In and around Dartford: Week commencing Monday 23 February Details of all of these events and more can be found on our Events Calendar. The information regarding roadworks is according to roadworks.org ‘likely to cause delays’. Monday 23 February Bob Dunn Way, eastbound at junction with Joyce Green Lane, lane closure until 25 February. A206 Crossways […]
A ROUND UP OF THIS WEEK’S NEWS AND TWEETS – Some you will have seen; others you may have missed Sunday 15 February Dartford Borough Councillor, Matt Bryant (Labour Councillor representing Joyce Green Ward) has announced that, after thirteen years as a councillor, he will not be seeking re-election in May when the full set […]
The Office of National Statistics has published ‘House Price Statistics for Small Areas in England and Wales, 1995–2013‘. The following table shows the number and type of properties sold in the Borough in 2013, together with the median sale price. For comparison purposes, the relative figures for 1995 have also been included. Sales (by number) Percentage […]
As advised in our article last weekend, this will be considered by DBC at their meeting on Monday 23 February. The papers relating to this meeting stretch to 280 pages. Whilst it would have been helpful if DBC had produced some sort of Executive Summary (I suppose they may still do so after the meeting […]
The agenda has been published for the meeting of General Assembly of the Council (Budget) on Monday 23 February. One of the recommendations for consideration at this meeting is to maintain the level of Council Tax at the same level as the current year. If agreed, it will mean that the Band D tax for Dartford will remain at £162.90 for […]
IN THE NEWS The Priory Centre, Dartford has been bought by Ellandi from receivers for just over £30m. The mall was placed into receivership in December 2013 and JLL was appointed to find new owners. It had been under offer to Catalyst Capital for around £35m towards the end of last year but the deal fell through. Ellandi is […]
In this article from localgov.co.uk, it states that many councils are failing to enforce food hygiene standards according to a new study by consumer champion Which? According to Richard Lloyd, executive director of Which?, ‘Our research reveals a shocking postcode lottery on food hygiene where in some places you may as well toss a coin before deciding which […]
IN THE NEWS Kent County Council has agreed to an increase of 1.99% for its portion of the council tax which works out at an extra £18.96 a year for a Band C property, the most common in Kent. Full details here There was an attempted burglary in Alamein Gardens between the hours of 8.30pm […]
