What a bunch of Morons
What a bunch of overpaid morons we have at Kent County Council. Under the Local Audit & Accountability Act 2014 (LAAA 2014) any resident of Kent or journalist can [...]
Good News: Significant strides made by Council making Council housing safe for tenants
It’s not often we are able to tell you Folkestone & Hythe District Council are getting something right. But this is one of those rare moments to let you know that [...]
In the beginning nine Cabinet Members created the £40 million Veolia Waste Contract Fiasco
On July 22nd 2020, the Cabinet of Folkestone & Hythe District Council met to discuss and award the new waste contract. Agenda Item 28 and 29 (The Waste Project 2021 [...]
Stodmarsh Update: Tens of thousands of East Kent construction jobs in jeopardy, along with 40,000 plus homes.
Resolving the water-quality issues within the Stodmarsh catchment area; which has placed a moratorium on granting planning consent across the whole of East Kent, is not only [...]
Princes Parade: Power Corruption & Lies?
Folkestone & Hythe District Council led by Dr Susan Priest, are in a mess, the Veolia Waste Contract Fiasco, Broken Links preventing inspection of accounts and [...]
Saga set to turn Cheriton Parc into 31 residential units
Cheriton Parc is owned by Saga’s in-house insurer, Acromas Insurance Company Limited (AICL), which is registered in the offshore centre of Gibraltar. This enables AICL [...]
Controversial devloper Mark Quinn wins £140,000 contract to fit out Connect 38
Quinn Estates Ltd owned by controversial developer Mark Quinn has been awarded a £140,000 contract by Folkestone & Hythe District Council to fit out the first floor and [...]
Folkestone Harbour & Seafront Development Company pitches up on The Stade without Planning Permission
The Triennial is almost upon us, and the emerging artworks under this year’s theme of “The Plot” have again split opinions, earning praise from some whilst others [...]
Historic England to take no action against Cllrs for unauthorised works on Royal Military Canal
On March 19th we informed you that Shepway Green Party Cllrs were under investigation by Historic England, for committing an offence which breached s2 of the Ancient [...]
Otterpool Park Update: East Stour river pollution puts brakes on Garden Town
Back in Oct 2020, the Stodmarsh phosphorus and nitrogen issue meant Folkestone & Hythe District Council had a planning log jam of 133 homes as a result of the updated [...]
£40 million Veolia Waste Contract investigation will not be held in public
The Council set up an Overview and Scrutiny Waste contract Task and Finish Group to investigate the Veolia Waste Contract Fiasco, which led to thousands of homes NOT having [...]
The Stodmarsh moratorium holding up 40,000 homes across East Kent
It will take “a very large financial number” to fix the Stodmarsh phosporus & nitrogen issue, say Natural England in a meeting held on Wednesday 2nd December, [...]
Ain’t no rest for the wicked
Many of you already know Folkestone & Hythe District Council have had the highest council tax of all Kent local authorities for the last eighteen years. Council tax is [...]
Council restricting access rights of all residents to inspect their accounts.
Folkestone & Hythe District Council , like all other councils must open their annual accounts to allow the public to inspect them. Unfortunately, our Council are not [...]
The Grand Stainer Sting
Mortgage lenders, some of whom are household names, must rue the day they lent money to the Stainers, as they count the losses they are making on the 19 Stainer flats. Now we [...]
Otterpool Park update: Borrowing, hidden soft market testing and a Dodgy man in charge
To purchase Folkestone racecourse site from the Reuben Brothers for £25 million; which included Monk’s private fishing lake, the council borrowed the money, but [...]
“Action expresses priorities.”
“Action expresses priorities.” – Mahatma Gandhi The 14 and 16th of June 2021, were the two hottest days in Hythe, Kent, reaching 28 degrees On the night of the [...]
Public Consultations in July for reserved matters application for further development on Folkestone Seafront
Updated 01/07/21 @ 07:00 FoIkestone Harbour & Seafront Development Company [the Company] a company owned by Sir Roger Michael De Haan is bringing forward proposals for [...]
Criminal Charges against Michael & Doris Stainer revealed.
Exclusive We can now reveal the full extent of the criminal charges brought against Michael and Doris Stainer (pictured below) as presented in Westminster Magistrates Court [...]
Updated: – Folkestone Harbour Arm selling alcohol with no premises licence for 3 months
Updated @12.48 29/06/20 The licensed premises on Folkestone Harbour Arm are selling alcohol without a valid premises license, according to Folkestone & Hythe District [...]
Hythe Town Council want you to eat plants and ignore our armed forces
Updated 01/07/21 @ 07:00 On Thursday 24 June 2021, Hythe Town Council meet at the Town Hall at 6.20 pm to discuss the following Agenda item 16.Notice of Motion No 109 [...]
Council misleading residents about Cllrs allowances and expenses again.
On June the 12th we published the allowances of all Folkestone & Hythe District Cllrs for the financial year 2020/21. The Council are omitting the fact, that three Cllrs [...]
The End of an Era @ The Grand, Folkestone
Determined as ever, and undeterred by the refusal of District Judge Luthfur Rahman in Canterbury County Court on June 17th, to halt the June 22nd auction of the Grand itself, [...]
Local mental health trust misses deadline to stop sending people far away from home, data shows
Kent & Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership (KMPT) and the Kent & Medway CCG are still sending people more than 180 miles from their home for Mental Health [...]
Folkestone & Hythe District Councillors breach data protection law again
We’ll not beat about the bush and come straight to the point. Since the Waste Collection contract fiasco, many of you have contacted us regarding your Cllrs and their [...]