Independent and green party members of thanet district council submitted a motion to the hung council on thursday. Thanet press releases this blog is made up from press releases sent to me by thanet organisations or individuals and information gathered from the thanet district council website. Campaigning for publics right to film council meetings. Sequoia tree care based in eastry, we cover all aspects of tree works we are fully qualified and insured arborist one of kents leading tree surgeons we are a local, professional company fully qualifiedinsured and on hand for free quotes and advice. Thanet council trashed my skatepark just up the road from the lido in margate was a small skatepark which local youth had set up on some derelict council owned land. In 201617, 165 vessels berthed at the port, meaning there has been a 73% decrease in just one year. Last week i published an article in which i speculated that, following the suspension of thanet councils parking wardens, it was possible that tdc was now considering handing over the operation of its parking. You may be aware that at the last meeting of thanet council on 6 december the chairman cllr clark used his casting vote to prevent the proposed new development agreement with sfp ventures uk ltd from being discussed and voted on at a meeting of full council. Ian driver, a councillor for thanet district council, has already started looking for possible sites for an amsterdamstyle cafe in margate or ramsgate in anticipation of a law change. They had put considerable effort into developing the park and a lot of their own money as well. I believe in a fairer voting system, the reduction of the voting age to 16, the abolition of the house of lords and its replacement with a democratically elected second chamber, a written constitution.
Thanet council, which owns the port of ramsgate, says the basis on which it imposed a temporary ban can no longer be sustained. Talks with cardy construction to take over the project by buying out sfp were revealed in september 2014. If you receive an email, text message or phone call offering a council tax refund or a council tax band reassessment, please do not give out any personal information, particularly bank account or debit or credit card details. The other confirmed candidate for the seat so far is retired nurse frances rehal for labour as the main parties seek to shrink a,528 conservative majority.
In touch with thanet all the latest news from thanet district council and surrounding area. Councillor ian driver and johnny rotten disagree on taxing. Independent thanet district councillor, ian driver, and one of the antilive animal export campaigners said today is a good day for animal welfare. Are tdc thanet district council the most useless and. Police monitored political movements of candidate standing. It remains unclear at this time whether this will lead to a byelection in birchington before the county council elections in may. Also from equestrian fencing to chicken fencing and garden fencing.
We also have many electronic forms available, and by signing in to the site, youll be able to view those. Well also be able send you email alerts about these areas, but you can opt out if you prefer. Kent county council also claimed it will improve investment opportunities at discovery park enterprise zone and surrounding business parks in thanet, bringing jobs and prosperity to east kent. Many thanks mark ramsgate i would throroughly recommend ian as a. Its not just them though, they are we can assure you in good company. Public consultation in thanet dear councillor driver thank you for your communication received on 2102. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover ians.
In the past 12 months thanet district council tdc has spent over a quarter of a million pounds of your money securing gagging orders, or socalled nondisclosure agreements. Image caption thanet district council broadcasts its meetings on the web. Ian driver, 45 sea view road, broadstairs, ct10 1bx, 07866588766,cllrian. Thanet district council thanet interim council green party councillor and south thanet parliamentary candidate, ian driver, has called for thanet district council tdc to have its name changed to thanet interim council tic. At long last the government and kent trading standards are beginning to flex their muscles and demonstrate to animal abusers that there is no place for them in the food trade or anywhere else. Cannabis cafe could open in kent after green partys ian. It feels like a high speed train has swept through thanet politics and im shocked ian driver.
Thanet council suspends ramsgate live animal exports. Gagging injunction continues former councillor, ian driver, says he is astounded that thanet council has refused to release him from a high court gagging injunction which is almost 2 years old. Section 151 officer dear mr driver thank you for your communication received on 1512201. One of the entries notes that driver is a green party councillor and parliamentary candidate for south. Thanet district council meetings dysfunctional bbc news. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world. Thanet is divided over whether hopes for revival lie in ports and factories or culture and cafes. Plans to open a cannabis cafe in kent have been proposed by thanet green party councillor ian driver who admits he has taken illegal drugs himself.
Driving instructor thanet margate driving lessons thanet margate ian tidey. Ian driver is the owner of the thanet against live animal exports group and he has a site at. However, independent councillor ian driver said behaviour within the chamber could be akin to bullying. This is a long and complex story about how thanet council labour leader raging rick everitt and his partner councillor corina huxley appear to have broken the law by failing to declare what i estimate, and believe to be, a. This is why we think its sensible for thanet district council to join with dover or canterbury councils to create a unitary authority covering a population of 250,000 300,000 people. Conflict and confusion in the towns pfizer, and the. Legal action threat issued in longrunning dispute between labour. Response by thanet district council to ian driver on 2 march 2015. Ian driver for ramsgate in the 2017 kent county council. Thanet council leader clive hart resigns after angry. A week ago, his colleague, the frequently controversial cllr ian driver, resigned from the thanet independent group, led by cllr worrow and joined thanets other independents, led by cllr tom king. Thanet independent councillor, ian driver, has announced his intention to stand as a candidate in novembers election for kent police commissioner. Green party councillor, ian driver, who voted against thanet council s decision to adopt the controversial gifts and hospitality rules said, its morally wrong for county, district, town or parish councillors to accept any form of payment or gift from constituents, businesses, lobbyists, or any other organisation. Knicker bombers at pleasurama say pants to thanet council.
