On Street Parking contract loses £1.1 million in eight of the last ten years
On and off street parking in the Folkestone & Hythe District is always a bone of contention. In the last ten financial years (Apr 1 – March 31) Folkestone & [...]
Environment
Historic England to take no action against Cllrs for unauthorised works on Royal Military Canal
On March 19th we informed you that Shepway Green Party Cllrs were under investigation by Historic England, for committing an offence which breached s2 of the Ancient [...]
Otterpool Park update: Borrowing, hidden soft market testing and a Dodgy man in charge
To purchase Folkestone racecourse site from the Reuben Brothers for £25 million; which included Monk’s private fishing lake, the council borrowed the money, but [...]
Public Consultations in July for reserved matters application for further development on Folkestone Seafront
Updated 01/07/21 @ 07:00 FoIkestone Harbour & Seafront Development Company [the Company] a company owned by Sir Roger Michael De Haan is bringing forward proposals for [...]
Hythe Town Council want you to eat plants and ignore our armed forces
Updated 01/07/21 @ 07:00 On Thursday 24 June 2021, Hythe Town Council meet at the Town Hall at 6.20 pm to discuss the following Agenda item 16.Notice of Motion No 109 [...]
Council issue Veolia with two week ultimatum to turn round £40 million waste contract fiasco
Updated: 11/06/21 @ 20:05 Empty vessels, they say, make most noise and actions speak louder than words. On Wednesday 9th June Cllr Stuart Peall (Con), Cabinet Member [...]
More double faults served up at Hythe Lawn Tennis Club
Following our Long Read last month detailing a ‘turning circle’ installed by Hythe Lawn Tennis Club without planning permission, Folkestone & Hythe District Council [...]
The fig leaf which is hiding a climate emergency in our district
We must plant more woodland as we have but a fig leaf left. Trees need to be looked after: you don’t just plant them, you grow them. And we need to plant and grow 4 [...]
Ask your local Parish, Town, District County council to put heat pumps under playing fields and parks
One of the things which has come out of the pandemic is how important nature is to us all. Our green spaces have provided us with places to relax and enjoy nature at close [...]
Good journalism changes things
They give the impression of being in office but not in power. Both of them sit on Folkestone & Hythe District Council’s cabinet; and both receive allowances in [...]
And yes, they get paid well to respond badly to information requests
Updated: 27/04/21 – @ 10:16 Make ’em laugh, Make ’em laugh. Don’t you know everyone wants to laugh? (Ha ha!). We and our public face – who is [...]
Use the Clean Air Act 1993 to study air pollution and child asthma link in our district
Air pollution does NOT discriminate. We all need to breathe. Folkestone & Hythe District Council’s Air Quality Report 2020 states: Air pollution is associated [...]
Environmental time bombs hidden under the Garden of England.
Across the Garden of England hundreds of landfill sites containing dangerous, hazardous and toxic waste, are according to a remediation consultant of 35 years, “time [...]
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 [...]
Biodiversity on Royal Miltary Canal has increased for last 15 years
Twelve years prior to declaring a Climate & Ecological Emergency, in 2019, Folkestone & Hythe District Council’s Cabinet [then known as Shepway Distrct [...]
Just to walk my dog
This is a GUEST post For the last four decades I have walked my dogs along the firing ranges between the Grand Redoubt and Fisherman’s beach, or the beach at Dymchurch. [...]
Shepway Green Party Cllrs under active investigation for breaking the law
Updated 20/01/21 @09:55 Historic England have began an investigation into elected Shepway Green Party Cllrs Jim Martin, Lesley Whybrow, and Georgina Treloar, who sit on [...]
Council & Cabinet Member for the Environment fail to consult on Carbon Action Plan
On May 2nd 2019, one felt that a new dawn had arrived in local politics within our district when six Labour Cllrs, five Green Cllrs and two Lib Dems were elected to the [...]
Shepway Green Party misinformation about Royal Military Canal
Updated: 17/03/21 @08:40 Charles Dickens put it most aptly when he said “Now, what I want is Facts. Teach these boys and girls nothing but Facts. Facts alone are wanted [...]
“Our House is still on fire” – Climate & Ecological Working Group continue to hide Environmental Information behind closed doors.
On Thursday 18th March, the Climate & Ecological Working Group will meet behind closed doors to discuss matters which affect our environment. It will be chaired by Cllr L [...]
Folkestone & Hythe District Council breaking Environmental Law
New evidence has emerged which shows Folkestone & Hythe District Council are in clear breach of environmental law and in particular the Environmental Permitting (England [...]
The Irony of Princes Parade
Isn’t life ironic! The Cabinet member responsible for the Environment at Folkestone & Hythe District Council has had to resort to sending in a Freedom of [...]
Felled By Silence
Updated 24th May with full response from landowner which can be found here ⇒ Willow Wood Response On the 21st May 2019 the Forestry Commission (FC) granted permission to [...]
Why are Cllr Lesley Whybrow & FHDC failing to release air quality data which is relevant to the current pandemic?
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 [...]
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 [...]