Jun 23, 2011 at 15:55 
These exclusive pictures reveal the stunning new sports facilities nearing completion at Herne Bay High School. Said to be the best of any school in the county, they will form part of a sports village complex which will also be available for community use.
Herne Bay | Keywords: HB High, Peter Lee, Pier Pavilion Jun 23, 2011 at 15:50 A historic shelter that has provided a rest space for town walkers since Victorian times could finally have a new home. The Green Shelter, also known as the threepenny bit shelter because of its shape, was removed from its site below Western Esplanade in February last year after it was damaged by vandals.
Herne Bay | Keywords: Green Shelter, Malcolm Burgess, Victorian Shelter, Western Esplanade 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 10:51 A town on the up – that was the message from town manager Chris West for councillors. Mr West said Herne Bay was enjoying notable retail successes, including the opening of independent shop Berries Cake-Away and the arrival of clothing chain Peacocks.
At a meeting of the town's area member panel last week he also reported that the Bay had one of Kent's lowest numbers of empty shops at 5.4 per cent. This is in stark contrast to Margate with 37 per cent. Peter Lee, councillor for West Bay, spoke about the recent departure of Currys from the town centre.
Herne Bay | Keywords: Chris West, HBAMP, HBiB, Peter Lee, Ron Flaherty 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 23, 2011 at 1:00 Community groups are to have their say about plans for more beach huts in Herne Bay. Councillors agreed to ask for people's views about proposals to site extra huts at a range of locations, including two sites on the Downs.
But campaigners from the Friends of the Downs said the peace of the area would be spoilt by extra huts. And Gillian Reuby, councillor for Reculver, agreed. She said:
"The Downs are a place where people go walking in peaceful surroundings, to get away from the hubbub of the town. Putting beach huts here would threaten that."
Richard Griffiths, outdoor leisure manager for Canterbury City Council detailed potential locations but said some had already been scrapped because of planning, legal or engineering issues.
Comments should be sent to michelle.killick@canterbury.gov.uk by July 4th, and a final decision on which sites to investigate further will be made by councillors on the ruling executive at the end of July. Before any more beach huts are built, planning permission would have to be granted and there would be more opportunity for public consultation.
HB Gazette 23rd Jun 2011
CCC, Herne Bay | Keywords: Gillian Reuby, Huts, Michelle Killick, Richard Griffiths, The Downs Jun 20, 2011 at 19:14 ;)
I think it was a mistake to remove Herne Bay's dedicated Visitor Information Centre. Tourism caused our town to be built in the first place, and has been the mainstay of our micro-economy for decades. A thriving local tourism industry will be a more effective engine of regeneration than a new supermarket.
I was pottering around Canterbury in mid-May and popped into their Information Centre out of curiousity. This was when I found the solitary sheet of A4 promoting Herne Bay - click the little version on the left to see a more legible version. I was not impressed. When I got back to Herne Bay, I had a look at the tourist information locations, and wasn't encouraged. So I started harrumphing to the local rags...
Jun 17, 2011 at 23:58 This Saturday is the amateur dramatics' equivalent of the Oscars. Actors and directors from all over the county will gather at Whitstable's Playhouse Theatre at 7pm to see if they have won in the Kent Drama Association full-length play festival. Adjudicators have spent the past few months visiting theatres and seeing what is on offer.
Herne Bay | Keywords: HB Music Society, HB Operatic Society, Heidi Griggs, Nicki Chapman, Red Sands Radio, Theatrecraft Jun 17, 2011 at 23:51 Eight residents aged 25 to 80 were left in tears when their care home was suddenly closed forcing them into temporary accommodation. Officials from the Care Quality Commission made a shock decision to shut Sea View Lodge in Central Parade, Herne Bay, amid allegations of neglect and abuse. A court order was made at Canterbury Magistrates' Court and the home's registration was cancelled with immediate effect on Wednesday, meaning the eight residents were moved out by Kent County Council staff.
Care Home, Central Parade, KCC, Sea View Lodge, Shahid Sheikh 
