A Victory for the Public Interest.
EXCLUSIVE Our public face sent his Environmental Information Request to the Council on the 6th Jan 2017. Yesterday 31st Oct 2018, the First Tier Tribunal (General [...]
October 2018
Oportunitas Ltd – all change
Cllr Claire Jeffrey (pictured below left) will be replaced as the senior director of Oportunitas Limited as of the 31st Oct 2018, according to an [...]
One A & E for East Kent, but where?
It’s always good to have as many of the facts as possible, to make an informed decision. The possible closures of the A & E’s at the William Harvey Hospital [...]
KCC sell Royal Victoria Hospital and F&HDC purchased Highview for £750,000
According to Savills website, the Royal Victoria Hospital, site has been sold. This has happened in the last few days. No details as of yet have been updated on the Land [...]
Lack of Transparency: Kent District Cllrs Allowances & Expenses now published annually.
All 12 Councils (not including Medway) in Kent, have elected to publish Cllrs allowances and expenses on an annual basis. There has not been a word about this lack of [...]
£4.2 million in property investments by Oportunitas Ltd
Between Nov 2014 and Oct 2018, Oportunitas Limited, a company solely owned by Folkestone & Hythe District Council (F&HDC) has spent £4,266,592 on acquiring eleven [...]
The Long Read: Tenants & Section 21 Eviction Notices
Section 21 of the Housing Act 1988, also known as “no fault” evictions, have risen to prominence and controversy in recent years as the legal method for landlords [...]
Otterpool Park Update: Archaeology and a conflict of interests.
The outline planning application for Otterpool Park is “very likely” to be put forward in January 2019, according to a senior Council officer. Meanwhile on the [...]
Issues with East Kent Housing’s P & R boiler contract?
P & R’ Installation Co Ltd (P & R) £27 million pound contract managed by East Kent Housing for central heating, emergency 24/7 gas and hot water repair [...]
High Court refuse Michael Stainer right to appeal Income Tax & Paye decision.
In March 2018 Mr Michael Stainer; who lost the ownership of The Grand in 1995, lost his appeal to the Upper Tier Tribunal of the Tax & Chancery Chamber, regarding unpaid [...]
Efficiency savings cost more than half a million.
Savings do not require that efficiencies be recorded net of up-front investment costs i.e. if you spend money to save money, you count the money saved but not the money [...]
Stuck in a moment you can’t get out of Mr. Stainer?
It must be hard being Michael Stainer (pictured below) as the multiple investigations continue into his complex web of companies, and now his personal finances. HMRC, Crown [...]
“Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more”
“Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more“ Henry V – by William Shakespeare For the second time Mr Tim Steer (pictured) has rallied himself to [...]
Aldi Site, Hythe, Penthouse flats and shops!
EXCLUSIVE: We now understand there are plans (not drawings) that the Aldi’s site, in the centre of Hythe, would become Penthouse flats above, so hardly affordable, with [...]
Council “actively considering” purchasing Aldi Site, Hythe.
EXCLUSIVE: The Shepwayvox Team can confirm that Folkestone & Hythe District Council are “actively considering” purchasing the Aldi site in Hythe. A variety of [...]
Leisure Centre on Aldi’s Hythe Site?
It’s worth considering, well at least giving some thought to, we believe. Aldi’s in the centre of Hythe is up for sale. Aldi’s purchased the land for £1.5 [...]
A Grand Failure and a Grand Fantasist
How many businesses should fail under one person’s management before that person is disbarred from running another one? We were asked this by a local resident last week. [...]
Geological Disposal Facility Update.
Romney Marsh Partnership is a quango. It was set up in 2012 to lead the delivery of the Romney Marsh Socio-Economic Plan. As an unelected quango with no mandate it has [...]
Controlled Parking Zones
This is a Guest Post – the opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect those of the Shepwayvox Team There’s no doubt that parking can be a problem in [...]
The Horn Street Stench.
On March 24th 2015 Shepwayvox was born. It was said in the very first post, by the solitary member and writer at that time who is now, our public face, somewhere down the [...]
Otterpool Park Update
The Planning application timetable for Otterpool Park according to confidential documents make it clear that the promoters Folkestone & Hythe District Council (FHDC) and [...]
A distinct lack of substance in the local Tory Party.
Dire Straits is what it is, financial dire straits to be precise. In a meeting of the local executive of Folkestone & Hythe Conservative Association on Friday 28th Sept [...]