Another significant data breach by Folkestone & Hythe District Council.
“I’m busy. I’m in a meeting” were the words of the monitoring officer and Solicitor to Folkestone & Hythe District Council, (FHDC), Amandeep [...]
Amandeep Khroud
Bagging a bargain by undue influence?
Folkestone & Hythe District Council (FHDC) offered a number of residents of Shorncliffe Crescent (pictured below) the chance to buy small parcels of land at the end of [...]
Princes Parade Hythe: Business Plan comes before Overview & Scrutiny on the 12th Feb
The Princes Parade Business plan will be heard by the Overview & Scrutiny Committee on Tuesday 12th February and then go onto Cabinet on the 13th February. There have [...]
Defending the public interest
The Public Interest needs defending. But who does it need defending from? Folkestone & Hythe District Council and Councillor Russell Tillson, that’s who. In the [...]
Lack of Transparency: Kent District Cllrs Allowances & Expenses now published annually.
All 12 Councils (not including Medway) in Kent, have elected to publish Cllrs allowances and expenses on an annual basis. There has not been a word about this lack of [...]
A distinct lack of substance in the local Tory Party.
Dire Straits is what it is, financial dire straits to be precise. In a meeting of the local executive of Folkestone & Hythe Conservative Association on Friday 28th Sept [...]
Roman Assets: Pensand House & Marlborough Court, Hythe and 3 & 4 Dalby Square Margate
EXCLUSIVE During the Yeltsin Presidency (1991 – 1999) of the Russian Federation, privatization of the state led to a lot of people become very wealthy. This was [...]
“Full investigation” into money laundering concerns around Pensand House & Marlborough Court
Nationwide Building Society will begin a “prompt and full investigation” into concerns raised with them regarding money laundering around the initial deposit and [...]
Part 2: Ownership of Pensand House & Marlborough Court
The Russian Federation claim in a legal case there was money laundering, embezzlement and fraud. This is supported by evidence in a well researched book; whose two authors [...]
Princes Parade is NOT a done deal
Cambridge educated Cllr Russell Tillson, (pictured below) who is a Cllr on Dymchurch Parish Council, St Mary’s Bay Parish Council, a town Councillor on New Romney Town [...]
Former Cllr Peter William Simmons
Too many of us no doubt believe that Councillors are a law unto themselves in our District. This in part could be supported by the fact the Monitoring Officer of Folkestone [...]
Job losses and efficiency savings at Shepway District Council.
“…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 Closing down of Democracy – Part 2
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 [...]
Closing Down Democracy
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 [...]
Police to Talk to Shepway District Councillor.
EXCLUSIVE: Cllr Roger Wilkins (pictured) was first elected to Shepway District Council in 2011 for the Dymchurch & St Mary’s Bay seat. He received 1,233 votes and [...]
Cllr Susan Joan Carey
Cllr Susan Carey (pictured) was first elected to Shepway District Council (SDC) in 1999 for the then seat of Saltwood & Newington. She won the seat with 240 votes gaining [...]
Cllr Russell Douglas Tillson
Cllr Russell Douglas Tillson (pictured below) was first elected to Shepway District Council as a Cllr for the Dymchurch & St. Marys Bay Ward in 2007 with 846 votes. He [...]
The Long Read: Lots of Questions About Folkestone Town Centre Management Limited.
Folkestone Town Centre Management Limited (FTCM) has had 24 Directors and two Secretaries. Its current directors are Tom McNiece former Mayor of Folkestone (pictured) [...]
Abuse of Power by Shepway District Council. You decide.
On Tuesday March 7th Shepway District Council’s elected Cabinet will convene to discuss Otterpool Park behind closed doors. We believe that SDC are acting beyond [...]
Expenses Investigation Report after 7 Months. What do you Think?
In July 2015 the public face of Shepwayvox got hold of all Cllrs expenses and as a team we waded through them. We discovered significant anomalies and began to post [...]
Inappropriate Expenses Claim Investigation, at last.
So we know Cllr Simmons(pictured) will have to return the money. Will SDC report him to the Police for false accounting? Or Abuse of Position? Both of these being possible [...]
Cllr David “Drury” Monk 2
On the 15th May 2015 Folkestone Town Councillor David Drury Monk (pictured) informs the Monitoring Officer [MO] that he has no home, see Register of interest for David [...]
SDC’s Investigation into Cllrs Expenses, behind closed doors.
SDC’s investigation into Cllrs Inappropriate Expenses Claims will be dealt with behind closed doors. An Extraordinary Audit and Standards Committee has been announced [...]