Sign up to win free collections
Anyone signing up to join the council’s green waste collection service over the next three months could end up getting their collections free of charge up until the end of March 2009.

Protecting the Scenic Railway
A notice has been served by Thanet District Council to ensure that a fence is put in place to protect Margate’s Scenic Railway, the country’s oldest rollercoaster, until it is repaired.

More bins to be wheeled out
Another 8,000 homes, which will be joining the council’s wheeled bin scheme in the autumn, are getting leaflets explaining how it works.

Cutting crime in Marine Terrace
Innovative technology tackling crime along Margate’s Marine Terrace cuts violent assaults in the area by more than half.

Charter Mark success
Thanet Council have been awarded a prestigious award for Customer Services.

New lettings system begins
A new lettings system for people on waiting lists for council and housing association properties comes into effect in Thanet next week (Monday 28 July).

Communities in Control White Paper
sets out the Government’s proposals for increasing interest, impact, engagement and participation in the work of Local Government and politics.

Thanet's Gateway Plus
The new place for council and library services in Margate

Have you read our Corporate Plan?
Read about the objectives and ambitions we are working towards over the next four years.