• Tories big winners in district elections

  By Canterbury People at 08:00 on 13/05/11

  

  CITY council Liberal Democrat leader Alex Perkins has described his disappointment at losing nine seats in the local elections. Friday's count revealed that out of 50 seats in the Canterbury district, the Lib Dems took ten and Labour gained an extra seat, with a total of three. Cllr Perkins said: "We swam against a national tide. It was rather like sending your opening batsmen to the crease, only for them to find the moment...

• Questions raised over campaign

  By Canterbury People at 08:00 on 13/05/11

  

  A CLOSELY fought battle resulted in the Conservatives keeping control at Dover District Council (DDC) in last Thursday's local elections despite the loss of two seats. A jubilant Labour Party may have failed to take over the authority but were celebrating a four seat gain. The results, announced on Friday, held bad news for the district's Liberal Democrats who failed to take a single seat. Lib Dem leader Clive Meredith was...

• Council ballot revolving doors reveal ins and outs

  By Canterbury People at 08:00 on 13/05/11

  

  SHE was one of the city's most high-profile councillors but Sheriff of Canterbury Sally Pickersgill lost her Northgate seat on Thursday. The Tory, who also represented the council on the Canterbury in Bloom committee and Sturry Road Community Garden Trust, was ousted by Labour candidate Alan Baldock. He became the first Labour councillor in the city for four years. Mrs Pickersgill received 18 per cent of the vote, with 460...

• Election on the net

  By Canterbury People at 08:00 on 06/05/11

  

  THERE has been a lot happening online in these elections. Perhaps slightly ahead of the others were the Liberal Democrats which produced online films called A Voice For Whitstable and Protecting Canterbury. These were "broadcast" on YouTube and from their website www.cantlibdem.org.uk. The Lib Dems also launched their manifesto online. Labour launched their manifesto on the web using its spruced-up website www.canterbur...

• New boiler will save £4k a year

  By Canterbury People at 08:00 on 29/04/11

  

  CIVIC fuel bills should be as cheap as chips now that the city council has ripped out its old boiler and replaced it with a wood-burning alternative. The boiler, which will heat the council's offices in Military Road, Canterbury, is fed on wood chips from Blean Woods. Officers estimate it will use 48 cubic metres of woodchip a month, saving £4,000 a year in gas bills. It also qualifies for a £10,000-a-year grant...

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