Articles by shepwayvox

About shepwayvox (1845 Articles)

Our sole motive is to inform the residents of Shepway - and beyond -as to that which is done in their name. email: shepwayvox@riseup.net

Locked Out – Housing benefit freeze is making and keeping people homeless

October 4, 2019 // 3 Comments

Families on housing benefit are priced out of almost all homes to rent in districts across Kent, according to new research by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, in [...]

Emergency workers deserve better.

October 1, 2019 // 0 Comments

It seems inconceivable to most of us that anyone would wantonly attack, injure or in any other way assault a nurse, fire officer paramedic or police officer. Yet every day [...]

Otterpool Park update

September 29, 2019 // 2 Comments

The Otterpool Park land assembly continues at pace. This time it is Cozumel Estates Ltd BVI the Council’s co-developer partner who have been in the market to purchase [...]

242 Homeless Households Moved Out Of Our Communities In Thirty Months.

September 28, 2019 // 3 Comments

More than 240 households have been sent away from the Folkestone & Hythe District and placed into temporary accommodation elsewhere in the last thirty months, as there [...]

Folkestone & Hythe Greens, Labour & Lib Dems failing the people of our district.

September 25, 2019 // 6 Comments

A motion is not something you do while sitting on the privy reading the morning paper online via your tablet. No! A motion is a request made by a councillor for an issue [...]

Folkestone & Hythe District Council are misleading elected Cllrs and the public.

September 22, 2019 // 6 Comments

It is not just Cllrs who believe they have been misled at the very least by Folkestone & Hythe District Council. From published evidence they are also misleading the [...]

Climate Change: Act Local, Think Global to save our planet

September 21, 2019 // 0 Comments

If we are to save our planet we have to keep global warming to 1.5 degrees, if at all possible. And then we will have to reverse the trend: containing the change is simply [...]

Pollution levels on the rise across more than half of areas measured by Folkestone & Hythe District.

September 18, 2019 // 2 Comments

Mums are amazing! They have given each of us our lives, they carried us, cared for us and sustained us throughout the nine months we tend to spend in their womb. New research [...]

We Need to Talk About our Cllrs

September 18, 2019 // 0 Comments

Folkestone & Hythe District Council has an impact on the lives of residents in the district every day, by providing essential services to those it serves. Its decisions [...]

Councillors fail to disclose their election expenses.

September 15, 2019 // 7 Comments

Nineteen out of thirty Folkestone & Hythe District Council Councillors are currently committing a criminal offence. Three are in a grey area, and the other seven are [...]

One fifth of Council Housing stock not fit for purpose

September 13, 2019 // 3 Comments

On the 5th June, 2017 a report to the East Kent Housing (EKH) board (page 99) made it explicitly clear that “the level of non-decent homes currently stood at around [...]

For your eyes only: Appendix 3 Audit report for East Kent Housing (EKH) – tenant health and safety

September 10, 2019 // 2 Comments

Exclusive: The Shepwayvox Team can now publish the damning report which was restricted from the public and East Kent Housing Tenants. Over the next few days we will be coming [...]

Breaking News: Council Spends £1 Million on Gagging Orders

September 10, 2019 // 4 Comments

Following a Freedom of Information request, Folkestone & Hythe District Council (F&HDC) has informed our public face that since the financial year 2014/15 to [...]

East Kent Housing: Major failings and historic mismanagement rewarded with £110,000 a year

September 9, 2019 // 4 Comments

Appendix 3: Audit report for East Kent Housing (EKH) – tenant health and safety is a restricted document, as such it will not be available for the public to see, nor EKH [...]

Coming Soon: Proposals for more money for Otterpool Park acquisitions, proposals to purchase Ship Street Gasworks and an EKH tenant consultation.

September 8, 2019 // 0 Comments

Coming soon to the council chamber – 16th Oct – are proposals and recommendations to be put to Cabinet. These proposals are to allow further spending on land [...]

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Articles by shepwayvox

About shepwayvox (1845 Articles)

Locked Out – Housing benefit freeze is making and keeping people homeless

Emergency workers deserve better.

Otterpool Park update

242 Homeless Households Moved Out Of Our Communities In Thirty Months.

Folkestone & Hythe Greens, Labour & Lib Dems failing the people of our district.

Folkestone & Hythe District Council are misleading elected Cllrs and the public.

Climate Change: Act Local, Think Global to save our planet

Pollution levels on the rise across more than half of areas measured by Folkestone & Hythe District.

Councillors fail to disclose their election expenses.

For your eyes only: Appendix 3 Audit report for East Kent Housing (EKH) – tenant health and safety

Breaking News: Council Spends £1 Million on Gagging Orders

East Kent Housing: Major failings and historic mismanagement rewarded with £110,000 a year

Coming Soon: Proposals for more money for Otterpool Park acquisitions, proposals to purchase Ship Street Gasworks and an EKH tenant consultation.

Misleading omissions, council properties and drugs

Five and a half working weeks lost to patients not attending GP appointments, while registered patients per GP increase.

New gas safety & maintenance contractor selected but should Deborah Upton continue to lead East Kent Housing?

The Long Read: Is £10 an hour too much to ask?

Otterpool Park Update

Planning Committee roundup from 27th August 2019

Folkestone & Hythe District Council have more than £187,000 in unpaid HGV PCNs, equivalent to ten Council jobs

Folkestone & Hythe District Council Temporary Staff Costs Soar by 80%

Why Westenhanger Castle purchase by Folkestone & Hythe District Council will not come before Council for discussion.

35 “affordable” homes may be coming to New Romney