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 [...]
Cllr Russell Tillson
Oportunitas Ltd – all change
Cllr Claire Jeffrey (pictured below left) will be replaced as the senior director of Oportunitas Limited as of the 31st Oct 2018, according to an [...]
Investigation into Cllrs Expenses & Allowances underway.
One week ago today we brought you the blog post about Folkestone & Hythe District Council Cllrs Expenses & Allowances for the financial year 2017/18. In the post we [...]
The Postman always knocks twice at the Grand
Yesterday’s post must have made very unpleasant reading over Michael and Doris Stainer’s (pictured) breakfast croissant and coffee. The First Tier Property Tribunal, [...]
The Grand’s empty chair
Yet again, leaseholders of the Grand turned up in numbers at Folkestone Magistrates Court on January 31st for the third and final day of the Property Tribunal hearing. They [...]
The silence of the Stainers?
We understand that the witness statements in the forthcoming case between Mr & Mrs Stainer (pictured) and David Hammond of CR Childs of Hythe have been circulated by [...]
£3.6 Million set aside for more land at Otterpool.
According to documents released at the Overview and Scrutiny Committee (page 78) last night, Tuesday 16th Jan, a further £3,675,000 has been set aside for land [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Official Cllrs Expenses Investigation 4
For those of you who have been reading Shepwayvox, you know all about the cllrs expenses investigation, well tonight, The Herald have finally reported on the story. “A [...]
Anomalies in SDC Accounts Part 2
Cllr Russell Tillson (pictured below) was formerly an elected Shepway District Council Cllr for Dymchurch. He lost his seat in the recent elections of May 2015. Former Cllr [...]