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 [...]
Amandeep Khroud
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 [...]