“The Usual Suspects”
Two new planning applications have caught our eye, because they are the usual suspects. Y16/0005/SCR is for the creation of up to 175 houses including affordable and [...]
October 2016
Shepway DC Procurement Cards & Purchase Orders
Shepway District Council use procurement cards, so it would appear from their payment to suppliers data. A procurement card is a form of company charge card that allows [...]
SDC’s Dodgy Data & the Man Responsible.
Shepway District Council’s (SDC) spending data webpage explains that: “For data protection reasons, payments to individuals have been redacted” Instead of displaying [...]
Counting the Pennies Part 2
On November 26th 2015 Shepwayvox brought you the post about Shepway District Council’s (SDC) b & b bill between Jan 15 – Oct 15. Now SDC have finally [...]
Counting the Pennies Part 1
Since the 31st Oct 2014 it has been necessary for Shepway District Council to comply with the local_government_transparency_code_2014. This was last updated in 2015. [...]
Racism & Prejudice Alive & Well in Shepway? You Decide.
The mainstream press do not tell you about the Traveller Catholic men’s group that collects thousands of pounds to help the homeless. The successful discrimination cases [...]
Successful Destruction of Compassion
Sleeping in public is now a criminal offence in certain areas of shepway. If you fancy a lie-down in Radnor Park during a balmy summer afternoon, or want to take a nap on a [...]
Otterpool Park Update
Time marches on and in relation to Otterpool Park, SDC have now appointed their consultant team. They are: Arcadis – lead consultants, covering all technical work [...]
“Reader’s Digest”
Tonight 18/10/16 the Overview & Scrutiny Committee meet in the Civic Centre at 7pm. On the agenda at Item Six is [...]
15 Alexandra Corniche CT21 5RW,The Panama Papers & 7 tonnes of Euros
What does seven tonnes of euro’s look like? We don’t know, but we do know it is a shed load of cash, well probably quite a few sheds actually. 15 Alexandra [...]
80 Sidney Street, Folkestone & The Panama Papers
EXCLUSIVE The Prime Minister, Theresa May “reserved some of her most strident conference rhetoric for the subject of tax avoidance” at the Tory Party conference, [...]
An End to Airbnb & Holiday Lets at the Grand and Elsewhere?
In what might be a body blow to those people who rent out their own flats as holiday lets,such Mr & Mrs Stainer licensee’s of the-grand the highest property [...]
SDC’s Places and Policies Local Plan: Preferred Options.
SDC wish to consult with you, the people of Shepway about building 2500 new homes across 56 sites and developing 13 Hectres (32 Acres) for employment. The consultation is [...]
The Road To Nowhere, going Somewhere?
On a wall in Cllr David Drury Monk’s office at Shepway District Council is a map. The map is akin to the map below and is the probable area for the business park which [...]