Testimonials ian was a good and patient instructor. I have published several articles about how thanet council s chief executive, madeline homer and her, said to be, lover director of operations. Response by thanet district council to ian driver on 23 december 2014. Thanet council leader responds to criticism over senseless.
Instead, any decision will be made by a single cabinet member with officer advice. Former councillor, ian driver, said it was beyond comprehension for a councillor to joke about one of the deadliest international health. Driving instructor thanet margate margate ian tidey. On the rare occasions when i get my facts wrong about tdc invariably sends me threatening emails and letters, but on this occasion nothing. Thanet council later announced that live exports had been suspended at the port. Sarah saunders spoke to instructor dave melmouth, independent councillor ian driver from thanet district council and paul kent from southern water. County council urges use of manston airport lorry park. A thanet district and kent county councillor has threatened to take legal action against isle. Ea20170218 heard on 3 december 2018 before judge hazel oliver mr roger creedon mr gareth jones between mr ian driver appellant and information commissioner respondent and thanet. Elections to elect all members councillors of thanet district council were held on 7 may 2015, as part of the 2015 united kingdom local elections taking place simultaneously with the 2015 general election. Join facebook to connect with ian driver and others you may know. Cipfa publication the role of the chief financial officer warns strongly against the merger of the cfo role with any other council job. Police have been monitoring ian driver, the green party candidate in thanet south.
The greens plan to stand several candidates in the council elections and ian driver is confirmed as the partys candidate for south thanet. Ian driver, for your enlightenment, was elected in 2010 as a labour district councillor, but very quickly crossed the floor and joined the thanet indepedent group. We can cater for all your hedge cuttingtree felling, reducing and pollard needs. Its been years and still they have not fully complied. Thanet councillor ian driver, overview and scrutiny. He was previously a member on ian scargills real labour party, he is an atheist, a republican but militantly antiroyalist with it and is a declared bisexual who supports gay. Pass plus reduce your insurance premiums with pass plus. Cardy had to prove it had the funds for the scheme via credit checks, company and company personnel checks. Cllr hart said it had been an absolute honour and privilege to represent the area i truly love and adore and i simply cannot thank thanet residents and tdc staff enough for such a.
Ian driver ian driver was an independent candidate in ramsgate in the 2017 kent county council local election. A due diligence process was conducted into cardy construction limited the same year. I have published several articles about how thanet council s chief. Response by thanet district council to ian driver on 23 march 2015. Nor has thanet council contacted me to say that my claims about cllr games involvement in fly tipping, an undercaution interview, and the payment of cleanup costs were untrue. Green councillor ian driver accuses council leader hart of trying to reinvent the past. Sadly, thanet council has a long record of mismanagement including the secret transeuropa ferries debt deferral deal which cost taxpayers. Become a councillor thanet thanet district council. On april 23rd the overview and scrutiny panel of thanet council met to discuss ramsgate seafront and missing art from council buildings. Thanet green party councillor ian driver wants cannabis.
Councillors and community groups due to protest outside thanet council over top officer actions. Thanet independent councillor, ian driver, has announced. In letters to the thanet gazette and thanet extra the thanet council labour group iris johnston. Your councillors thanet thanet district council thanet. This can create a conflict of interest and dilute the effectiveness of the cfo. View ian hollands profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. The station has previously been criticised for its rising project costs, with former green councillor ian driver calling for the plug to be pulled on the. Failure to file confirmation statements, annual returns or accounts is a criminal offence which can result in directors being fined personally in the criminal courts. Local uk independence party candidates won the council, becoming the governing group, the first time ukip had won control of any type of local government unit above the level of a civil.
Our volunteers have been adding information on ian driver heres everything we know so far. When you open your account with us, you can get information about your preferred area in thanet district council every time you log on. I was a member of the green party and was the partys parliamentary candidate in the south thanet constituency in 2015. If you send me a press release for publication here please make it clear what the title is, which bit you want in the comment part and what you want it tagged at the. According to figures provided by thanet council to blogger ian driver just 44 vessels berthed at ramsgate port in 201718.
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