HerneBayMatters

Thursday

Mar292012

Herne Bay's growth threatened by Canterbury's greed

Mar 29, 2012 at 23:06

Herne Bay's future centres on tourism - it's a business model that is tried and trusted, it's well-understood and it's sustainable.

It makes sense to make the most of the most obvious quality Herne Bay has - the fact that it's a nice little town by the seaside.

Tourism is not isolated from the rest of the local economy, quite the reverse. Our vistors - whether coming for a day trip, a weekend, or longer - generate business and spread wealth at every turn. B&B room tabs, restaurant bills, pub rounds, shop tills, even parking meters.

Money, time and effort spent encouraging tourism in Herne Bay is not expenditure, it's investment.

But Canterbury City Council seems to think differently.

Sections:

CCC,

Herne Bay | Keywords:

B&B,

Our Council,

Tourism

2 Comments |

Wednesday

Mar282012

Council demolition failure

Mar 28, 2012 at 7:49

Now this is interesting. Firstly Mr McMahan doesn't say where his figure of £750,000 comes from - is this what CCC have actually paid the contractors? - but I really like his idea that money generated from the demolition could have been re-invested in the Pier.

Secondly, the Council spokesman (Wormtongue, as I think of him) seems to be having trouble with numbers when he says "... it was discovered that the amount of asbestos in the building was understated and its removal was more problematic than first envisaged. The council has incurred no extra cost ...".

Sections:

Pier | Keywords:

Tuesday

Mar272012

Herne getting famous for beating Tesco

Mar 27, 2012 at 22:53

The sleepy village that triumphed over Tesco as people power forces chain to abandon pub conversion

The charming village of Herne seems an unlikely spot for an awesome display of people power. But the extraordinary resolve of its residents has just seen off the might of Tesco. Villagers won a David and Goliath battle with the store chain over what they saw as a threat to their way of life.

Sections:

Herne Bay | Keywords:

Elaine Richardson,

Frank Holden,

Herne,

Red Lion,

Tesco,

Thiruvalluvar Kumanan

Monday

Mar262012

NHS Bill Risk Register

Mar 26, 2012 at 23:18

This document is floating around the Interweb, being described as the much sought after, but long undisclosed, Risk Register associated with the Government's proposed NHS reforms.

It might be, it might not. Have a look and see what you think.

Sections:

Democracy | Keywords:

NHS

Friday

Mar232012

Herne Bay rejects Manston night flights

Mar 23, 2012 at 9:39

As you probably know, Manston airport recently presented Thanet District Council with a proposal for scheduled night flights. TDC eventually organised a brief public consultation. Manston airport is obviously outside Canterbury's feudal realm of control, but TDC agreed to let CCC have an input to the consultation...

The agreement was that CCC would be sent copies of all the submissions made to the consultation that came from the Canterbury district. CCC could then collate the replies, mull over the contents, and then base the Council's response to TDC on what Canterbury residents had said.

230 people from the Canterbury district responded to the TDC consultation, and 80% of them opposed the night flight proposals. You can see the all the responses, or at least CCC's brutal summaries of them, HERE. And this is CCC's conclusion (you can find the full report HERE)...

Conclusion

Whilst in principle supporting the continued role that Manston Airport can provide in the economic well being of East Kent, the City Council considers that the potential for adverse impact on residents of this night-time flying proposal is not justified. The Council will therefore wish the method of operation to be kept to the current one and that further discussions are held regarding the monitoring of night-time flying activity.

Sections:

CCC,

Herne Bay | Keywords:

Manston

2 Comments |

Thursday

Mar222012

Pier pressure

Mar 22, 2012 at 22:18

At long last our Council has described its vision for the future of our Pier. In a word: short.

Some of the trustees of the Pier Trust have been angling for a new Pier for years if not decades. All of the trustees have given generously of their time and expertise. They have drawn together a wealth of national and international experts to produce first rate proposals and business plans which they presented to our Council.

CCC dismissed them, and now we know why.

Sections:

CCC,

Herne Bay,

Pier | Keywords:

Kim Hennelly,

Our Council

5 Comments |

Thursday

Mar222012

Home and dry - hosepipe ban coming

Mar 22, 2012 at 21:00

After two of the driest winters on record water companies are introducing a hosepipe ban. Households across the county will have to live with a hosepipe ban until at the least the end of the summer.

The water companies’ restrictions to be introduced on April 5 will mainly target domestic users. Customers will be prevented from using hosepipes for watering gardens, washing cars, patios and boats, and from filling swimming and paddling pools, ponds and fountains. Anyone caught breaking the ban faces a £1,000 fine.

Sections:

Herne Bay | Keywords:

Drought,

Hosepipe ban

Thursday

Mar222012

Olympic torch a distant twinkle

Mar 22, 2012 at 20:43

Well, if you're one of the many doing your best to ignore the Olympics, then you have much to thank Lord Coe for. He has carefully engineered the Olympic torch route so that it will come no closer to Herne Bay than Upstreet and Sturry (on 19th July).

Looking at the map of the route, it does seem rather odd that they're happy to make a diversion after Faversham to visit Challock (pop. 843), but didn't divert to Herne Bay and Whitstable (combined pop. 65,383) on their way to Canterbury. Hey, ho.

Sections:

Herne Bay | Keywords:

Olympics

1 Comment |