EMPTY HOMES PREMIUM
EMPTY HOMES PREMIUM Following public consultation, the TDC Cabinet has recently agreed to introduce an extra 50% Council tax on empty...


BACKING THE TASK FORCE
Whether I've been in opposition or part of the leading administraion at TDC I've always backed practical and realistic projects that I...


LOWER PROMENADE AT LIDO
I went to further investigate the problems at the Lido lower promenade today. I viewed the path from above (see photo) and from the...


REMEMBER - RON DAVIS - CLIFTONVILLE MAN
Looking through some old Cliftonville paperwork today I came across this piece I wrote on the late Ron Davis back in 2001. Brought back...


DESIGNATION OF ETHELBERT AND ATHELSTAN ROAD CONSERVATION AREA
The Ethelbert and Athelstan Road Conservation Area was adopted and designated at TDC Cabinet on Tuesday evening. It was also agreed to...
WE MUST HAVE THOROUGH PROCESS FOLLOWING FATALITY
Tonight a retrospective application for containers, silos and vaporizers at Adams Gas and Leisure in Bath Road, Margate came to the TDC...


ONE LAST FAREWELL
We buried my brothers ashes at the crematorium today. No frills, no fuss, just his mother and his son paying their last respects. God...


AN AFTERNOON WITH ROSS KEMP
Today I spent the afternoon here in Margate, walking and talking with Ross Kemp for a programme going out on Sky in a short while. The...


CLIFTONVILLE WEST - NEIGHBOURHOOD RECYCLING SCHEME
A Neighbourhood Recycling Scheme has been developed for Cliftonville West to enable a greater number of residents to recycle using a...


REMEMBER - THE BATTLE FOR NORTHDOWN HOUSE
Do you remember, back in the summer of 2008, when the beautiful Northdown House was earmarked for sale and development into flats by a...