£1,452,646 spent on suppliers without a compliant contract
A damning report released today, by Folkestone & Hythe District Council, show that procurement management and contract standing orders (CSO) have been significantly [...]
November 2022
Breaking News: Significant outbreak of Scabies in Asylum seeker hotels in South East England.
Reports are emerging that a substantial outbreak of scabies is occurring in hotels in the South East (and further afield) where asylum seekers have been placed. It was [...]
Damn stupid policy
Updated: 29 Nov @ 9:20am In May 2022, Folkestone & Hythe District Council introduced a Housing repair & maintenance policy which includes damp and mould . It states [...]
Kent Police requires improvement on investigating crime
Kent Police police are failing to meet required standards at investigating crime, according to HM Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) that raises questions over whether [...]
Part 3 – Damp and Mould – “It’s not lifestyle”.
Like an artist’s afterthought on a brick canvas, the stains make clear there are serious issues with Council owned homes. It can be seen on properties in New Romney, [...]
Part 2 – Damp and Mould – “It’s not lifestyle”.
Following on from yesterday’s post – Damp and Mould – “It’s not lifestyle” – we follow up today with Part 2. The Shepway Vox Team undertook an [...]
Damp and Mould – “It’s not lifestyle”.
Back in Oct 2021, The Housing Ombudsman released a special spotlight report addressing the issue of damp and mould, called “Spotlight on: Damp and mould. It’s not [...]
Breaking News: Cllr Andy Weatherhead resigns Hythe West seat
Today Cllr Andy Weatherhead (pictured) has resigned from his Hythe West seat; which will cause a byelection at some later point. This has all come about due to his former [...]
Local Tories knew Cllr Weatherhead was former member of Fascist Group before Hope Not Hate story broke
Back in February 2022, we updated a post called Tories Dump The Monk The update stated: Update – It has come to our attention that Andrew Beadle (now Weatherhead) was a [...]
Otterpool Park Update: First house for sale 1 Sept 2025
Andy Jarrett (pictured) the Managing Director of Otterpool Park LLP, has stated on the record, the date of the first house for sale at Otterpool Park development will be the [...]
Council Procurement Card Data: Fcuking Dangerous
On Nov 11, when the Council took down the 2019/20, Procurement Card Transaction Data (read credit card data), from their website with no explanation, it naturally created the [...]
Exposed: Tory County Councillor was key member of fascist group
Updated: 11:17am Nov 19 2022 A HOPE not hate investigation reveals that Cllr Andy Weatherhead, who represents Hythe West on Kent County Council, was a senior officer for the [...]
KCC close to bankruptcy while overcharging domicilary care clients
Kent County Council and Hampshire County Council in a joint letter letter to the Prime Minister – Rishi Sunak and the Chancellor of the Exchequeur – Jeremy Hunt, [...]
KCC Special Education Needs Services: “don’t care” and “are incompetent’
In March 2019, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and Ofsted produced a damming report on Kent Council’s, Special Education Needs & Disability service. At that [...]
Council temporary staff costs will pass million pound mark in 2022/23
Temporary employees are people that employers – such as Folkestone & Hythe District Council – contract to a job for a limited period through a third-party [...]
The Bonker’s Architect gives his veiws on F51
It has created discussions not just locally, or nationally, but internationally. Love it, or loathe it, F51 is now a part of the urban landscape of Folkestone. It was [...]
It’s Magic: £107,000 of Council Procurement Card Data Vanishes
WTF! Folkestone & Hythe District Council have taken down the Procurement Card Data they published on the 8 Nov, 22. Today the 11 Nov, 22, the dangerous data they [...]
A Bonkers Architect and Sir Roger De Haan’s take on the Regeneration of Folkestone
Last night – 09.11.22 – at Wards Hotel, Folkestone, Sir Roger De Haan (pictured) gave a talk about the regeneration of Folkestone at the AGM of Go Folkestone. He [...]
Procurement Card Data 2019/20: Planes, Trains & Automobiles
How! Just how is it possible they don’t understand when the language is so clear and concise? Are they being deliberately obtuse? The Local Government Transparency Code [...]
Otterpool Team to give briefing on the updated Planning Application
How many times does it take for you to listen to somebody who informs you, they don’t want it, or they object to what your offering? The Otterpool Park site is where [...]
Exodus from Council Finance Department
Exodus (noun) = a lot of people leave that place at the same time. She is the second most senior finance officer at Folkestone & Hythe District Council, yet her job [...]
All work and spending on Bigginswood must stop with immediate effect due to lapsed planning permission
Land at Bigginswood, Cheriton, was purchased in Dec 2016 under urgency powers by the then Coporate Director Dr Susan Priest. The price paid by the Council was £1.5m; which [...]
All current spending paused on Princes Parade
Last week it was announced the Leader of the Council recommended suspending further spending on Princes Parade due to price hikes on the contract and the energy. Well today [...]