Goodbye TDC, hello EKUA?
It looks like Thanet District Council (TDC) will be merged combined from two levels of council function into a bigger authority with Canterbury and Dover inheriting part of KCC’s remit for the new area. Will this be good for us? I guess we will wait and see. Until then, let the wild speculation begin. What
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
Is it just me or is Garlinge the wrong place for a load of new houses?
I’ve been looking into the efforts to put a whole load of new houses in Garlinge. Is it only me who thinks this is not a good fit for the area? It’s not like they include much by the way of social housing; this looks a bit like a fat money grab. I’ve seen a
It looks like the Winter Gardens will get some love
According to this BBC news article, Thanet District Council (TDC) has arranged with Westwood One Theatre for them to renovate and reopen the place. I’m sure the £4m funding boost helped that along, although that’s a drop in the ocean compared to the spiralling estimates of the price of restorative work needed, which could be
Did Thanet District Council’s negligence lead to a fire?
According to my sources, Thanet District Council (TDC) may be liable for Monday’s fire in Taddy Gardens where a family’s dog died. It is suspected that the cause of the fire was an electrical fault that had been reported to the landlord TDC multiple times without action. While this is yet to be officially confirmed,
I asked experts how to revitalise Thanet’s economy
I posted a request for replies to an expert exchange asking “How can we improve Thanet’s economy?” I received two answers which I have faithfully reproduced here. Embrace Thanet’s Creative Sector, Saddat Abid, CEO, Property Saviour Thanet’s economic struggles are certainly a challenge, but as someone who’s been involved in real estate for years, I’ve
Proposed new political map for Thanet
The Local Government Boundary Commission is redrawing the boundaries in Thanet for district elections. The ten-week consultation on the proposed changes to the district’s political map will run until 16 December 2024. Your ward determines where you vote and who represents you in Thanet District Council. The Commission has published proposals for changes to Thanet
I quizzed TDC about their pod home plans
Back on the 6th, I wrote a post exploring the Costs vs benefits of Thanet pod homes. I followed this up with a freedom of information request (FOI) with a set of questions about the planning, benefits, and funding of the project. I received a swift reply from Thanet District Council’s (TDC) Information Governance Department.
Really? Banning swearing? How? Why?
In August, Tanya Gold wrote for The Standard “What Thanet Council’s attempt to ban swearing tells us about Britain“, which was news to me. TDC are trying to do what now? Oh? They dropped that one did they? That spoils my perfectly good idea to promote my book by poking fun at the whole silly
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