Is Operation Brock “illegal”?
Updated 06.10.22 @18:08 Again and again and again. The issue of traffic jams blocking up the M20 and local roads has gone on for more than two decades, and regardless of who [...]
Holidays & Hypocrisy
On the 1 August 2022, the public were supposed to have been allowed to inspect Folkestone & Hythe District Council’s accounts, as per s26 of the Local Audit & [...]
Three Areas of Kent put forward as potential locations for Govt Investment Zones
On the 23rd Sept 2022, Kwasi Kwarteng, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced the concept of Investment Zones. 38 areas have been identified as potentially Investment [...]
More Financial Irregularities at the Council
It took two hours and four minutes before Cllr Lesley Whybrow (Green) Cabinet Member for the Environment pointed out that the s151 Officer, – Charlotte Spendley [...]
Princes Parade: Lock, stock and two smoking farrell’s
Miss Chris Farrell – a former Military Police Officer – was passionate, very passionate when speaking about the petition she had lodged to be heard at Full [...]
Otterpool Park Update: new Otterpool company set up
On Monday, The Shepway Vox Team announced who the developers would be to build out phase one of Otterpool Park. Today we can announce a new Otterpool Company; was set up on [...]
Otterpool Park Update: We Name Developers for Phase One
Exclusive Updated: 26/09/22 @16:43 Back in July when the sun was warm, skies were clear and talk of a drought was sweeping its way across the nation’s media, we [...]
Part 2: Your Rights to Inspect the Council’s Accounts
Following on from Part 1 yesterday, if after inspecting the accounts and asking questions you are concerned about something in the accounts, you may wish to object to the [...]
Part 1: Your Rights to Inspect the Council’s Accounts
In the days to come the council will open their accounts for inspection to you the residents of the district. As a local resident you have legal rights to inspect, ask [...]
Council reluctant to place reports about financial and contract irregularities into the public domain.
Updated 26/10/22 @19:30 Sometimes, just sometimes, we do feel for Cllrs who try their best, but find themselves unsupported by other Cllrs who sit on the same committee. [...]
Ship Street – no return on investment for 40 – 60 years
In 2017, the council admitted their “proposal to purchase the land at Ship Street, is not one that will generate a substantial commercial return for the Council and there [...]
Unlawful behaviour by our Council further harms their reputation
We have longed stated that the levels of competency of some Council Officers is woefully inadequate. Once again, without any assistance from The Shepway Vox Team, they freely [...]
All four suspended officers have now left the Council
Updated 15/09/22 @21:37 So it has come to pass, after two and half months since we published the fact that four Folkestone & Hythe District Council officers; who were [...]
Veolia dispute £450,000 claim by Council over Waste Contract Fiasco
As we moved into June 2021, the issue of bins not being collected by Veolia, due to a “route optimisation project” began. Reported across social media and [...]
Breaking News: Alastair Clifford has left the Council
Alastair Clifford (pictured), who according to whistleblowers arranged for his brother to win contracts and not do a very good job, has left Folkestone & Hythe District [...]
A witchhunt, a c*ck up, and an unofficial “reward scheme”
Updated – 13/09/22 @17:43 For starters we’ll serve up the c*ck up salad; followed by the main dish the reward scheme roast; and for deseret, a delightful witch [...]
Kent County Council loaned £20m to authority now under investigation due to ‘exceptional’ debt
During the financial year 1 Apr 2021 & 31 Mar 2022, Kent County Council (KCC) lent £20m to Thurrock Council which is now under investigation due to its “exceptional [...]
Part 1 – Oportunitas Limited incorporated unlawfully and unconstitutionally
Oportunitas Ltd is a Housing & Regeneration Company, which begun life as long ago as 18 Dec 2013. It was first discussed at Cabinet in Report C-13-58. From the outset, [...]
Offshore Companies based in Tax Havens own the Procurement Portal used by our Council
The road to hell, so they say, is paved with good intentions. So it was on the 25 Sept 2019, at full council, Cllr Lesley Whybrow (Green) (pictured) moved in Opposition [...]
The Queen has died. The UK will now enter 12 days of national mourning
Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone, Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone, Silence the pianos and with muffled drum Bring out the coffin, let the mourners [...]
Council whistleblower vindicated over contract irregularities
In a guest post back in June 2022, a Council Officer whistleblower claimed there was a lack of governance and internal controls within Folkestone & Hythe District [...]
A vanishing contract and more data manipulation by Folkestone & Hythe District Council
Vanish is something you use on clothes. It is not something you expect to be used on the Council’s contract register. But that is precisely what has happened How do you [...]
Are the Council utterly incompetent, or are they now acting criminally?
Are a bunch of criminals running the council? Or are they just so incompetent that it looks like criminal behaviour? After all it was a senior Kent Police Officer who [...]
Following Harlow would lead to paying less Council Tax for us all in Kent
The average Council tax across all 12 Kent districts is £2,043. What with a cost of living crisis unfolding before our very eyes; which will get worse in 2023, how would you [...]
Michael Stainer makes surprise call to Old Timer’s Rally from behind bars
Yes he was there, if not in body, most definitely in voice, and heard by hundreds of people. At around 3pm yesterday at the Old Timer’s rally, on The Leas, Folkestone, [...]