Folkestone & Hythe

Following Harlow would lead to paying less Council Tax for us all in Kent

August 31, 2022 // 2 Comments

The average Council tax across all 12 Kent districts is £2,043. What with a cost of living crisis unfolding before our very eyes; which will get worse in 2023, how would you [...]

Part 2: Census Population Data – Kent Districts 2011 – 2021

July 3, 2022 // 0 Comments

The new census data underlies what statisticians, economists, politicians and most of the population have known for years: that Britain is ageing. The same is true in Kent. [...]

Census Population Data Kent Districts 2011 – 2021

June 29, 2022 // 0 Comments

Yesterday 28.06.22, the Office of National Statistics (ONS) released the Census data for 2021. This was a snapshot of the UK population and other information recorded by [...]

Stodmarsh Nutrient Update: No new Canterbury Waste Water Treatment plant until 2030.

May 1, 2022 // 1 Comment

In a stark admission made by Simon Thomas head of Canterbury City Council’s planning department, in relation to the Stodmarsh Nutrient Neutrality issue; has said: The [...]

A dozen Folkestone & Hythe Residents step forward to help Ukrainian refugees. Can you help?

March 13, 2022 // 0 Comments

Updated 15:15 – 13/03/22 Compassionate people from Dungeness, New Romney, St Mary’s Bay, Hythe, Folkestone, Lyminge, and Stelling Minnis, have already stepped [...]

Part 1 – Kent Donors to local & national Tory party

August 31, 2021 // 0 Comments

“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 [...]

Stodmarsh Update: Proposals to lift moratorium on development will be presented to government in the next few weeks

August 17, 2021 // 5 Comments

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 [...]

Further budget cuts at KCC will mean more inflation busting Council Tax increases

August 6, 2021 // 1 Comment

Like night follows day, like sunshine follows rain, the raising of Council Tax bills in Feb 2022 across all Kent district councils is inevitable due to KCC looking to plug a [...]

The Stodmarsh moratorium holding up 40,000 homes across East Kent

July 11, 2021 // 5 Comments

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, [...]

Long term empty properties rise above 10,000 in Kent & Medway

May 21, 2021 // 0 Comments

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

May 13, 2021 // 4 Comments

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

April 18, 2021 // 4 Comments

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 [...]

16% of all Kent Households claiming Universal Credit

February 25, 2021 // 0 Comments

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

February 10, 2021 // 0 Comments

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

February 7, 2021 // 16 Comments

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 [...]

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Folkestone & Hythe

Following Harlow would lead to paying less Council Tax for us all in Kent

Census Population Data Kent Districts 2011 – 2021

Stodmarsh Nutrient Update: No new Canterbury Waste Water Treatment plant until 2030.

A dozen Folkestone & Hythe Residents step forward to help Ukrainian refugees. Can you help?

Part 1 – Kent Donors to local & national Tory party

Stodmarsh Update: Proposals to lift moratorium on development will be presented to government in the next few weeks

Further budget cuts at KCC will mean more inflation busting Council Tax increases

The Stodmarsh moratorium holding up 40,000 homes across East Kent

Long term empty properties rise above 10,000 in Kent & Medway

Where we could create woodland in Kent

Flytipping increases 18% after costs introduced by KCC in 2019/20

16% of all Kent Households claiming Universal Credit

Data reveals Kent’s restaurant bill from Rishi Sunak’s Eat Out To Help Out scheme

Doctor and Local Care Home Staff report resident deaths within 48/72 hours of Oxford/Astra Zeneca vaccine being administered

15% of all Kent Households claiming Universal Credit

Kent motorists milked for £50 million in 2019/20

Nine Kent Councils collect £3.5 million in Penalty Charge Notices

Free School Meals rise by 25.6% in one year in Kent

Good News: 76% of all Covid patients who enter EKHUFT beds survive.

EKHUFT waiting lists rise as Surgery levels climb to near 2019 figures

64% of EKHUFT staff isolate through Covid-19 pandemic

Abuse of EKHUFT staff by members of the public continues during pandemic

Unemployment in Kent inches upwards.