Dover District Council

Kent County Council & Dover District Council support Port of Dover’s proposals for Free port (Offshore) for East Kent.

July 17, 2020 // 0 Comments

On the 13th July, Cllr Trevor Bartlett, Leader of Dover District Council, said: “Dover District Council wholeheartedly supports the Port of Dover’s proposals for Freeport [...]

Here We Go Again: Gas Safety Issues At East Kent Housing

June 22, 2020 // 4 Comments

Updated 17:00 22/06/20 More sources than the 57 varieties of Heinz have stepped forward and informed the Shepwayvox Team that as of 1st June 2020 there were well in excess [...]

Watchdog to examine Kent Councils £373 Million Property Investment Spree

May 1, 2020 // 1 Comment

With the world concentrating it’s attention on the Covid-19 pandemic other issues are, understandably, passing unnoticed. One of these issues is the announcement by [...]

Why are Cllr Lesley Whybrow & FHDC failing to release air quality data which is relevant to the current pandemic?

April 26, 2020 // 2 Comments

High levels of air pollution NO² (Nitrogen Dioxide) is “one of the most important contributors” to deaths from Covid-19, according to research in Europe and the USA. The [...]

Councils in dispute with gas contractor while setting a date to transfer East Kent Housing services to councils

April 25, 2020 // 1 Comment

On the 13th December 2019, the four chief execs of Canterbury, Dover, Folkestone & Hythe and Thanet Councils became the directors of East Kent Housing. The Shepwayvox [...]

Being Optimistic In These Unprecedented Times.

March 28, 2020 // 2 Comments

You’ve gotta love an optimist in these unprecedented times. One such optimist is East Kent Spatial Development Company (EKSDC), – a company you’ve probably [...]

How a doctor who has never seen you can say you’re fit enough to sleep on the streets of Kent

March 1, 2020 // 5 Comments

Judges have warned councils against relying on the firm’s advice and overturned decisions determined by its assessments, calling them “irrational” and “tainted” and [...]

More Issues With Landlord Gas Safety Records

February 25, 2020 // 6 Comments

It’s been just under four months since Gas Call Services took over the gas heating and hot water repairs and maintenance and once again issues with Landlord Gas Safety [...]

Consultation hardly a resounding success

February 10, 2020 // 4 Comments

Not one of the four Councils of East Kent, Canterbury, Dover, Folkestone & Hythe, and Thanet received more than seventeen percent support from tenants and leaseholders [...]

Will Cllr Lesley Whybrow Release The Council’s Emissions Data?

February 1, 2020 // 4 Comments

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 [...]

“We’re Making It Up As We Go Along”

January 31, 2020 // 13 Comments

In the last few days, the four Chief Exec’s of Canterbury, Dover, Folkestone & Hythe & Thanet Councils have been meeting with East Kent Housing staff. The four [...]

EKH Chief Exec Deborah Upton Has Stepped Down

December 23, 2019 // 13 Comments

Updated: 16:40 East Kent Housing’s Chief Executive Deborah Upton (pictured) has stepped down from her role following a string of failures by the organisation. Well placed [...]

The Long Read: The Blame Game

December 21, 2019 // 3 Comments

In two reports, the HQN Report (not yet seen by Cllrs) commissioned by East Kent Housing (EKH); and the Pennington Report commissioned by the four Councils, evidence of EKH [...]

The Long Read: Penny Wise And Pound Foolish

December 14, 2019 // 4 Comments

The Pennington Report – a report into the failings of East Kent Housing and the four Councils of Canterbury, Dover, Folkestone & Hythe and Thanet – makes it [...]

Part 1: Plausible Suspicion of Wrongdoing

November 16, 2019 // 4 Comments

A growing number of sources within all four Councils who own East Kent Housing have informed us that all four Chief Executives of Canterbury, Dover, Folkestone & [...]

Canterbury, Dover, Folkestone & Hythe and Thanet Council Tenants suffered Carbon Monoxide poisoning and hospitalised during failed P & R contract

October 21, 2019 // 9 Comments

Exclusive – Updated 22/10/19 – 08:30am The Shepwayvox Team has acquired a growing body of evidence that tenants living in the 17,000 plus properties owned by the [...]

Will Buying Cheap mean Buying Twice?

October 14, 2019 // 8 Comments

Updated 08:30am 15/10/19 It’s not just Cllr Stuart Peall (Con) (pictured) Cabinet Member for Enforcement, Regulatory Services, Waste & Building control, at [...]

EKH rocked by safety issues looks set for closure after two of its owner councils voted to take housing stock back in-house

October 11, 2019 // 6 Comments

After more than a year of investigating by the Shepwayvox Team, East Kent Housing looks like it may have run its course after eight years of existence. On Wednesday 9th Oct [...]

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Dover District Council

Kent County Council & Dover District Council support Port of Dover’s proposals for Free port (Offshore) for East Kent.

Watchdog to examine Kent Councils £373 Million Property Investment Spree

Why are Cllr Lesley Whybrow & FHDC failing to release air quality data which is relevant to the current pandemic?

Being Optimistic In These Unprecedented Times.

How a doctor who has never seen you can say you’re fit enough to sleep on the streets of Kent

Will Cllr Lesley Whybrow Release The Council’s Emissions Data?

“We’re Making It Up As We Go Along”

EKH Chief Exec Deborah Upton Has Stepped Down

The Long Read: The Blame Game

Will Buying Cheap mean Buying Twice?

East Kent Housing: Major failings and historic mismanagement rewarded with £110,000 a year

New gas safety & maintenance contractor selected but should Deborah Upton continue to lead East Kent Housing?

Further issues of possible non-compliance by East Kent Housing emerge

All 4 East Kent Councils paid P & R for fraudulent Gas Safety Certificates

The Long Read: All 4 East Kent Chief Executives should resign over Gas Safety Certificate fiasco

A tragedy waiting to happen

East Kent Councils failing hundreds of tenants over gas safety checks