Folkestone & Hythe DC: Highest council tax rates in Kent since 2004/05
Since 2004/05 Folkestone & Hythe District Council have had the highest Council tax rates (page 4 Table 2 or see chart below) in the whole of Kent. That’s sixteen [...]
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Knife Crime in Kent at highest levels ever.
Kent has recorded the biggest increase of knife crime in England and Wales, up 152% since April 2010, according to The Guardian. Figures for Kent show a threefold increase in [...]
East Kent Hospital University Foundation Trust performing miracles
The last time a member of the Shepwayvox Team saw his great-aunt Joanna she was propped up by many pillows and lying in a hospital bed with a tube protruding from her nose. [...]
Folkestone & Hythe DC to purchase Connect 38 Ashford, Kent
Updated 18:50 Sunday 10th March On Wednesday 13th at 5pm the Folkestone & Hythe District Council Cabinet (F&HDC) will meet at the Civic Centre. Agenda Item 11 & [...]
Folkestone & Hythe DC: Selling off the family silver at pace.
Between 2016 and 2018 Folkestone & Hythe District Council have sold 48 parcels of land/property and raised £1,588,985. “The sale of assets is common with individuals [...]
Accidents, Collisions and a £325,000 data breach
In 2017, The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) visited the Grounds Maintenance department owned and run by Folkestone & Hythe District Council and a number of [...]
The case of the Barrister who was never Instructed.
As the Grand continues to veer between tragedy and farce, we can now report on the case of the barrister who never was. For this we must thank a series of emails between [...]
Bagging a bargain by undue influence?
Folkestone & Hythe District Council (FHDC) offered a number of residents of Shorncliffe Crescent (pictured below) the chance to buy small parcels of land at the end of [...]
Otterpool Park Update:
In early December 2018 we informed you the Folkestone & Hythe District Council purchased The Willows within the Otterpool Park Boundary, on the A20 between Barrow Hill [...]
Cllr David Monk: Do as I say, not as I do.
The Shepwayvox Team have been contacted by a number of readers about an incident which took place aboard the High Speed train on Valentine’s day involving the leader of [...]
Data reveals the postcode lottery of ‘dying from a preventable cause’ in Kent
Where you live in Kent (not including Medway) influences your risk of dying by an avoidable cause, statistics reveal. Data released by the Office of National Statistics shows [...]
East Kent Hospital A & Es require improvement
The national target set for patients to be seen in four hours within arrival at A & E departments is 95%. Our Trust – the East Kent Hospitals University NHS Trust [...]
Otterpool Park to come before planning by end of February
Cllr David Monk (pictured) at this evening’s full council – 20th Feb 2019 – announced that an outline planning application for 8,500 homes to be constructed [...]
How to win friends and influence people
Numpties, numpties, numpties they are all numpties Since the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) were introduced on May 25th 2018, eight and half months ago, the vast [...]
Folkestone & Hythe District: Where has the £10 million New Homes Bonus Scheme money gone?
The New Homes Bonus Scheme (NHB) introduced by the Coalition Government provides cash for areas that allow new homes to be built in their area (a form of bribery?). [...]
Otterpool Park Update: £1.25 million, a £90 grand contract and registering a right of way.
We revealed in our last Otterpool Park post two days ago, the overall amount of money for the Otterpool Park development will be circa £2.8 billion. It’s nice to [...]
High Court Judge Slams Stainer for “Purporting” to be a Director
In the latest twist in the tale of Michael Stainer’s legal attempts to roll back the inexorable tide of litigation, he fell foul of Mrs Justice May in the High Court. She [...]
Otterpool Park Update: Financial and health cost revealed
We can reveal today Otterpool Park expenditure and revenue will be in the region of £2.8bn with the Council reputedly making circa £800 million by selling approx 15 [...]
The Long Read: Offshores take two local NHS trusts for a ride
Two local NHS trusts are being taken for a ride. D.R.C. Locums Ltd & Maxxima Ltd are recruitment companies who provide staff to keep our local NHS services working, and [...]
GP waiting times soar across Kent
Patients in some parts of the Kent are three times more likely to have to wait at least a fortnight to see their GP, NHS Digital figures reveal. 22.97% of patients registered [...]
Folkestone & Hythe District: 25% of patients belong to failing GP Surgeries
Nearly 25% of patients registered at GP practices in Folkestone & Hythe District belong to a practice that either requires improvement or is rated inadequate according to [...]
It’s High Noon at the Grand – Folkestone
A major confrontation between the Insolvency Service and the ‘new’ management of the Grand is brewing and could result in both civil and criminal proceedings. On one side [...]
Official Diaries Part 2: East Kent Hospital Trust says yes. Folkestone & Hythe DC says no.
East Kent Hospital University Foundation Trust (EKHUFT) have released Susan Acott’s , the Chief Executive’s diary. It is not as open as Cllr Paul [...]
Romney Marsh nuclear dump plans alive since Sept 2017
Back in Sept 2018 we told you that Folkestone & Hythe District Council (F&HDC) were actively considering a Geological Disposal Facility. Now Kentonline Romney Marsh [...]
Rough sleeping rises in nearly all Kent districts
Rough sleeping rose in nine out of twelve districts in Kent (not Medway) last year according to official figures released by the Ministry for Housing Communities & Local [...]