Gender pay gap for all councils in Kent
The gender pay gap is not the same as unequal pay which is paying men and women differently for performing the same (or similar) work. Unequal pay has been unlawful since [...]
March 2019
Folkestone & Hythe District Council encourage profiteering from homelessness
We have been informed by a growing regiment of tenants that landlords have issued them eviction notices but, bewilderingly, they don’t actually want to evict the [...]
Unhealthy work environments
Although anxiety, depression and work-related stress can be connected, they are different things. It is important to recognize that anxiety and depression are clinical health [...]
Revealed: Former Chief Exec’s redundancy paid for by sale of public assets.
The local government funding crisis has become so dire that our council – Folkestone & Hythe District Council has been forced to sell public spaces and public [...]
110,000 Kent residents sign Revoke Article 50 petition
The online Brexit petition to revoke Article 50 has reached 4.8 million as of this morning Sunday 24 March. Of these 4.8 million people who have signed just over 110,000 of [...]
This Town, Folkestone Town, becoming like a Ghost Town
This is the most transformational period in the history of high streets. And local high streets in Folkestone Central ward are not immune. At present there are 50 shops [...]
Otterpool Park: Another significant data breach?
In the planning application Y19/0257/FH – Otterpool Park the document – Statement Of Community Involvement – has been submitted. At page 9 of the document [...]
Otterpool Park Update: Planning application – Y19/0257/FH – now live on Council’s website
Y19/0257/FH | is the Outline Planning application for Otterpool Park. It is now live on the Council’s planning website. At present there are 27 documents uploaded. [...]
The most popular site in Britain- Part 3
The land shaded in orange below is owned by Canterbury City Council (CCC). This land is on the south east side of Stuppington Lane, Canterbury. It is a crucial piece of land [...]
Public Face of Shepwayvox: Standing in Local Elections 2nd May 2019.
As of today, I the public face of the Shepwayvox Team Bryan A Rylands – pictured below, am announcing that I will throw my hat into the ring and stand in the [...]
Folkestone & Hythe District Council: Council Tax rates and Japanese owned bailiffs.
Council Tax Bills are currently being sent out to every household in the district by Folkestone & Hythe District Council, liable for Council Tax. Your Council Tax is made [...]
Otterpool Park Update: Some flesh on the bones.
EXCLUSIVE – updated 17:00 The joint developers of the Otterpool Park master-plan – Folkestone & Hythe District Council & Cozumel Estates BVI – [...]
Folkestone & Hythe District Council vote to buy Connect 38 Ashford for £17 Million.
EXCLUSIVE – updated 8.45am Folkestone & Hythe District Council Cabinet and Full Council have voted to purchase Connect 38 (pictured above & below) in Ashford. [...]
Folkestone & Hythe DC: Highest council tax rates in Kent since 2004/05
Since 2004/05 Folkestone & Hythe District Council have had the highest Council tax rates (page 4 Table 2 or see chart below) in the whole of Kent. That’s sixteen [...]
Knife Crime in Kent at highest levels ever.
Kent has recorded the biggest increase of knife crime in England and Wales, up 152% since April 2010, according to The Guardian. Figures for Kent show a threefold increase in [...]
East Kent Hospital University Foundation Trust performing miracles
The last time a member of the Shepwayvox Team saw his great-aunt Joanna she was propped up by many pillows and lying in a hospital bed with a tube protruding from her nose. [...]
Folkestone & Hythe DC to purchase Connect 38 Ashford, Kent
Updated 18:50 Sunday 10th March On Wednesday 13th at 5pm the Folkestone & Hythe District Council Cabinet (F&HDC) will meet at the Civic Centre. Agenda Item 11 & [...]
Folkestone & Hythe DC: Selling off the family silver at pace.
Between 2016 and 2018 Folkestone & Hythe District Council have sold 48 parcels of land/property and raised £1,588,985. “The sale of assets is common with individuals [...]
£93 Million of land and property sold by Kent Councils
Our 12 District Councils and Kent County Council have sold £93 million pounds worth of land or property during the period 2014 – 2018. The number of properties pieces [...]
Accidents, Collisions and a £325,000 data breach
In 2017, The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) visited the Grounds Maintenance department owned and run by Folkestone & Hythe District Council and a number of [...]
The Case of the Barrister Who Never Was
As the Grand continues to veer between tragedy and farce, we can now report on the case of the barrister who never was. For this we must thank a series of emails between [...]
Bagging a bargain by undue influence?
Folkestone & Hythe District Council (FHDC) offered a number of residents of Shorncliffe Crescent (pictured below) the chance to buy small parcels of land at the end of [...]
Gender pay gap alive and well at Kent County Council
Kent County Council (KCC) continue to pay men more than women. In 2018/19 KCC reported a median pay gap of 11.7%, meaning on average women are paid 88.3 pence for every £1 a [...]