Severe winter weather has hit Thanet District Council’s services, with all council offices closing early for a second day running.
Thanet’s Gateway Plus in Margate, which was due to be open until 6pm this evening, will now be closing at 3pm today (Friday 3 December) instead. It will re-open for business tomorrow morning (Saturday 4 December) at 9am.
All other council offices, including the main offices in Cecil Street, Margate and the council’s telephone switchboard will also be closing early at 3pm today, as opposed to 5pm.
Chief Executive Richard Samuel said: “A lot of our staff have struggled into work over the last two days to ensure that our services keep running and I’d like to thank all our staff who have made that effort. We know that it’s been difficult for many of them to get into the various offices we have and we want to ensure that they’re able to get home safely again. A number of our staff have walked in and the pavements are still very slippery, so we want to give them a chance to get home before it gets dark. That’s why we’ve taken the decision to close early today.”
Refuse collections have already been suspended in Thanet for the second day running, due to the icy conditions.
Wherever possible, staff have been helping Kent County Council to clear roads and pavements, using sand from the area’s beaches. For full details of the gritting service being provided in Thanet, please visit Kent County Council’s website at www.kent.gov.uk or call 08458 247 247.
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