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Folkestone & Hythe District Council use 107 procurement contract waivers to bypass normal procurement rules to the value of more than £11 million.

December 16, 2020 // 6 Comments

The latest estimate of contract procurement fraud in local government was £4.4 billion pounds. Between 2016/17 and 2020/21 the Council have issued one hundred and seven [...]

The value of local news

December 15, 2020 // 3 Comments

This is a guest post by Journalist Susie Boniface (pictured) aka @fleetstreetfox. Whenever someone asks me what my best story is, I always say “how do you define [...]

Unemployment in Kent inches upwards.

December 15, 2020 // 0 Comments

Another 1,532 people claimed Universal Credit (UC) in Kent in Nov 2020, meaning that nearly 11.5% of the working population aged between 16 – 64 is now unemployed in [...]

A sequel with a burger by the sea.

December 14, 2020 // 3 Comments

So three applications before the planning committee tonight Dec 15th. One is a sequel, another is for a well know burger chain and last is an application by a local Tory [...]

The Council’s Facebook Page – some questions for them

December 13, 2020 // 4 Comments

For some time now we have wondered how Folkestone & Hythe District Council complies with data protection law when operating its Facebook page. It’s not a challenge [...]

Greenie grumbler to step down at next KCC election

December 13, 2020 // 3 Comments

On Thursday 2nd May 2013, Martin Edward Whybrow (Green) (pictured) was elected with 1,659 votes to Kent County Council Hythe Ward. He beat Cllr David Drury Monk (Con) who [...]

My Busy Hobby

December 11, 2020 // 2 Comments

This is the second blog of a number we’ll be running prior to Xmas written by residents of the district. This blog post is about their hobby. Here is a little [...]

An end to money for nothing?

December 9, 2020 // 6 Comments

Updated 12/12/20 @09:15 It has been the most blatant transfer of money from the poor to rich, and it has been going on since we joined the EU. Even now having all but left, [...]

Long Covid: “I wouldn’t wish this on my worst f**king enemy

December 8, 2020 // 3 Comments

Up until February of this year, Amanda* was an active and healthy 35-year-old who cycled everywhere and had a busy work and social life. Now the simple act of walking to the [...]

The Fall of the Stainer Empire: Part 1

December 7, 2020 // 3 Comments

On October 13th, the two flagship suites at the heart of the Stainer holiday-let business went under the hammer at London auctioneers Barnard Marcus. The sale should have [...]

My name is Graham. I am a gamer.

December 5, 2020 // 1 Comment

Prior to Xmas we’ll be running a number of blogs written by residents of our district. They’ll write about their hobbies, an area of expertise, or what has helped [...]

Hythe Town Council’s £50,000 deficit and the failed double glazing salesman wins Princes Parade battle

December 4, 2020 // 2 Comments

It’s got messy, but then there always was the possibility it would. The Save Princes Parade has lost its latest and last appeal, while Hythe Town Council’s [...]

Homelessness: Credit where it is due.

December 3, 2020 // 1 Comment

One has to say well done, congratulations and thank you to those who have worked on Report Number: C/20/54 – draft Homelessness Prevention Strategy 2020/25. Adrian [...]

Otterpool Park Update: Is It For Profit?

December 2, 2020 // 4 Comments

The fundamentals of using a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) to deliver Otterpool, is to make it tax efficient and allow the greatest return to to the council for building [...]

Folkestone & Hythe District Council Planning department IS bad for your health.

November 30, 2020 // 2 Comments

Planning and Planning Decisions have long excited passions, so much so that one applicant who failed to get permission from Folkestone & Hythe District Council [...]

Digital Judas betrays us all

November 29, 2020 // 1 Comment

Mobile phones, long a tool of liberation, have now become a digital Judas, regardless who we are, or where we are from. Mobile phones have helped tens of thousands of [...]

The Long Read: 52-54 Guildhall Street and other tales of “Technical Issues”

November 29, 2020 // 1 Comment

Following our ‘more tales of the unexpected’ piece in September, which briefly mentioned the gap in the streetscape at 52-54 Guildhall Street owned by Brian James Parry [...]

Grant Fraud at The Grand?

November 28, 2020 // 1 Comment

As time runs out on Hallam Estates, owners of the Grand, we hear of yet another cause for anxiety for its director Robert Moss (below left) , and shadow director Michael [...]

Latest Covid-19 Map

November 27, 2020 // 2 Comments

Below is a map of the latest data for the number of Covid-19 cases per 100,000 of population. Kent as you know will go into a Tier 3 level when the national lockdown ends on [...]

Otterpool Park Update: Draft Otterpool Park Business Plan raises more questions than it answers

November 26, 2020 // 1 Comment

The Draft – Otterpool Park Business Plan is a very badly assembled document. It is a low quality document for such a high-value project (£2.7 billon). The person [...]

Otterpool Park Update: Council project £193 million profit for Otterpool

November 24, 2020 // 0 Comments

In a 54 page document, Folkestone & Hythe District Council have set out the Draft – Otterpool Park Business Plan for discussion by the Overview & Scrutiny [...]

He’s a very naughty boy!

November 23, 2020 // 6 Comments

Updated 08:20 25/11/20 And who is a very naught boy… yep it’s Leo Livingston Griggs (pictured). The local Tory party donor has like others fallen foul of GDPR, [...]

Revealed: Elderly paid price of protecting NHS in Kent from Covid.

November 21, 2020 // 4 Comments

Elderly people were excluded from hospitals and intensive care during the height of the pandemic’s first wave as part of efforts to stop the NHS in Kent being overrun [...]

Fire Safety Issues Emerge at Kent & Canterbury Hospital

November 19, 2020 // 2 Comments

Updated @ 09:30am 23/11/20 In the last few days it has come to light that there are issues with the fire system at the Kent & Canterbury Hospital. On the 17th Nov a [...]

Hidden Regeneration Plan for Folkestone Town Centre Revealed

November 17, 2020 // 5 Comments

Updated @ 09:57am When Folkestone & Hythe District Council announced a fast-tracked consultation on the regeneration of Folkestone Town Centre following the announcement [...]

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