Most Kent Councils Off Track for 2030 Net Zero
Kent’s local councils are under growing scrutiny for how they tackle climate change. Nearly all of them declared a “climate emergency” in 2019, pledging to cut [...]
Folkestone & Hythe DC Parking: What the Website Hides and the Accounts Reveal
Folkestone & Hythe District Council (FHDC) says it’s transparent about parking. The website’s “Off-Street Parking” (Parking Webpage_24/25) page shows you a [...]
Folkestone & Hythe District Council sets aside £188,000 a month for debt
Folkestone & Hythe District Council has taken on £38 million in borrowing from other local authorities to fund its flagship Otterpool Park development – even though [...]
Does Kent County Council Export Plastic Waste Abroad? The Evidence and the Countries Involved.
What really happens once the bin lid closes? Most of the waste Kent residents produce is handled here in the county, a significant share is sent to facilities elsewhere in [...]
Kent Council Tax to Exceed £1 Billion Under Reform UK Leadership
Kent County Council is set to raise council tax by the maximum allowed 5% next year, making it the latest Reform UK-controlled authority to backtrack on promises of [...]
Standing With the Jewish Community: Uniting Against Hate
There are moments when words feel painfully small against the scale of loss. This is one of them. Our thoughts are with the Jewish community and with every family mourning a [...]
Romney Marsh Residents Unite to Stop Mega Solar Farms on Prime Farmland
A community Petition opposing large-scale solar farms on Romney Marsh was presented to full council on 1 October 2025. The petition – titled “Stop industrial-scale solar [...]
Folkestone & Hythe Planning Appeals: Costs, Rules & Success Rates
Folkestone & Hythe District Council is facing a wave of planning appeals against its decisions. Appeals arise when a developer or resident formally contests a refused [...]
Are Folkestone’s Bus Stops Breaching the Equality Act 2010?
The closure of Folkestone’s 70-year-old bus station and the hurried switch to temporary roadside stops in Middelburg Square has sparked anger from elderly and disabled [...]
Part 1: What Is a Refugee? Definition, Rights, and UK Law
Seventy-four years after governments gathered in Geneva to define who counts as a refugee and what the world owes them, the question feels newly contested. Border walls are [...]
Folkestone & Hythe District Council Expenses: Missing Receipts and Audit Rights
In a plot twist nobody saw coming (except literally everyone), a diligent resident exercised their lawful right to look at how Folkestone & Hythe District Council’s top [...]
KCC’s £50m Debt Repayment Misses the Real Target: £90m LOBO Loans
Kent County Council’s Reform UK administration has celebrated wiping £50 million off the council’s long-term debt. It sounds bold. It photographs well. But judged [...]
Napier Barracks Explained: Facts, Rights and Local Impact
Five years after a Facebook post published by our public face first warned Folkestone that Napier Barracks would be used to house asylum seekers, the story is still unfolding [...]
Folkestone & Hythe District Council Tax: Bailiff Figures Skewed by Manual Counts
Folkestone & Hythe District Council (FHDC) has released fresh numbers on how often it sends Council Tax debts to private bailiffs — and they don’t line up with [...]
Folkestone & Hythe District Council’s Asset Register: What’s Missing and Why
Folkestone & Hythe District Council’s latest asset register shows a leaner estate than four years ago—and a public forced to chase the basics of transparency. A [...]
Folkestone & Hythe District Council: What the Cabinet Portfolio Reports Reveal
At each Full Council, Folkestone & Hythe District Council follows its usual rhythm: every Cabinet Member delivers a brief, seamless update on their portfolio. The set for [...]
Folkestone & Hythe CPZs: What’s the Primary Purpose of Controlled Parking Zones?
By any common-sense reading, Controlled Parking Zones (CPZs) exist to manage scarce kerbspace—not to top up town halls’ coffers. That isn’t just political spin; it is [...]
Romney Marsh Solar Farms: Petition Challenges Mega Projects on Prime Farmland
A petition has been presented to Folkestone & Hythe District Council; which calls on councillors to oppose the rapid spread of industrial-scale solar and battery farms [...]
Folkestone & Hythe District Council Performance: Waste, Housing, Planning—What to Know
Folkestone & Hythe’s Q1 performance, 2024/25 vs 2025/26: where the council’s flying, where it’s flagging, and where the lid’s still stuck on the recycling bin. If [...]
Reform Led Kent County Council Rescinds Climate Emergency Amid Disinformation Claims
Kent County Council, now controlled by Reform UK, voted today to rescind its 2019 Climate Emergency declaration at a full council meeting in Maidstone. The motion was [...]
Is this surprising? UK Local Government: About 75% of Britons Feel Little or No Influence Over Local Decisions
Only 23% of Britons say they have any influence over decisions in their local area. About three-quarters (75%) say they have little or no influence over local decisions; 23% [...]
Folkestone Bus Station Closes After 70 Years (1955–2025) as Services Move to Middelburg Square
Folkestone’s town-centre bus station will close after service on Saturday 20 September, with services switching to temporary stops along Middelburg Square from Sunday 21 [...]
Creative Businesses in Kent: Folkestone & Hythe Falls Behind
New Kent County Council figures for 2024 paint a clear picture of the county’s creative-sector footprint. Kent as a whole had 6,195 “creative” businesses – only 9.6% [...]
Highview Folkestone £800k sale — Did Leo Griggs get it cheap?
Folkestone & Hythe District Council has sold the former Highview School site on Moat Farm Road for £800,000, despite the land being marketed last year at up to £1.895 [...]
Highview Folkestone: Listed at £1.895m, Sold by Council for £800k
Highview School in Folkestone was closed in 2016 as part of a merger that created a new special education facility, The Beacon. The following year, Kent County Council (KCC) [...]