Gossip sugges...

A Bit Like A Duck

Not read much of folkestonenet.org.uk, didn't think there was a lot to it, and the broken links seem to back this up. However here's an interest essay about the creative quarter, and regeneration of the town in general."Folkestone's Creative Quarter ...

Other people's blogs

It's time for a roundup of things I've lazily ripped off www.casino-avenue.co.uk before heading home, first this piece about metblogs, interesting. I am trying REALLY HARD to read something rude into "soliciting... advertising" but I can't quite make...

Divine Comedy News Massive

Divine Comedy News MassiveEveryone's favourite Father Ted Theme Song Artistes "The Divine Comedy" are out of hibernation at last... the next couple of weeks sees: A new single A new album A new website A tourThe tour looks nice and intimate: Edinburg...