Folkestone & Hythe District Council

Regulations allow “virtual” public meetings of councils from Saturday 4th April 2020

April 4, 2020 // 0 Comments

Updated 11:45am The new regulations allowing local councils, be they County, District Town or Parish to hold meetings virtually come into force today, 4th April 2020. These [...]

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 [...]

Cllr Ray Field’s Betrayal Over Princes Parade Reaches Private Eye Magazine.

March 18, 2020 // 10 Comments

Cllr Ray Field’s defection to the Tories and betrayal of Princes Parade reaches this week’s edition of Rotten Boroughs in Private Eye (No 1518 20 March – [...]

Another Russian at 80 Sidney Street

March 13, 2020 // 0 Comments

Aleksej Gubarev (pictured) a Russian tech entrepreneur based in Cyprus, sued BuzzFeed News for defamation after the news outlet published the infamous “Steele [...]

New Plans for Folkestone’s Neglected Leas Pavilion

March 11, 2020 // 2 Comments

Long on words but short on detail is how one could sum up the Leas Pavilion and Proposed Residential Development public consultation, which took place yesterday in the [...]

Oh what a tangled web Folkestone & Hythe District Council weave…

March 3, 2020 // 5 Comments

On the 24th Feb 2020 Cllr Lesley Whybrow (Green) made it known via her twitter feed the following: On Thursday the 27th Feb 2020 Folkestone & Hythe District Council [...]

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 [...]

The Chosen One Has Been Found

February 29, 2020 // 2 Comments

In a month’s time Folkestone & Hythe District Council will welcome into its ranks a new Director of Place. They will receive up to £116,000 with a relocation [...]

Congratulations – Folkestone & Hythe District Council For Setting Yet Another Record

February 27, 2020 // 4 Comments

They’ve done it and with two months to spare. We said they would, we knew they would and they didn’t let us down. Folkestone & Hythe District Council have [...]

Princes Parade Judicial Review Costs Rise by £10,500

February 26, 2020 // 0 Comments

On Valentine’s Day we informed you Folkestone & Hythe District Council had spent £24,126 on defending the Judicial Review regarding Princes Parade. Yesterday the [...]

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 [...]

Is Airbnb A Problem in Kent?

February 23, 2020 // 1 Comment

There are just over 800,000 homes in Kent, housing a population of approx 1.6 million people. The number of Airbnb’s in Kent is 5,059 which is 0.63% of all the homes in [...]

Will there be a by-election in Harbour Ward?

February 22, 2020 // 12 Comments

The Closet Tory – Cllr Ray Field (Ind) elected with 359 votes for the Harbour Ward in May 2019, has in the past been a vociferous voice in calling on Cllrs who have [...]

Closet Tory Betrays Princes Parade

February 19, 2020 // 10 Comments

Updated: 11:10am 20/02/20 Last night at full Council another opportunity to stop Princes Parade presented itself. Cllr Tim Prater’s amendment (see video below) [...]

Council Tax Set to Rise By £74 On Band D Property

February 18, 2020 // 1 Comment

Tomorrow (19/02/20), Folkestone & Hythe District Council will set its Council tax rate for 2020/21. It will come as no surprise to many of you that Council tax will rise. [...]

Council Spend Twenty Four Thousand on Princes Parade Judicial Review To Date

February 14, 2020 // 6 Comments

Other peoples money, who doesn’t like spending other peoples money? So far the Council have spent a little over £24,000 with Attwell Solicitors, who are defending the [...]

Cllr Clive Goddard “relieved” he will NOT be charged for Electoral Violations

February 13, 2020 // 1 Comment

Exclusive In Oct 2019 and Jan 2020 we brought you posts about Cllr Clive Goddard (Con) (pictured), Cllr for Walland & Denge Marsh and whether he would be charged for [...]

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 [...]

The Stainer Scandal — Drowning in Debt part 2

February 10, 2020 // 5 Comments

Documents evidencing the extent of the financial mismanagement which led to the liquidation of eight companies under the directorship of Mr Stainer (pictured left) and [...]

Folkestone & Hythe District Council’s website does not adhere to GDPR on consent

February 8, 2020 // 2 Comments

It doesn’t surprise us, and by now it should NOT surprise you either. An investigation by the BBC Shared Data Unit proves beyond all reasonable doubt that Folkestone [...]

Otterpool Park Update: Council purchase racecourse for £26.2m, while spreading fake news across the district

February 6, 2020 // 1 Comment

Folkestone & Hythe District Council, have agreed on a price of £26.2 million to purchase Folkestone racecourse land from the Reuben Brothers company – Cozumel [...]

Hythe Anxiety

February 5, 2020 // 4 Comments

As can be seen in Private Eye Magazine, Page 16, Rotten Boroughs, Issue No 1515 7th Feb – 20 Feb 2020 We’d like to say thank you to the person/s who sent this to [...]

Cllr Ian Meyers Steps Down From Cabinet

February 3, 2020 // 1 Comment

Cllr David Monk (Con), Leader of Folkestone & Hythe District Council has asked Cllr Ian Meyers (UKIP) – Romney Marsh Ward to step down from the Cabinet. No [...]

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

February 1, 2020 // 3 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 [...]

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