Democracy, Herne Bay | Keywords: Gillian Reuby, HBAMP, Jean Law, Peter Vickery-Jones, Robert Bright, Ron Flaherty Jun 23, 2011 at 15:47 
The cost of demolishing the Herne Bay pier pavilion has risen dramatically because much higher quantities of asbestos than expected have been discovered in the building. The city council had originally budgeted £425,000 but the latest structural survey has revealed the full extent of extra work needed.
Herne Bay, Pier | Keywords: HB High, HB Pier Trust, Julian Jennings, Peter Lee, Peter Vickery-Jones, Regeneration Jun 23, 2011 at 10:45 Closing the sorting office in Herne Bay will affect new businesses, according to concerned councillors. Members of the city council's ruling executive debated Royal Mail's plan to shut the depot and move staff to Canterbury, at their meeting on Thursday. Petitioner Dick Eburne said the move would cause many problems. He said:
"It will have a significant impact on the people of Herne Bay who want to collect their mail."
Herne Bay | Keywords: Closure, Dick Eburne, Peter Lee, Peter Vickery-Jones, Postal, Sorting Office Jun 23, 2011 at 9:50 Council bosses will have to pay an extra £218,000 to knock down Herne Bay's dilapidated pier pavilion after deadly asbestos was found in the building. Contractors surveying the aging sports centre – due to be demolished because it is too expensive to maintain – made the bombshell discovery last month. It was revealed to the city council's ruling executive committee on Thursday, and Pier Trust chairman Julian Jennings told councillors the group was concerned the discovery could lead to delays
Herne Bay, Pier | Keywords: HB High, HB Pier Trust, Julian Jennings, Peter Lee, Peter Vickery-Jones Jun 9, 2011 at 9:43 Council leader John Gilbey once again tops the table for take-home pay among city councillors, new allowances figures show. Mr Gilbey, who represents Blean Forest, earned £32,382, more than half of which came from his special allowance of £21,361 as council boss. The Tory's expenses included £2,000 in mileage and £570 for his mobile phone.
Conservative vice chairman of the council's executive and Seasalter representative Jean Law was runner up with £17,235 – her basic allowance of £4,710 topped up by special responsibility allowances totalling £8,502.
Executive member Peter Vickery-Jones, who represents Herne and Broomfield, came next – his £13,093 including £5,505 in special responsibility allowances and £408 for his mobile phone.
Lib Dem leader Alex Perkins, who represents Wincheap, earned £12,378.23 including £6,611.78 for special responsibility, while former Labour leader Julia Seath, who did not stand in this year's elections but used to represent Harbour in Whitstable, claimed £6,134.
The figures were released by the council last week and broken down into basic allowance, special responsibility, travel and subsistence and PC allowance for the financial year to 31 March 2011.
HB Times 9th June 2011
CCC | Keywords: Alex Perkins, Cost, Expenses, Jean Law, John Gilbey, Julia Seath, Peter Vickery-Jones Herne Bay | Keywords: Cherry Orchard, H&B Parish, John Moore, Peter Vickery-Jones, Secret Jul 15, 2010 at 22:48 Heart-warming, really. Our Councillors are falling over themselves to give this developer money and great deals. Latest wheeze: use the "people's project" label to coax a better price from Network Rail, so that Kitewood can build the Blacksole crossing for less. We still don't have the bridge we've paid for. The councillor thinks that if we re-invent this shambles as a "people's project", Network Rail will offer a discount. And that we would be able to pass that discount on to Kitewood without Network Rail noticing or minding. So that Kitewood could build the bridge for less than they've been paid. And keep the change?
Herne Bay | Keywords: Blacksole, Kitewood, Peter Vickery-Jones Jul 8, 2010 at 22:45 Kitewood, the creators of Altira Tumbleweed Park, want to recycle their unused "Blacksole Bridge commitment" as a lever for winning another planning consent, thus reducing their average costs to half-an-imaginary-bridge per consent. The photo accompanying the Gazette article shows the outline of the area covered by the planning consent Kitewood want. It's huge.
Herne Bay | Keywords: Altira, Blacksole, Kitewood, Peter Vickery-Jones, Roger Gale MP Jun 17, 2010 at 21:00 
Expenses, expenses - dontcha just love them? No suggestion here of unseemly duck houses or whatnot, I believe this is all above-board, as-per-normal stuff. It all mounts up pretty quickly, far exceeding the projected savings from museum closures, for example. But it's the salaries that bug me. And Mr Parris has a point.
CCC | Keywords: Alex Perkins, Budget, John Gilbey, Julia Seath, Peter Vickery-Jones 
