Paperwork blunder means Birchington Parish Council faces another election
The ten-seat parish council in Borchington was, it turns out, bungled to the point that the entire council will have to be re-elected. The mistake was discovered when Cllr Marcel Pooke resigned in September. Normally, there would be a by-election for the seat. This was a problem because there should have been two wards within
The future for Thanet’s only working windmill in the care of KCC?
Draper’s Windmill or Old Mill is a Grade II Smock mill that was built in 1845. It is an important relic of local heritage that we need to preserve. Frankly, it worries me to see valuable heritage sites in council control. I’ve lived long enough to see councils of all flavours hitting a budget crunch
Will KCC be under new leadership next year?
According to reporting from Simon Finlay on the West Kent Radio website, about half of the Conservative Kent County Councillors are due to step down before the 2025 local elections. If the general election is anything to go by, the Conservatives could be reduced to 17 out of 61 seats in the May 2025 election.
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