Part 1 – Kent Donors to local & national Tory party
“A little bit of money goes a very long way.” Political donations have been at the heart of many a scandal, but does it matter that at local and national level, parties [...]
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Stodmarsh Update: Proposals to lift moratorium on development will be presented to government in the next few weeks
Many people are worried and concerned about development in our district and beyond, but is their concern justified? In 2017 the University of Sheffield released maps showing [...]
Council purchase more than £75 million pounds of land & property in last 5 years.
Between Jan 2015 and July 2021, Folkestone & Hythe District Council and it’s company Oportunitas Ltd have purchased seventy three pieces of land and/or property, [...]
The Stodmarsh moratorium holding up 40,000 homes across East Kent
It will take “a very large financial number” to fix the Stodmarsh phosporus & nitrogen issue, say Natural England in a meeting held on Wednesday 2nd December, [...]
Local mental health trust misses deadline to stop sending people far away from home, data shows
Kent & Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership (KMPT) and the Kent & Medway CCG are still sending people more than 180 miles from their home for Mental Health [...]
Long term empty properties rise above 10,000 in Kent & Medway
It’s nothing short of scandalous. More than 10,000 homes in Kent & Medway remained empty and were classified as long term vacant dwellings in 2020. In the previous [...]
Where we could create woodland in Kent
Mapping expert Tim Richards of Terra Sulis and Friends of the Earth have drawn up an “opportunity map” of areas in England that may be suitable for creating more [...]
Flytipping increases 18% after costs introduced by KCC in 2019/20
It’s official! The number of flying tipping incidences between the financial years 2018/19 and 2019/20 has risen across all twelve councils in Kent (not including [...]
Stodmarsh water quality issue unresolved and puts handbrake on housing development in East Kent.
Back in July 2020 Natural England issued advice to Ashford, Canterbury, Dover, Folkestone & Hythe, Maidstone and Thanet Councils under the catchy title of – [...]
16% of all Kent Households claiming Universal Credit
Another 2,544 people claimed Universal Credit (UC) in Kent in Jan 2021, meaning that nearly 16.63% of the working population aged between 16 – 64 is now unemployed in the [...]
Data reveals Kent’s restaurant bill from Rishi Sunak’s Eat Out To Help Out scheme
Restaurants in Kent claimed for nearly 2.5 million meals through the Government’s Eat Out to Help Out initiative last summer. The data released by Her Majesty’s [...]
Doctor and Local Care Home Staff report resident deaths within 48/72 hours of Oxford/Astra Zeneca vaccine being administered
Updated: 21/02/21 @ 22:35 A doctor in a local care home has reported to us, residents who have received the Oxford/Astra Zeneca vaccine, have died within 48/72 hours of [...]
15% of all Kent Households claiming Universal Credit
Another 3,364 people claimed Universal Credit (UC) in Kent in Dec 2020, meaning that nearly 13.11% of the working population aged between 16 – 64 is now unemployed in the [...]
Kent motorists milked for £50 million in 2019/20
Updated: 15:12 – 27/01/21 Parking income is derived from three main sources: meter income, residents’ and business permits, and penalties. Other sources are towing [...]
Free School Meals rise by 25.6% in one year in Kent
“I don’t even know what to say. Just look at what we can do when we come together, THIS is England in 2020.” said Marcus Rashford MBE on June 16 2020. From the moment [...]
Good News: 76% of all Covid patients who enter EKHUFT beds survive.
Updated 01/01/2021 @14:55 Here’s the good news, 76% of all patients who have entered East Kent Hospital University Foundation Trust three main hospitals, William Harvey [...]
EKHUFT waiting lists rise as Surgery levels climb to near 2019 figures
Soaring numbers of patients across East Kent are having to wait more than a year for surgery and more than 18 weeks for consultant-led, routine hospital care because Covid [...]
One third of all beds at EKHUFT 3 Main Hospitals are occupied by patients with Covid-19.
Updated 21/12/20 @ 14:02 As of this morning, BBC South East News announced that 375 beds within East Kent Hospital University Foundation Trust three main hospitals, William [...]
64% of EKHUFT staff isolate through Covid-19 pandemic
Updated 11:20 19/12/20 East Kent Hospital University Foundation Trust (The Trust) has 8,602 employees. Due to the flexible working practices encouraged by the Trust this [...]
Abuse of EKHUFT staff by members of the public continues during pandemic
On April 3rd 2020, we made it clear that East Kent Hospital University Staff had been physically attacked and verbally abused by members of the public during the Covid-19 [...]
Unemployment in Kent inches upwards.
Another 1,532 people claimed Universal Credit (UC) in Kent in Nov 2020, meaning that nearly 11.5% of the working population aged between 16 – 64 is now unemployed in [...]
Free School Meals On the Rise Across Kent
The number of children in Kent receiving free schools meals between 2018 and 2019 increased by 3,452 pupils, according to the latest data published by Kent County Council. [...]
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 & [...]
More tales of the unexpected from the Royal Victoria Site owned by Leo Griggs
On the 8th Sept, 2020, Cllr Patrica Rolfe (Con) informed the Overview & Scrutiny Committee, that all four directors of Oportunitas Ltd – a company wholly owned by [...]
Coronavirus Kent in Five Graphs Week 23 (05/06/20)
NB: All deaths are by local authority and by cause of death, for deaths that occurred up to 5th June but were registered up to 13th June in England and Wales. They are [...]