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Temporary staff costs rise 28% in four years under Dr Susan Priest’s leadership

June 21, 2022 // 0 Comments

On the 1st April 2018, Dr Susan Julia Priest (pictured), became the first woman to be the Head of Paid Services (HoPS) of Folkestone & Hythe District Council. She took [...]

Folkestone & Hythe District Council pay officers to Escape the Room in Canterbury & Bath

July 31, 2020 // 2 Comments

While Cllr David Monk was sweating on a hot lockdown day at his favourite lake; and Cllr David Wimble was cooling his heels at the local cop shop, the finance department was [...]

Revealed: Former Chief Exec’s redundancy paid for by sale of public assets.

March 25, 2019 // 3 Comments

The local government funding crisis has become so dire that our council – Folkestone & Hythe District Council has been forced to sell public spaces and public [...]

Fraud? We’ll leave you decide that.

September 9, 2018 // 2 Comments

When information that our Council holds must be published freely, charging for it could be considered fraud. The Local Government Transparency Code 2015 makes it clear at [...]

The Council “neither confirms nor Denies” the Allegations of sexual harassment/misconduct leading to Settlement Agreements.

June 8, 2018 // 4 Comments

Back in Sept 2017 we brought you the post about Jeremy Chambers (pictured) being dismissed for Gross Misconduct. The allegations were that Jeremy was placed on gardening [...]

He’s back.

May 10, 2018 // 5 Comments

Update: 15/05/18 Folkestone & Hythe District Council have informed our public face by way of Facebook the Following statement: Hi Bryan. Alistair is returning for a [...]

Just for the record Alistair

March 25, 2018 // 3 Comments

So it is adieu to the Chief Executive Alistair Stewart (Head of Paid Services) of Shepway District Council, with a £184,000 redundancy package. He’s laughing all the [...]

Alistair’s £184,000 golden goodbye

March 24, 2018 // 6 Comments

So long, farewell Auf Wiedersehen, goodbye to Mr Alistair Stewart Chief Executive of Shepway District Council, on the 31st March. When Mr Stewart drives of into the sunset [...]

Chief Executive of Shepway DC Alistair Stewart to Step Down.

March 1, 2018 // 3 Comments

Updated: Friday 2nd March We understand that the Chief Executive of Shepway District Council (SDC), Mr James Alistair Stewart, to give him his full name, will be stepping [...]

Job losses and efficiency savings at Shepway District Council.

February 15, 2018 // 2 Comments

“…during these difficult times we [the management] will be making every effort possible to ensure that the impact on staff of these cuts is as small as [...]

The Long Read: Otterpool Park -update.

February 10, 2018 // 1 Comment

So what do you get for £281,230,000 or two hundred and eighty one million two hundred a thirty thousand pounds? Well, according to Kent County Council’s ( KCC) [...]

The Closing down of Democracy – Part 2

February 8, 2018 // 1 Comment

In England only, the Openness of Local Government Bodies Regulations 2014 – Statutory Instrument 2014/2095 (hereafter the Regs) amended s1 of the 1960 Act with effect [...]

Compromised.

February 5, 2018 // 1 Comment

Have I Been Pwned.com is a website that allows Internet users to check if their personal data has been compromised by data breaches. The service collects and analyzes [...]

Closing Down Democracy

February 2, 2018 // 6 Comments

Updated 11am: updated Sunday 4th Feb Midday Mr Alistair Stewart Chief Exec of Shepway District Council (SDC) has closed down the democratic right of a member of the public to [...]

The Long Read: Otterpool Park Update.

January 28, 2018 // 3 Comments

Shepway District Council in report C-17-76 – Delivering Otterpool Park – make it clear at Para 1.3 that there is now a 3rd major party interested in securing [...]

Shepway District Council’s Draft Statement of Accounts 16/17 Is A Mixed Bag.

June 13, 2017 // 1 Comment

Naughty, naughty, Shepway District Council (SDC) has been naughty. The annual inspection_of the Accounts 2016-2017 where you the members of the public can inspect the [...]

Council House For Sex

July 20, 2016 // 5 Comments

Cllr Brian Copping (pictured) who represents the, East Folkestone Ward on Folkestone Town Council (below) has abused his position as a Councillor and brought the office of [...]

Behind closed doors, shit happens.

February 23, 2016 // 1 Comment

On Wednesday 24 Feb at 5pm 9 Tory Cllrs and a number of SDC Officers will seat themselves in the Civic Centre Chamber and discuss Oportunitas Ltd and Hythe Town Green [...]

The Cat is Out of The Bag

January 8, 2016 // 3 Comments

On Friday 20th Nov 2015 an informal tender to purchase 357.00 acres or 144.472Ha closed. Shepway District Council have purchased the land for £5.2 million or thereabouts. [...]

Mass Data Purge

August 10, 2015 // 1 Comment

I have sent this FOI requests see below. It is about a mass data purge of information . I argue that disclosure of the data purge information would facilitate the [...]

Anomalies in SDC Accounts

August 10, 2015 // 0 Comments

As of this morning – 10/08/15 – the have made a complaint to both the Head of Finance of Shepway District Council [SDC] and the Auditor – Grant Thornton [...]

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