May 2020 – ShepwayVox Dissent is not a Crime

East Kent Housing “run on servers and software which are NOT compliant with the most basic data safety standards”

May 31, 2020 // 1 Comment

“As I understand it East Kent Housing (EKH) is being run from an unsupported two versions owned, obsolete version of Northgate software which is hosted on servers which [...]

FHDC staff mileage allowances may be reduced after six years and four reviews.

May 31, 2020 // 0 Comments

For many of you claiming mileage for using your car/van for work will be paid at 0.45p for the first 10,000 business miles in a year and then 25p per mile thereafter. This [...]

Misinformation by Kentonline Editor

May 29, 2020 // 1 Comment

On Tuesday we brought you the article the blog Coronavirus Kent in Five Graphs Week 20 (15/05/20) One of the graphs – Recorded deaths in Kent care homes says that [...]

Otterpool Park Update: Council Refuse Cllrs to See the Legal Advice on Otterpool Delivery Vehicle.

May 28, 2020 // 3 Comments

In our last post about Otterpool Park we spoke about the development vehicle – Otterpool Park Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) and its set up. It’s clear that [...]

Coronavirus Kent in Five Graphs Week 20 (15/05/20)

May 26, 2020 // 1 Comment

NB: All deaths are by local authority and by cause of death, for deaths that occurred up to 15th May but were registered up to 23rd May in England and Wales. They are [...]

Otterpool Park Update

May 26, 2020 // 0 Comments

Tomorrow the Cabinet will meet to discuss report Report Number C/20/02 -which makes recommendations about the Otterpool Park Delivery Vehicle, how it will be structured and [...]

Changes afoot to Overview & Scrutiny are decided behind closed doors continuing the lack of Openness & Transparency.

May 24, 2020 // 2 Comments

We have long said the effectiveness of the Overview & Scrutiny Committee (O&S) has been unacceptable and that it has been the lion which never roared. It has been a [...]

£600 Million Pound Company Wholly Owned By Kent County Council Suffers Ransomware Attack

May 22, 2020 // 1 Comment

Updated -23rd May 14.45 On the 2nd April at 1:30am Kent Commercial Services, wholly owned by Kent County Council suffered a ransomware attack and took down their website. The [...]

Folkestone & Hythe District Council Continue to Spray Toxic Glyphosate Weedkiller in District Play Areas

May 21, 2020 // 7 Comments

Glyphosate was originally patented as a chemical pipe cleaner in 1964. In 1969 it was patented as a herbicide. Glyphosate is poison. That’s the first thing to understand [...]

Coronavirus Kent In Five Graphs (Week 19)

May 19, 2020 // 2 Comments

The latest published figures from the Office of National Statistics for deaths by local authority and cause of death up to 8th May but were registered up to 16th May all show [...]

Universal Credit Claims In Kent Climb 46% in One Month

May 19, 2020 // 0 Comments

The number of people claiming Universal Credit in Kent increased by the most since records began in April to reach almost 118,000 thousand, according to official figures [...]

Felled By Silence

May 18, 2020 // 23 Comments

Updated 24th May with full response from landowner which can be found here ⇒ Willow Wood Response On the 21st May 2019 the Forestry Commission (FC) granted permission to [...]

A Simple Guide to R

May 17, 2020 // 0 Comments

Much is said about the R0 or Rz number when it comes to covid-19, but what is R and what is it measuring? R depends on four factors the duration of time a person is [...]

Council snap up Debenhams and debt repayment rises by 184% on £60 million of commercial investments

May 16, 2020 // 1 Comment

So as our public face predicted in April 2019 the Council have bought the former Debenhams building for a mark up of 2,482% and increased its debt repayments for it’s [...]

Hiding Good News

May 15, 2020 // 1 Comment

We have tried to get discharge figures from hospitals in Kent, to bring you a good news story, like we did in mid April. However, in a response for the East Kent Hospital [...]

The Great Escape: the Remake

May 14, 2020 // 3 Comments

As Michael Stainer (again) and Hallam Estates, the company he set up in 1995 to keep control of the Grand, both slide towards insolvency under the burden of £500,000 of [...]

Is A Second Wave Inevitable?

May 13, 2020 // 1 Comment

Now the government guidance has unleashed the herd, you can be assured that for the next two weeks we are going to have good news on Covid 19 deaths. And better news on [...]

Unleashing The Herd

May 13, 2020 // 0 Comments

As of today the Governments new guidance on being outdoors comes into effect. It makes it clear that: From today, you are allowed to spend more time outdoors Are will be [...]

Coronavirus Kent In Five Graphs

May 12, 2020 // 1 Comment

The latest figures from the Office of National Statistics compiled weekly and as such likely to be more accurate of what is truly happening in the county were released today. [...]

How many of the 25,000 companies in Kent, eligible for covid grants, will survive the crisis?

May 11, 2020 // 0 Comments

Within in twelve local authority districts in Kent, 25,377 businesses have been identified by the councils as within the scope to receive either the Small Business Grants [...]

More missing flats – another mystery at the Grand

May 9, 2020 // 2 Comments

At a time when our local council is haemorrhaging cash at an alarming rate, and revenues have plummeted, the income from business and domestic rates is vital to maintain [...]

Rural Areas in Folkestone & Hythe District Still Receiving Slow Internet Speeds Nearly Two Years On.

May 9, 2020 // 0 Comments

Nearly 60% of people living on Romney Marsh do not receive broadband speeds of 10 Megabytes per second (Mbps). On Average 51% of the district receive download speeds of [...]

Coronavirus Kent In Seven Graphs

May 6, 2020 // 1 Comment

All the data in the seven graphs below come from the Office of National Statistics released on the 5th May and show the place of death by local authority, up until April [...]

Coronavirus Kent: Covid-19 Deaths rise by 39% in One Week

May 5, 2020 // 0 Comments

Deaths from covid-19 in Kent & Medway have increased by 39% in just one week according to the latest data released by the Office of National Statistics today. In the last [...]

Taken For A Ride?

May 3, 2020 // 1 Comment

During the coronavirus crisis, buses are more vital than ever. Although many people are staying at home, getting key workers out is crucial. However, the Shepwayvox Team has [...]

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