Cllr David Monk – ShepwayVox Dissent is not a Crime

Part 1 – Oportunitas Limited incorporated unlawfully and unconstitutionally

September 11, 2022 // 0 Comments

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, [...]

In the beginning nine Cabinet Members created the £40 million Veolia Waste Contract Fiasco

July 24, 2021 // 8 Comments

On July 22nd 2020, the Cabinet of Folkestone & Hythe District Council met to discuss and award the new waste contract. Agenda Item 28 and 29 (The Waste Project 2021 [...]

Senior Council Officers and Cllrs rewarded handsomely for losing public purse tens of thousands of pounds

May 19, 2021 // 4 Comments

Between them they have lost the public purse tens of thousands of pounds and failed to keep the publication scheme up to date. The publication scheme aims to make the maximum [...]

Seven Projects receive £146,000 of £3 million High Street Fund So Far

January 19, 2020 // 3 Comments

Folkestone & Hythe District Council’s £3 million High Streets Regeneration Fund was first announced in report C/19/21. It was established to support and help high [...]

Cllrs Under Criminal Investigation By Kent Police for Leaking Commercially Sensitive Information

January 19, 2020 // 5 Comments

Exclusive A handful of Folkestone & Hythe District Cllrs are under criminal investigation by Kent Police; for leaking the commercially sensitive information about how [...]

Biggins Wood: Hollow Promises

January 7, 2020 // 4 Comments

Four years on since the Council purchased the Biggins Wood site, not a single house has been built on the site. The Council have, we believe, bought a pig in a poke. On the [...]

Otterpool Park Update: Ten Cllrs Champion High Quality Outcomes for Reuben Brothers & Council

November 3, 2019 // 6 Comments

Ten district Cllrs from all parties met behind closed doors at the inaugural Otterpool Park Working Group (OPWG), on the 7th Oct 2019. They were there to discuss how they [...]

History repeats itself, repeats itself repeats itself, History repeats…

October 24, 2019 // 2 Comments

“In ten or twenty years time I see Folkestone as everything everyone wants it to be with a lot more young people, a lot more housing and a lot more industry.” [...]

Folkestone & Hythe DC: Highest council tax rates in Kent since 2004/05

March 12, 2019 // 2 Comments

Since 2004/05 Folkestone & Hythe District Council have had the highest Council tax rates (page 4 Table 2 or see chart below) in the whole of Kent. That’s sixteen [...]

Folkestone & Hythe DC: Selling off the family silver at pace.

March 7, 2019 // 0 Comments

Between 2016 and 2018 Folkestone & Hythe District Council have sold 48 parcels of land/property and raised £1,588,985. “The sale of assets is common with individuals [...]

Bagging a bargain by undue influence?

March 2, 2019 // 7 Comments

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 [...]

Cllr David Monk: Do as I say, not as I do.

February 25, 2019 // 4 Comments

The Shepwayvox Team have been contacted by a number of readers about an incident which took place aboard the High Speed train on Valentine’s day involving the leader of [...]

Otterpool Park Update: £1.25 million, a £90 grand contract and registering a right of way.

February 14, 2019 // 2 Comments

We revealed in our last Otterpool Park post two days ago, the overall amount of money for the Otterpool Park development will be circa £2.8 billion. It’s nice to [...]

Official Diaries Part 2: East Kent Hospital Trust says yes. Folkestone & Hythe DC says no.

February 4, 2019 // 1 Comment

East Kent Hospital University Foundation Trust (EKHUFT) have released Susan Acott’s , the Chief Executive’s diary. It is not as open as Cllr Paul [...]

Romney Marsh nuclear dump plans alive since Sept 2017

February 1, 2019 // 6 Comments

Back in Sept 2018 we told you that Folkestone & Hythe District Council (F&HDC) were actively considering a Geological Disposal Facility. Now Kentonline Romney Marsh [...]

Biggins Woods financial viability assessment – Here we go again.

December 29, 2018 // 2 Comments

At the end of October we brought you the post – A victory for the public interest In short it was about trying to secure via the Environmental Information Regulations, [...]

Record Breakers 2

April 20, 2018 // 0 Comments

Temporary Staff Costs at Folkestone & Hythe District Council have broken the million pound barrier for the first time ever. In the financial year 2017/18 they reached, [...]

Our continuing GP Crisis.

April 18, 2018 // 0 Comments

According to NHS Digital data The New Surgery, Canterbury Road Folkestone has taken on more patients than any other Surgery in the Folkestone & Hythe District. In April [...]

Sellindge Y16/1122/SH, – Quinn Estates & The Bucknell Trust

April 2, 2018 // 6 Comments

Back in Dec 2016, we brought you the blog post – Houston we have a problem – which was about planning application Y16/1122/SH in Sellindge. Now back then the [...]

Do you need the money Sir Roger?

March 27, 2018 // 4 Comments

This evening at the Civic Centre Shepway District Council – soon to be Folkestone & Hythe District Council – Overview & Scrutiny Committee will meet [...]

Good for one’s wellbeing? You can ponder that.

February 26, 2018 // 3 Comments

Updated Midday 26/02/18 Running alongside Shepway District Council’s Draft Places & Policies Local Plan Feb 2018 (PPLP), according to SDC’s payment to [...]

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) [...]

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 [...]

David v Goliath A Judicial Review Part 2

January 30, 2018 // 2 Comments

Updated: 10.20am Shepway District Council instructed the boutique law firm of Solicitors – Linda S Russell (pictured) who specialise in planning and property in their [...]

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