Silent Witness
The dead can tell us many things, they are silent witnesses to things which might well be missed and at this moment in time, apologists for the Govt and their handling of [...]
Otterpool Park Update: Council set up two new companies to deliver the project and land registry docs show deal to buy racecourse still not completed.
Folkestone & Hythe District Council have set up two companies which will look after the delivery of the 10,000 homes Otterpool Park development. The first company [...]
Council’s Costs to Defend Princes Parade Judicial Review, Rise by Staggering 85%.
Since we last reported on payments made by Folkestone & Hythe District Council to their Solicitors’s of choice – Attwells Solicitors LLP – to defend [...]
Coronavirus Kent: ONS Figures Paint More Accurate Figure Of Non-Hospital Deaths
In the latest figures published by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) they show a marked increase in covid-19 deaths in Kent (including Medway) – as reporting [...]
FHDC still paying NowMedical for reports after lockdown begun
At the begining of March we brought you the story about – How a doctor who has never seen you can say you’re fit enough to sleep on the streets of Kent. In short [...]
Why are Cllr Lesley Whybrow & FHDC failing to release air quality data which is relevant to the current pandemic?
High levels of air pollution NO² (Nitrogen Dioxide) is “one of the most important contributors” to deaths from Covid-19, according to research in Europe and the USA. The [...]
Congratulations – Folkestone & Hythe District Council Spend £1.3 million On Temporary Staff in 19/20
They’ve smashed it. We said they would, we knew they would and they didn’t let us down. Folkestone & Hythe District Council have spent more money on Temporary Staff [...]
Councils in dispute with gas contractor while setting a date to transfer East Kent Housing services to councils
On the 13th December 2019, the four chief execs of Canterbury, Dover, Folkestone & Hythe and Thanet Councils became the directors of East Kent Housing. The Shepwayvox [...]
Kent Covid -19 deaths compared to non-covid-19 deaths in Kent & England and Wales
The Office of National Statistics (ONS) published their most up to date data yesterday for all deaths due to Covid-19; and all other deaths across all local authorities in [...]
District homeless housed in B&B’s where county line gang members operating from during covid-19 crisis
County line gang members are operating from B&B rooms in the district where Folkestone & Hythe District Council have housed vulnerable homeless people during the [...]
Covid-19 Death Toll Likely To Be Double What The Government Is Admitting
The Financial Times this morning are suggesting the death toll from covid-19 is far higher than we have been informed by the Govt (quelle surprise). It states: “The [...]
Universal Credit Claims Pass 80,000 in Kent
The numbers of people claiming Universal Credit (UC) across all JobCentre Plus Offices in Kent (including Medway) between Feb 2019 and March 12th 2020 has risen by 37,329 [...]
Free Handouts or a Genuine Lifeline? How Councils are ‘Managing’ the COVID-19 Financial Support Programme
Deserted streets, closed or shuttered shops, hotels and restaurants. It’s like a scene from any one of a dozen end of the world movies. The one though, that leaps to mind [...]
Clapping Is Welcome, Now Pay Us a Decent Wage Say Carers.
“I’d love a pay rise. The ultimate owner of our care home got £2.5 million last year. Me no pay rise at all.” Kent Care Worker 19/04/20 In 2016 we wrote [...]
Coronavirus: Let’s Not Forget The Animals in The District
With the world concentrating it’s attention on the Covid-19 pandemic other issues are, understandably, passing unnoticed. One of these issues is animal welfare and the [...]
RIP Aimee O’Rourke
We did not know Aimee O’Rourke, nor do we suspect did many of you. Aimee was a 39-year-old nurse who worked at the Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital in Margate, [...]
A Little Bit Of Good News
There is good news, those that go into hospital with Covid-19 do come out. It’s not all about deaths, even though the mass media seem absolutely locked onto these [...]
Help & Assistance on Universal Credit
“Every little helps” so the Tesco’s adverstising logo says; and at a time when many across the Folkestone & Hythe District will have to claim Universal [...]
Whose Life To Save?
Amid concerns that patient demand could outstrip NHS supply in the fight against COVID-19, there is trepidation the elderly and vulnerable will not be prioritised in [...]
Kent Police Have Chosen NOT To Use Their Drones During Covid-19 Lockdown
At the beginning of covid-19 lockdown there was drone footage appearing across the national press of people seemingly flouting the lockdown. One instance was the people [...]
A Fantastic Effort By Folkestone & Hythe District Council Staff
They’ve been amazing! Yes, Folkestone & Hythe District Council staff have been incredible as they have paid out over £8 million in government business grants to [...]
Fall in Covid-19 symptoms on tracker app suggests lockdown is working
Here is the latest data from the Covid-19 Radar app interactive map. It does NOT mean we are out of the woods yet. It indicates that lockdown and social distancing ARE having [...]
Child Poverty in Kent, Has Risen For Fifth Year In A Row
With the world concentrating it’s attention on the Covid-19 pandemic other issues are, understandably, passing unnoticed. One of these issues is the continuing growth in [...]
FHDC Set To Use Zoom Despite Data Being Sent To China
Folkestone & Hythe District Council are set to use Zoom, the video conferencing software, to conduct its virtual meetings. As we understand Cllrs have been asked to [...]
“Zoom is malware” and Folkestone & Hythe District Council & Town & Parish Councils Intend To Use It.
It has been brought to our attention that Folkestone & Hythe District Council have trialed Zoom – a video conferencing with real-time messaging and content [...]