Is the Council’s Housing Allocation Policy Lawful?
Folkestone & Hythe District Council is, without doubt, a hard-pressed council with extremely high levels of housing need, insufficient accommodation to meet that need, [...]
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Cllr assisgned to wrong ward and other c*ck ups by the Council.
Honestly we are NOT making it up. We don’t need to when Folkestone & Hythe District Council are around as they are the gift which keeps giving. For those of you [...]
Retrofitting council stock will lead to better health outcomes for those in social housing
Housing is a big issue for Folkestone & Hythe District Council, but here we are not talking about building more social housing, but rather retrofitting their existing [...]
To be or not to be, that is the question.
It was often said of the last Tory led administration of Folkestone & Hythe District Council, they did things to us, rather than with us. But will this new administration [...]
Council temporary staff costs rise to £1.6m and sets new all-time record
It’s a new record and by some margin. Folkestone & Hythe District Council have spent £1,664,639 on temporary staff between April 22 and Mar 23. We predicted back in [...]
Climate & Ecological Emergency motion was not referred to committee or priced,
How much has it cost? Well the honest answer is nobody knows, as it was never priced. Nor did the Council’s Overview & Scrutiny Committee discuss the best way [...]
Otterpool Park Update: A brief history of the political parties stance on the development
It is funny how political parties are prepared to do spectacular u-turns. This is true of all parties at national and local level. Regarding the Otterpool Park [...]
Councillors must prioritise finance if they are to survive the next four years.
Once again, Folkestone & Hythe District Council shot themselves in the foot with regards to their mandatory obligations under the Transparency Code 2015 They have failed [...]
Council borrowed £20m in 2022/23, but must repay £35m by 2027/28
Both the Greens & Labour have promised to build more Council homes in their manifesto’s during their campaign. Neither party had sight of the accounts for 2022/23, [...]
Can things only get better for our environment?
It is good news for our extraordinary district’s environment. Folkestone & Hythe District Council have more publicly available electric vehicle charging points [...]
A vote for Rylands is a vote to help local Folkestone charities
At the beginning of my campaign I promised to donate my Councillor allowance to local Folkestone based charities, if elected. The charities who I would donate to, if elected, [...]
Solutions for Air Pollution
Air pollution is anything that makes the air more toxic and damaging to our health. Air pollution can affect all parts of our bodies, including the health of our lungs, [...]
A vote for Rylands is a vote to protect your heritage
Heritage has the power to stir people’s souls, guide human responses, and galvanize public opinion. Understanding and preserving our past has forever been integral to our [...]
£61m of contracts across eight Kent councils started before they were awarded
An analysis of eight out of twelve Kent Council’s shows that £61,317,807 worth of contracts were started before they were awarded, according to publicly available [...]
Part 2: Solutions to lower your Council Tax by £128
Exclusive I have already put forward solutions to lower your Council Tax by £128 This would apply to every household who pays council tax, wherever the household may be in [...]
In last 3 years Council spends £24.6m than it received in income
Folkestone & Hythe District Council’s accounts show they paid out £24,6m than they received in income over the last three years. Given what we know about missing [...]
Power to the people
A few days ago I received an election flyer through my door. On the flyer it states: “Move to a Committee system of governance in May 2024.” But I would go one [...]
Housing, Housing, Housing we need more affordable housing
There is no doubt we need to build more affordable homes in our district. I expect every candidate in this election, whether they belong to a party or not, would agree we [...]
Council’s Property Development Company Otterpool Park request a further £80m
Perhaps Cllr Susan Carey was right after all when she said we should sell Otterpool Park in February 2023. I say that as the company set up to deliver the Otterpool Project, [...]
Solutions to protect your public pound.
£71,422 does not appear on either of Folkestone & Hythe District Council’s published purchase order data, or its payment to supplier data, for just one contractor. [...]
Facts and Solutions to help small and start up businesses in our district.
We need a thriving district. We need a business friendly environment. We need to help businesses come here, and local start up businesses to thrive here. We need to help them [...]
Otterpool Park: Outline Planning Application for 8,500 homes granted
Yesterday, 4 April 2023, the Outline Planning application for 8,500 homes at Otterpool Park was granted by 7 votes to 5, by Folkestone & Hythe District Council’s [...]
Part 2: Council invoiced for £4m with no contract in place
This is a guest post Yesterday, I let it be known Folkestone & Hythe District Council had made 650 retrospective purchase orders (RPO) in 2021/22, with a total value of [...]
Council invoiced for £4m with no contract in place
This is a Guest Post All Folkestone & Hythe District Council councillors and officers, especially the s151 officer of the Council, owe a fiduciary duty to the local [...]
Double helping of cock ups at last night’s full council
So it was a cock up, another one, but not the only one on last night’s agenda at the final full Council, before the elections on 4 May 2023. Cllr Keen (Lab) asked her [...]