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 UKIP done in Thanet?
UKIP (and the Reform KCC councillor who defected to them) had a bit of a march or publicity event (or something) planned. The Thanet community was having none of that and turned up in much greater numbers to say so. Celebrations of diversity were held at the same time, too. There were very few UKIP
Reform might not be doing so well
Not so long ago, I said, Now we get to see if reform can back their promises with action. I found a site which just posts news links about Reform – reform.ispants.com – If their Kent tag is anything to go by, Reform UK might be struggling with being in charge of KCC. Given the
Now we get to see if reform can back their promises with action
So, Reform have taken control of KCC from the long-standing conservative control. I’m interested to see what they do next. The first thing they have to do is elect a leader. That will quickly show how cohesive (or not) Reform KCC is. Kent Online reported that KCC had to cut more than £70 million this
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
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
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.
KCC fundamentally misunderstands Millmead Children’s Centre
Time is running out to save Millmead Children’s Centre from the heartless cost-saving of Kent County Council’s Sue Chandler. I appreciate that balancing the books is hard but what the KCC leaders are proposing fundamentally misunderstands Millmead Children’s Centre and what that centre has done and could continue to do for the community. The council
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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