Climate & Ecological Emergency motion was not referred to committee or priced,
How much has it cost? Well the honest answer is nobody knows, as it was never priced. Nor did the Council’s Overview & Scrutiny Committee discuss the best way [...]
Climate & Ecological emergency
Otterpool Park Update: Under Starters Orders
So we are under starters orders. The Otterpool Park planning application; which we said at the beginning of this month had a provisional date of 4 April 2023, has now been [...]
Overview & Scrutiny: Retrofitting, Housing, Fuel Poverty and a dash of hypocrisy
Housing, housing, housing, it’s all about housing. On the agenda at the Overview & Scrutiny Committee held on the 17 Jan 2023 was Retrofitting Council homes in the [...]
Cllrs to consider potential new civic centre at Otterpool Park
Updated 06/10/20 @14:10 Location, Location, Location and the location for a potential new civic centre at Otterpool Park is to be considered by Cllrs on the Overview & [...]
A year on and still no council policy or plan to deal with the declared climate & ecological emergency
A working group is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours. On Wednesday 24th July 2019, Folkestone & Hythe District Council declared a Climate & Ecological [...]
Will Cllr Lesley Whybrow Release The Council’s Emissions Data?
Cllrs Lesley Whybrow (Green) and Tim Prater (Lib Dem) have accepted offers to join Cllr David Monk’s Cabinet. This elevation to a Cabinet position will bring with it a [...]
Rescuing Democracy From A Quiet Death Behind Closed Doors
Dissent is what rescues democracy from a quiet death behind closed doors, said Lewis H. Lapham. On another blustery, rainy day in Oct, another meeting will take place behind [...]
The Hypocrisy & Stupidity of our Elected Councillors
They talk the talk but don’t walk the walk our Cllrs. In the May elections all of the opposition parties Green, Lib Dem and Labour campaigned on a platform of [...]
Folkestone & Hythe District Council take one small step for man, and one giant leap for mankind by declaring Climate & Ecological Emergency
A climate and ecological emergency has been declared by Folkestone & Hythe District Council. Last night, Wednesday 24th July at full Council a motion tabled by Cllr [...]