July 2017

The Long Read: Lots of Questions About Folkestone Town Centre Management Limited.

July 30, 2017 // 5 Comments

Folkestone Town Centre Management Limited (FTCM) has had 24 Directors and two Secretaries. Its current directors are Tom McNiece former Mayor of Folkestone (pictured) Robert Richardson Vice – Chair (pictured) Elizabeth Lawson (pictured) Kirstine Borrello (not pictured) and the Secretary [Click to Read More]

A Pedlar Of Foul Deeds? You Decide.

July 27, 2017 // 3 Comments

Income & Employment deprivation are the two largest factors affecting Central and Northern Folkestone and pockets on Romney Marsh according to Shepway District Council. The rates for both stood at 22.5% in 2015 (latest figures available). These factors feed into the Housing Crisis; which [Click to Read More]

Lies, Damned Lies & Local Authority Accounts.

July 25, 2017 // 2 Comments

There are lies, damned lies and there are Local Authority Accounts to add a new twist to an old adage. The data Local Authority Accounts present is not always clear and easy to understand, even when one is informed in simple tables and graphs about data which looks meaningful but turns out to be [Click to Read More]

Exit Packaging From The Twilight Zone With KCC’s Dodgy Accounts.

July 22, 2017 // 0 Comments

Kent County Council (KCC) have made cuts of £514 million since 2010. This year 17/18 they will make another round of cuts of £76.7. This trend looks set to continue until 2019/20. During this period of cuts, the Accounts for 2014/15 and 2015/16 have NOT received an Auditor’s Certificate, [Click to Read More]

Christmas In July & Pimping Otterpool Park At Cannes.

July 21, 2017 // 4 Comments

Pinsent Masons LLP have been called “reprehensible” (26:00 onwards) and “unethical” in some corners of the financial press. They have as it has been reported been involved in “dirty tricks” and “scumbag activities” according to Tim Winnifrith. [Click to Read More]

KCC Cllrs 15% Pay Rise Will Raise Their Annual Bill to Over £2 million.

July 18, 2017 // 4 Comments

It was announced last week that KCC Councillors had voted to give themselves a 15% pay increase. Much to the annoyance of many in Kent. 48 councillors voted in support of the hike, 9 abstained and 13 voted against –including Conservatives who voted against their own party. This makes KCC [Click to Read More]

That Trip To New Zealand.

July 18, 2017 // 2 Comments

In a recent post we informed you that KCC had visited New Zealand. On the 23rd Nov 2016 Paul Francis, (pictured) political editor of the Kent Messenger group, reported that KCC chiefs had flown to New Zealand to recruit teachers for schools in Kent. “As a result of the visit 12 teachers [Click to Read More]

“A Sunny Place For Shady People”

July 16, 2017 // 2 Comments

Shepway District Councillors and officers will be in attendance at MIPIM (Le marché international des professionnels de l’immobilier) in March 2018. It is an international property event hosted in Cannes, on the French Riviera, each March. It is hosted by Reed MIDEM and includes an exhibition [Click to Read More]

The Long Read: The Peoples’ Audit of KCC’s Accounts 16/17

July 14, 2017 // 3 Comments

The Shepwayvox team with two independent qualified CIPFA accountants, a retired PWC Auditor and a few lawyers have undertaken a Peoples’ Audit of Kent County Council’s (KCC) accounts for the financial year 2016/17. We have discovered evidence of financial mismanagement a systemic lack [Click to Read More]

Otterpool & Princes Parade up for Discussion Tonight @ Scrutiny Committee.

July 11, 2017 // 4 Comments

Once is a mistake, twice is a pattern, three times is a habit. So discussing Otterpool Park behind closed doors has become a habit for Shepway District Council (SDC). Tonight (7pm) at the Overview & Scrutiny Committee agenda items 14, 15 & 16 states that the Cllrs will receive a [Click to Read More]

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