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22/07/15 07:33
Herne Bay developments up in the air?
So I “took one for the team” and spent the day at the Local Plan Public Inquiry at Herne Bay, a day I’ll never get back. I managed to elbow my way through the crowds (!) to get a front row seat, which turned out to be a...
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19/07/15 22:57
Local Plan Inquiry – in Herne Bay for one day ONLY!
Those of you have been following the development of the Local Plan will know that Herne Bay is in line to get royally screwed – the proposed housing will increase the size of our town by between a quarter and a third. In recognitio...
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17/07/15 16:03
This week at the council
Coming up at Canterbury City Council between Monday 20 and Sunday 26 July: Committee meetings Tuesday 21 July – Licensing Sub Committee Tuesday 21 July – Planning Committee Wednesday 22 July – East Kent Services Committee Thursday...
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16/07/15 19:21
OUTRAGE! A brief history of offensive cartoons
OUTRAGE! A brief history of offensive cartoons Part Of The Third Annual Herne Bay Cartoon Festival Saturday 18th July until Sunday 16th August 2015 OPEN from Tuesday to Sunday, 10am to 4pm At the Seaside Museum Herne Bay 12 William Stree...
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13/07/15 22:48
This week at Canterbury City Council
Coming up at Canterbury City Council between Monday 13 and Sunday 19 July: Committee meetings Policy and Resources Committee – Wednesday 15 July Planning applications A total of 36 new planning applications are now available to vie...
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06/07/15 18:33
Manston: testing times
Some thought-provoking entertainment for you – your end of year examination paper, specialist subject: “The orchestration of mass delusion by public story-telling and aggressive fact avoidance, with reference to the “sa...
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25/06/15 23:01
Stone Hill Park – the new name for the Manston airport site
Stone Hill Park is the new name for the Manston airport site. The project to develop a “mixed use” site at Stone Hill Park is being run by Chris Cartner and Trevor Musgrave, who have experience from similar developments at th...
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25/06/15 19:36
That PwC report. At last! So what?
Well, what does a quick skip though the PwC report tell us? Er, well, it doesn’t tell us that RiverOak is a suitable indemnity partner. No siree! It tells us that (had they had infinite resources) TDC could have done a more structu...
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15/06/15 16:56
What’s been happening, and where we are
We’re conscious that there has been a period of silence from us recently so we’re sending out this update. Some of you will already know what follows, having attended an NNF meeting last Sunday where some of this was discussed. Apologies...
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29/05/15 19:20
City centre traders protest levy with flyer in windows
Retailers petitioning Government to scrap BID over extra charges MEASURES introduced last autumn that force Canterbury businesses to pay extra for street cleaning and city centre improvements continue to be contentious. Shopkeepers and b...