A campaign to set up a new town council has been defeated after it was slated as a costly “talking shop controlled by a narrow group of local busybodies”. Supporters lobbying to establish a Whitstable Town Council for years say that “residents will miss out” as a result of the snub. But those opposed to the idea say “the last thing we need is more boomers objecting to everything”. In December, Canterbury City Council’s (CCC) general purposes committee met and voted in favour of a Community Governance Review – a survey of residents’ views on establishing a town council for Whitstable. It came a…
