Shepway District Council, despite 96% of consultees objecting, are forcing through plans to establish parking restrictions on Sandgate's roads, starting next Monday. This is despite Cabinet Member for Transport, Malcolm Dearden, receiving a consultation report detailing 329 objections to the scheme, out of 342 responses. There were a mere 10 responses supporting the scheme (less than 3%).
Shepway District Council have announced today they are going ahead with a CPZ scheme in Sandgate.
For too many years our NHS has not got the investment it needs. While Brexiters claimed that the NHS will get another £350million a week when we leave Europe, this has already been shown up as another cheap con trick from Farage, Johnson and Co. to win the referendum at all costs.
I've given blood off and on for years, but have become a bit more regular in doing so over the last couple of years.
The Sandgate War Memorial has received Grade II Listed Building Status following an application by local parish Councillor Guy Valentine-Neale on behlaf of the Sandgate Society conservation and planning group.
If you have not yet registered for Lib Dem Conference in Brighton starting tomorrow its not too late to do so, even if it is only for the day
Someone at the Office of National Statistics has been having a bit of a play with birthday data. This time of the year (the second half of September) is the most popular time to be born (with September 26th being the "peak" day on the data for the last twenty years.
At midday tomorrow the Boundary Commission for England will publish their first draft proposals for the 499 constituencies in England. The Welsh Commission will do the same for their 29 seats. The Scottish Commission is expected to announce their plans in the near future.
Kent Trading Standards continue to receive reports of bogus Blue Badge websites offering to assist with applications and charging £49 for a Blue Badge.
Coming Soon... Comemos Deli Cafe.
Fresh back from my summer holiday, I had my attention drawn to a board on the hoarding on 124-132 Sandgate High Street advertising that it will shortly be sold at auction by Clive Emson. Having had a look at the sale particulars online, I have today sent Shepway District Council's Planning Depertment the following email. I await their response with interest!
A tired seal that became stranded on Sandgate beach has been recovered and is now safe after the British Divers Marine Life Rescue came to its aid. The seal was rescured from Sandgate beach on Tuesday afternoon and taken to the RSPCA Mallydams wildlife centre where is was reported to be underweight but recovering.
