July 2020

Folkestone & Hythe District Council pay officers to Escape the Room in Canterbury & Bath

July 31, 2020 // 0 Comments

While Cllr David Monk was sweating on a hot lockdown day at his favourite lake; and Cllr David Wimble was cooling his heels at the local cop shop, the finance department was [...]

Cllr Monk’s Private Fishing Lake Reaches Private Eye Magazine Courtesy of The Shepwayvox Team

July 30, 2020 // 1 Comment

Once again the Shepwayvox Team have manged to reach the coveted pages of this week’s Private Eye Magazine (No 1527, 31 July – 13 Aug 2020 page 21). This time [...]

Do You Trust This Man?

July 30, 2020 // 1 Comment

We recently reported Dr Susan Priest, Chief Exec of Folkestone & Hythe District Council had received a £40,000 pay rise, in 2019/20. A member of the public asked a [...]

Cllr David Wimble interviewed under caution for alleged electoral violations

July 28, 2020 // 0 Comments

On Monday the 21st Oct, 2019, Cllr David Wimble (Ind) attended Folkestone Police Station where he was interviewed under caution in respect of allegations of committing [...]

Folkestone & Hythe District Council have more than £204,000 in unpaid HGV PCNs, equivalent to ten Council jobs

July 26, 2020 // 2 Comments

Updated 22:45 27/07/20 Between April 2017 and March 2020, Folkestone & Hythe District Council have failed to collect £204,074 in unpaid Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) for [...]

Cllr David Wimble Is Committing Another Criminal Offence

July 25, 2020 // 3 Comments

Cllr David Wimble, Cabinet Member for the District Economy for Folkestone & Hythe District Council, is a man who’s never far away from controversy. He has in the [...]

EKH spend £3.7 million on Temporary Staff and 146 Gas Safety Checks Outstanding

July 24, 2020 // 1 Comment

Updated: 9.30am 24/04/20 On the 27th May, Folkestone & Hythe District Council Cabinet met over Zoom to discuss Report Number:C/20/06, the East Kent Housing (EKH) Single [...]

Cllr David Wimble Committed Fraud

July 22, 2020 // 7 Comments

Updated: 20:30am 23/07/20 Cllr David Wimble (Ind) (pictured), Cabinet Member for the District Economy for Folkestone & Hythe District Council committed fraud by making [...]

Wheelie Cllr Prater!

July 21, 2020 // 6 Comments

Updated 19:00 23/07/20 Honestly, if we replied to every Cllr Tim Prater (Lib Dem) article, we’d get little done. Cllr Tim Prater (Lib Dem) is claiming victory for a [...]

Exclusive: Kent County Council’s response to Govt Free port Consultation revealed

July 20, 2020 // 0 Comments

The Shepwayvox Team have managed to get hold of Kent County Council’s response to the Government’s consultation on a proposed new Free port policy. It can be [...]

Where is the 2020 Air Quality Report?

July 20, 2020 // 0 Comments

So the 2019 Air Quality report has been released. This though informs us about the air quality in 2018. However, we ask Folkestone & Hythe District Council, and the [...]

Kent County Council & Dover District Council support Port of Dover’s proposals for Free port (Offshore) for East Kent.

July 17, 2020 // 0 Comments

On the 13th July, Cllr Trevor Bartlett, Leader of Dover District Council, said: “Dover District Council wholeheartedly supports the Port of Dover’s proposals for Freeport [...]

A Gaping Gap at the Grand

July 17, 2020 // 4 Comments

Almost five year after the infamous dawn raid that saw Michael and Doris Stainer and their general manager arrested, Robert Richardson has finally abandoned the beleaguered [...]

Universal Credit claims slow in Kent as new reality bites for 70,000 claimants.

July 16, 2020 // 0 Comments

The number of people claiming Universal Credit (UC) across JobCentre’s in Kent slowed remarkably between May 14th 2020 to June 11th 2020. UC can be claimed by both [...]

Work Begins on Brexit Clearance Lorry Park in Ashford

July 16, 2020 // 3 Comments

Updated: 13:20 16/07/20 Workers are now on the MOJO site where the Brexit clearance customs point will be built, according to the ward Cllr, Paul Bartlett of Ashford Borough [...]

A Little Bit More Good News

July 15, 2020 // 3 Comments

There is more good news regarding Covid-19 deaths and recoveries at the East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust (EKHUFT), which serves the districts of Ashford, [...]

£40,000 Pay Rise For Failing Chief Exec of Folkestone & Hythe District Council

July 15, 2020 // 5 Comments

She says she understands the importance of transparency and is able to discharge responsibilities to the highest standards of probity. Dr Susan Priest, the Chief Executive of [...]

Where’s The Money & Where’s The Data?

July 13, 2020 // 1 Comment

One man’s transparency is another’s humiliation; and once again Folkestone & Hythe District Council humiliate themselves for NOT being transparent. According to the [...]

Affinity & Southern Water Lose Enough Water to Fill 100 Olympic Swimming Pools Each Day in 2019/20

July 12, 2020 // 0 Comments

In England, we take for granted a plentiful supply of water. Yet our high population density means the available water per person is actually less than in many Mediterranean [...]

10,000 Lorry Brexit customs clearance centre to be built on the outskirts of Ashford.

July 10, 2020 // 6 Comments

Updated: 9:50am (11/07/20) It has been annouced earlier today the government has secretly purchased 11 hectares (27 acres) of land on the outskirts of Ashford (next to [...]

Land Banking Leads to a Grand Cayman Lifestyle

July 9, 2020 // 4 Comments

“Buy land,” said Mark Twain. “They’re not making it any more.” “Then once you’ve bought it, sit on it for a while, apply for planning permission, and sell it on [...]

Folkestone & Hythe District Council to Consult On Homelessness Strategy

July 8, 2020 // 0 Comments

During the covid-19 pandemic, the street homeless in Folkestone all but disappeared. The government funded a scheme called “Everyone In” which housed homeless people [...]

Princes Parade: The Fight Goes On

July 6, 2020 // 0 Comments

The Save Princes Parade Group (SPPG) have been informed that they’ve lost their initial request for permission to appeal the Judicial Review they lost. Their [...]

C**k up, Conspiracy or Incompetence?

July 5, 2020 // 4 Comments

So is it a cock up, conspiracy or incompetence? We simply do not know, but we’ll let you judge from the evidence we put before you. All the evidence is in the public [...]

Otterpool Park Update: It’s Official. Folkestone & Hythe District Council Now Own The Racecourse

July 3, 2020 // 1 Comment

It’s official. Folkestone & Hythe District Council now own Folkestone racecourse, according to the land registry. The deal has taken close to six months to [...]

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