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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

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

August 22, 2019 // 7 Comments

On the 14th Nov 2018 Cabinet discussed Report Number C/18/44. It was made clear in this report that further purchases should be made to facilitate the development of the [...]

35 “affordable” homes may be coming to New Romney

August 21, 2019 // 0 Comments

At the next Planning & Licensing Committee to be held on the 27th August 2019, an outline planning decision for the development of 117 homes (30% affordable) in New [...]

Cllr David Wimble driving his beloved red 1979 MG with no valid tax or MOT.

August 19, 2019 // 2 Comments

According to the vehicleenquiry.service.gov.uk, Folkestone & Hythe District Cllr David Wimble, Cabinet Member for the District Economy (pictured) who represents the New [...]

There may be trouble ahead…

August 17, 2019 // 0 Comments

In the last week much has been made of food security post Brexit. In 2017 farmers across the postcodes of our district received nearly £6 million in farm subsidies. In 2018 [...]

Cost of home ownership in the Folkestone & Hythe district is fast becoming a dream

August 17, 2019 // 2 Comments

In 1997 the average price of a house in the Folkestone & Hythe District was £61,484. Twenty one years later in 2018, the average price of house in the district has [...]

Princes Parade Update

August 14, 2019 // 1 Comment

Faithful + Gould are Folkestone & Hythe District Council’s preferred consultant for the development of a new Leisure Centre on Princes Parade, Hythe. The team [...]

Unbelievable!

August 14, 2019 // 2 Comments

According to Folkestone & Hythe District Council the number of empty properties in the district has fallen from 468 as of the 1st Oct 2018 to 293 as of the 29th March [...]

Long term historic postcode lottery for Mental Health still exists.

August 12, 2019 // 0 Comments

In 2018/19 the NHS in Kent & Medway spent £266m on Mental Health or– 11.3% of its whole NHS budget of £2.3 billion. This is equivalent to £143.68 per head or [...]

Are Kent Police still a force to be reckoned with?

August 10, 2019 // 2 Comments

In the last two years Kent Police have recorded 157 burglaries of dwellings in our district. And 72 recorded burglaries on business and community buildings. In this time [...]

The curious case of the flat that never was

August 9, 2019 // 12 Comments

Prepare for some nasty surprises over the coming months as the Insolvency Service take control of the assets of the bankrupt Michael and Doris Stainer. One of these is the [...]

There ain’t half been some clever bstrds

August 7, 2019 // 2 Comments

In the last five financial years Folkestone & Hythe District Council have only made two surpluses from their on street car parking. These were 2016/17 and 2017/18 where [...]

KCC Pension Fund slowly but surely divesting from assets which kill humans and destroy the planet

August 5, 2019 // 0 Comments

For its 135,000 investors it is good news, so is it for the rest of us. Kent County Council’s Pension Fund is slowly but surely divesting pension assets from [...]

P & R closes down, but we are NOT out of the woods yet.

August 1, 2019 // 7 Comments

After 15 months of continuous investigation by the Shepwayvox Team into P & R Installation Company Ltd, who won a £27 million pound contract with East Kent Housing; [...]

Part 2: Hythe Against Crime

August 1, 2019 // 4 Comments

Hythe has recently suffered a spate of break-ins to its shops and robberies from its cafes. On May 1st 2016 we first wrote about a company known as Hythe Against Crime. At [...]

Part 2: East Kent Councils overcharged £1.5 million by Gas Contractor P & R.

July 30, 2019 // 6 Comments

We said way back in May 2018, fraud was happening on the Gas Contract. Now it comes to light P & R have been charging the four owners of EKH fraudently to the sum of [...]

Part 1: Is the Chief Executive of East Kent Housing, Deborah Upton, fit for purpose? You decide.

July 29, 2019 // 11 Comments

Deborah Josephine Upton (pictured) has a long history of contracts going pear-shaped on her watch. This has happened while she worked for Medway Council, Circle Housing and [...]

Grand residents win costs award against their Landlord

July 28, 2019 // 3 Comments

Hallam Estates ‘unreasonable conduct … was of such seriousness and gravity…..” In yet another defeat, Hallam Estates Ltd, the freeholder of the Grand, were ordered by [...]

Deficits, Transformation, Car Parking and a big thank you

July 27, 2019 // 0 Comments

All four East Kent Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) in East Kent, Ashford Canterbury & Coastal, South Kent Coast (Folkestone & Dover) and Thanet are in special [...]

Folkestone & Hythe District Council take one small step for man, and one giant leap for mankind by declaring Climate & Ecological Emergency

July 25, 2019 // 0 Comments

A climate and ecological emergency has been declared by Folkestone & Hythe District Council. Last night, Wednesday 24th July at full Council a motion tabled by Cllr [...]

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