Kent councils with the biggest debts
New figures reveal which Kent councils have the highest level of debt – and those who aren’t a single penny in the red, as of Q2 2024/25. Ashford Borough Council (ABC) is [...]
December 2024
No Local Authoritiy in Kent will meet their 2030 Net Zero Targets
No local authority in Kent will meet their Net Zero targets they set for either their Council estate or whole district by 2030. In fact, only two of the thirteen local [...]
Councillors ward budgets bring JOY to our communities
Folkestone & Hythe District Cllrs receive £3,000 of taxpayers money to per year to spend on community projects that help deliver the Council’s strategic objectives. In [...]
Government Accounts show debt fell by £1.5 trillion and there is no £22bn black hole
It is not often we foray into national politics, but on this particular occasion we felt it necessary as the national debt fell by £1.5 trillion according to the Whole of [...]
Evidence suggests new housing targets numbers set by Labour government for Kent, will not be met.
Updated 09:55 – 15 Dec 2024 Is it a pipe dream? Can this Labour Government either build or start 1.5 million homes before the end of the next parliament in 2029? The [...]
Housing: Kent & Medway Local Authorities have no idea about the number of hazards in the 145,000 private rented homes
Housing professionals who work for local authorities in Kent & Medway do not know how many category one hazards, or what the most common hazards are in Kent & [...]
Council misleading residents over financial exit packages by £323,000
Updated 4 Dec 2024 @ 15:03 Of course you’d believe it when we say Folkestone & Hythe District Council misleads you, wouldn’t you… Each year, the [...]
Evidence shows Council failing to provide sufficient affordable housing
Many of you will recall your school reports from days gone by. No doubt many of you can recall the phrase, could do better, associated with them. Well this is an apt phrase [...]
Council seeks Judicial Review against Planning Application 21/2389/FH
Folkestone & Hythe District Council is seeking a judicial review of a Planning Inspector’s decision, made on the 6 August 2024. This decision relates to planning [...]