Iain Dale's Diary (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Last evening I spent a very enjoyable evening speaking to Erith & Thamesmead Conservatives at a fundraiser for their very energetic PPC Colin Bloom. It took place in an excellent Tandoori in Belvedere. I'm more of a meat and two veg man, but I have to say it was the best Indian food I have ever tasted. It was a challenging environment in which to make a speech as there was a lot of background noise...
From One End of Kent (Free subscription) | yesterday
I recently had a fabulous journey. I was working in the European Parliament in Brussels at 4.30pm and courtesy of Eurostar and Southeastern trains I was 20minutes early at Thanet Council offices for a 7pm meeting. Even with the advantage of an hour coming back that's fantastic. The last part of my journey was courtesy of Les a taxi driver who may well be the man featured in the Independent . Tracey...
Eastcliff Richard (Free subscription) | yesterday
New reader Lynn writes: I have recently moved 'out of town' to the quiet (or so I thought) realms of North Foreland, only to hear what I would describe as a sonic boom every half an hour. What on earth is it? Any ideas? Yours, baffled! Well Lynn, we've had reports on this blog before of pile driving for the Thanet Offshore Wind fart farm causing this sort of disturbance, so it may be that. Or it could...
Eastcliff Richard (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
Forget 2012 ! This piece of work from our beloved council looks as if it'll barely make it to 2010! I hope our local, crusading biblio-bloke Michael Child doesn't mind me purloining the photo he took this morning of the, er, 'newly renovated' cliff face behind the Ramsgate Royal Sands (Pleasurama in old money) development. After more than three years of 'temporary' Heras fencing, our crumbling East...
From One End of Kent (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
From the other end of Kent, to this End of Kent comes news of the latest Conservative councillor to be found expressing racist views. Read all about it here . The Conservative Party are keen to downplay this incident, suspending Bromley Cllr. Peter Robbins and saying "There is no room for racism in the Conservative Party.” If only this were true. If the Conservative Party wants to be taken...
Old Ruymian Club (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
It is proposed to have an eighteen-hole Stableford competition on 16th April 2010. A course will be chosen in the Thanet area. The competition will be followed by dinner and drinks at the clubhouse; non-golfers will be welcome to join the evening event. More details nearer the time. If you haven't done so already, why not connect to the Old Ruymian Facebook page and "become a fan" (not my...
Eastcliff Richard (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Whilst not wishing to alienate my ever-growing readership in Oostende (Ostend in old money), Belgium and the wider European continent, I find I now have a President whose name I had never even heard of until ten minutes ago! I am not, like many of the Thanet bewildered, a detractor of the European project, nor am I a supporter of Tony Blair. But having to swear allegiance to the Prime Minister of Belgium,...
From One End of Kent (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
I am very pleased to see Steve Ladyman South Thanet's MP (pictured with Hilary Benn, DEFRA Secretary of State) signing up to support the ban on fox hunting with dogs. There are many levels on which this is the right thing to do. Firstly, public opinion overwhelmingly supports the ban. No one is saying foxes should not be shot. What the law says is that it should not be a bit of fun to see an animal...
Thanet Press Releases (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Stephen Ladyman: 'I'm backing the ban, but can Laura Sandys say the same?' MP celebrates 5 Year Anniversary of the Fox Hunting Ban South Thanet MP, Stephen Ladyman, has pledged his support for the ban on Fox Hunting and has challenged his Tory opponent at the next election to do the same. Stephen Ladyman said: "It is now 5 years since the Fox-Hunting Bill became law and it was supported then by...
Thanet coast life (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
I have often thought , which song would describe Thanet Bloggers. Well I think I have found it complete with lyrics
thanetonline (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
Well actually not quite true as when the council had used up the seven hundred thousand pounds of your money they borrowed three hundred thousand pounds on your behalf. Click on the link to see what I mean http://www.michaelsbookshop.com/foi/id9.htm I am now asking them how much money they have spent on other aspects of the project so far, I wouldn’t hold your breath on that one. I have replied...
Thanet Press Releases (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
Laura Sandys attended, with members of the Thanet Fishing Community, a national summit for the Under 10 meter fishing fleet held by the Conservative Fisheries Shadow Minister Richard Benyon MP. Our Ramsgate fishing community is already bringing in a million pounds into the local economy. But there is so much more potential for what is an important sector for our local economy. “At the meeting...
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Human Events Never done any of these but these events look good 06 March triandrun Spring Ballbuster 11 April Kingston Breakfast Run Date To Be Confirmed Middle Distance Half Iron Aquathlon Date To Be Confirmed The blueseventy GreatBig OpenWater Swim (July) x 2 events though the year http://www.velocity-events.co.uk/ Event Calendar 2010 March 7th Maidstone Duathlon -Harrietsham 9.5k run-42k bike-3.5k...
From One End of Kent (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
Regular readers will know how disappointed I am at the neglect of Thanet's local museums by the current Conservative administration of Thanet District Council. Here's a report of how a similar community not far away takes a different approach. Hastings Borough Council was run by Labour until 2004. After a period of the current Conservative administration takes a more enlightened approach to cultural...
Thanet Press Releases (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
South Thanet MP, Stephen Ladyman, has welcomed today's announcement that Dreamland in Margate is to receive £3.7m towards its redevelopment: Stephen Ladyman said: "Although Dreamland is in North Thanet all of us who live in the District should welcome this announcement. A redeveloped Dreamland will be good for local business and employment and good for the tourism and hospitality trade all...
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