February 2017

All Kent Councils Parking Surpluses & What Can Be Done With Them.

February 27, 2017 // 0 Comments

Shepway District Council(SDC) parking surplus for April 1st 2011 & 31st March 2016 is £1.547,000 according to the Department of Communities & Local Government (DCLG) data. When compared to all the other 13 councils in Kent, Shepway are next to bottom in the league table for car parking [Click to Read More]

SDC pay £1.5 Million to a Convicted Criminal for 10 Acres of Land.

February 25, 2017 // 2 Comments

Adrian Kirby (Pictured) a former UK waste disposal operator and onetime member of the prestigious Guards Polo Club who illegally conspired to spy on his environmental critics, was first interviewed by London police in February 2005. In May, he went to Switzerland to set up an HSBC Trust [Click to Read More]

All For The Sake of Profit

February 24, 2017 // 1 Comment

“We do not play politics with pensions” said Cllr Susan Carey (pictured) at full council on Wednesday 22nd February. Cllr Carey was responding to a question put by our public face which was asking for the Shepway District Council (SDC) pension deficit total; which turns out to be £23.6 [Click to Read More]

SDC Made £2.6 million in Six Years from Parking Charge Notices.

February 22, 2017 // 1 Comment

Have you ever got a parking charge notice (PCN) (pictured)? Have you paid it within the week and got the 50% discount? Have you fought it and won or lost? Our Public face has asked Shepway District Council (SDC) for their parking charge notice revenue, the money they make out of issuing them. [Click to Read More]

Shepway GPs “seeing too many patients a day to be safe.”

February 19, 2017 // 2 Comments

The Shepwayvox team spoke to three GPs from across the district and each of them said they and their colleagues were already “”seeing too many patients a day to be safe.” Getting a GP appointment was your number one concern and more people emailed us about this one subject than [Click to Read More]

Super Council Could Have £1 Billion Super Debt.

February 17, 2017 // 3 Comments

According to Kent Bloggers, the Shepwayvox Team and former Green Party Thanet Councillor turned blogger Ian Driver, plans to create an East Kent super council, consisting of Canterbury, Dover, Shepway & Thanet councils will create an organisation with astronomic debts of up to £1 billion [Click to Read More]

” Probably Carcinogenic to Humans.”

February 16, 2017 // 1 Comment

The World Health Organisation says it probably causes cancer in humans. It has been banned outright in countries as diverse as the Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany, Denmark, France, Colombia and Sri Lanka. France has banned its use in parks and schools, and the EU is conducting a safety review of [Click to Read More]

Council Pays Tax Dodgers Thousands

February 12, 2017 // 2 Comments

Shepway District Council (SDC) continue to use HR Go a temporary staff recruitment agency based in West Terrace (pictured); which is alleged by The Guardian to be involved, along with several other temp agencies, in “aggressive tax avoidance schemes” which are reported to cost the exchequer [Click to Read More]

Sort It Out.

February 10, 2017 // 2 Comments

UPDATE: The Car has now been MOT’d, but still no tax showing according to DVLA Ex Conservative Shepway District Councillor David Wimble (pictured), editor and sole owner of the The Looker, the editor who sanctioned the headline about Cllr Peter Simmons that said ” This Man is a [Click to Read More]

Japanese Knotweed & Princes Parade

February 6, 2017 // 3 Comments

Japanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica) (pictured) is one of the most invasive species in the world. Japanese Knotweed is a real thug as it spreads rapidly. The Environment Agency even produce their own knotweed-code-of-practice, and it states: Lack of regrowth is not evidence of eradication. [Click to Read More]

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