May 2025

Folkestone Council’s Charity Misses £500k Beach Hut Income Target, Accounts Filed Late Again

May 31, 2025 // 0 Comments

The Folkestone Parks and Pleasure Grounds Charity, managed by Folkestone & Hythe District Council as sole trustee, has come under renewed scrutiny after filing its [...]

FHDC Wants New Romney to Take Over Its Public Buildings and Land

May 27, 2025 // 3 Comments

New Romney Town Council is being urged to take ownership of a sprawling portfolio of public assets from Folkestone & Hythe District Council (FHDC), including toilets, car [...]

Lydd Playground Swing Failures Caused by Vandalism, Says Safety Report

May 25, 2025 // 0 Comments

A series of mysterious swing failures at The Rype Play Area in Lydd has been traced to deliberate misuse rather than any manufacturing defect, according to a new report by a [...]

Reform-Led Kent Council Under Fire for Excluding Deaf Residents from Democracy

May 23, 2025 // 3 Comments

Kent County Council’s ongoing failure to provide subtitles on its public meeting webcasts may constitute a breach of the Equality Act 2010, potentially amounting to [...]

Kent Food Bank Use Soars 230% as Trussell Trust Warns of Deepening Hunger Crisis

May 21, 2025 // 0 Comments

In a quiet but relentless surge, food banks have become a fixture in communities across Kent. What was once considered emergency aid has, over a decade of austerity and [...]

Falling for Folkestone: Landslides, Leas and a Council Playing on the Edge

May 19, 2025 // 1 Comment

In the town once nicknamed the “Brighton of the East,” the cliffs are crumbling faster than the council’s reputation for timely public works. Another chunk of [...]

Oportunitas Ltd: Debt, Valuations & Failures at Folkestone & Hythe District Council

May 18, 2025 // 1 Comment

Established in 2014 as a wholly owned company of Shepway District Council (now Folkestone & Hythe District Council), Oportunitas Ltd was intended to be a bold municipal [...]

FOLCA 1 Faces Sale, FOLCA 2 Chosen for New Town Centre Health Hub

May 16, 2025 // 1 Comment

What began as a flagship regeneration project for Folkestone town centre has unravelled into a divided legacy of half-funded ambitions and fading civic promises. The FOLCA [...]

Tony Vaughan MP Claims £105 for Pot Plants – Green Office or Greenwash?

May 16, 2025 // 3 Comments

Tony Vaughan, the recently elected MP for Folkestone & Hythe, has claimed expenses for two potted plants purchased for his constituency office, as revealed by records [...]

Serious Discrepancies Found in Folkestone & Hythe District Council’s Temporary Accommodation Costs

May 13, 2025 // 0 Comments

Folkestone & Hythe District Council is facing serious questions over the reliability and consistency of its published data on Temporary Accommodation (TA) costs, after a [...]

‘Stop the Boats, Stop the Waste’: How Reform UK Took Control in Kent

May 12, 2025 // 2 Comments

Kent, with its chalk cliffs and close proximity to Calais, has become Britain’s symbolic and logistical frontline in the ongoing small boat migration crisis. Since 2018, [...]

No, Linden Kemkaran – Kent’s £1.5bn Budget Isn’t Your Shopping List

May 11, 2025 // 1 Comment

On Sunday morning, newly appointed Kent County Council leader Cllr Linden Kemkaran (pictured) of Reform UK sat on the BBC Politics South East sofa and declared she would [...]

Linden Kemkaran: Journalist, Dramatist, Lawbreaker — Now Leader of Kent County Council

May 9, 2025 // 3 Comments

Kent County Council has a new political face at the helm — and she brings with her a résumé as compelling as it is controversial. Linden Kemkaran, a former BBC journalist [...]

Folkestone Sports Centre Saved by Philanthropic Donation by Sir Roger De Haan

May 8, 2025 // 2 Comments

Funds donated by Sir Roger De Haan (pictured), the well known philanthropist has passed on money to The Sports Trust to save the much loved Folkestone Sports Centre, how much [...]

Folkestone’s £19.8m Gamble on Regeneration: Levelling Up or Covering Up?

May 6, 2025 // 1 Comment

Folkestone & Hythe District Council’s: A Brighter Future Levelling Up bid, submitted in August 2022, didn’t just seek investment—it issued a damning verdict on [...]

Folkestone £15.4m Town Centre Contract Sparks Transparency Concerns Over Tender Timeline

May 4, 2025 // 0 Comments

Folkestone & Hythe District Council is pushing ahead with a £19.8 million government-funded regeneration programme intended to revitalise key areas of the town centre. [...]

Discrepancies Found in Kent Election Data Under Dr. Priest’s Oversight

May 3, 2025 // 1 Comment

In the Kent County Council election held 1 May 2025, official results published on the council’s Democracy portal reveal minor inconsistencies in the vote tallies for six [...]

Error or Oversight? Shepwayvox Name Appears in Otterpool Park Files, Raising Eyebrows

May 1, 2025 // 2 Comments

Shepwayvox questions “mistaken” inclusion in Otterpool Park files, raising broader doubts about accuracy. Shepway Vox, a local community blog, has raised concerns [...]

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