Breaking News: KCC Cllr Harry Rayner withdraws from leadership battle
On the 28th July 2023, KCC Cllr Harry Rayner, County Member for Malling West (pictured below left), threw his hat into the ring to become leader of the Conservatives at [...]
Kent County Council
150 homes at former Foxwood School Hythe will not be going ahead anytime soon.
On 31 August 2016, Foxwood School, Seabrook Road, Hythe, Kent, CT21 5QJ closed its doors for the last time. The 15.5 acre site (6.3ha) was at the time of closure owned by [...]
High Court rule Home Office and Kent County Council acted unlawfully in their treatment of unaccompanied asylum seeking children
Updated 27 July @14:41 A “secret agreement” made by Kent County Council and the Home Secretary to formalise and normalise their treatment of unaccompanied [...]
Part 3: Kent County Council’s special-education system is on its knees
No-one can claim we are short of evidence that support for children with Special Education Needs & Disabilities needs a radical overhaul. It is now very clear to everyone [...]
Ombudsman uncovers backlog of 170 unanswered children’s services and education complaints at Kent County Council
The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has uncovered a backlog of 170 unanswered children’s services and education complaints at Kent County Council, while [...]
Kent County Council reports it overspent its 2022/23 budget by £44.4m
Kent County Council has reported a £44.4m deficit in its budget for the last financial year, which it plans to bridge using wholly reserves. A report by KCC Corporate [...]
KCC Commercial Services company start £2.2 billion of contracts before they were awarded
Kent County Council Commercial Services Group is a company you’ve probably never heard of. It is one of the largest, local authority owned, trading organisations of its [...]
Something doesn’t add up about the Hythe West By-election
Congratulations to Cllr Jenni Hawkins (Green) (pictured) for winning the local by-election for the Kent County Council – Hythe West Division The Conservative candidate [...]
Fly-tipping in Folkestone & Hythe District rises 52%, the highest in Kent
The number of recorded fly-tipping incidents between 2020/21 and 2021/22, across the Folkestone & Hythe District has grown by 52%, according to the latest statistics [...]
Folkestone – £20m Place Plan funding expected this month.
Folkestone and Hythe District Council (FHDC) submitted a bid to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) for Levelling Up Fund Round 2 (LUF2) for [...]
Is Sunningdale House Developments Ltd in financial difficulty?
Update Jan 6 @15:12 Update – At 14:00 today, ninety minutes after we published our report, Sunningdale have filed accounts with Companies House. They are not currently [...]
Breaking News: Cllr Andy Weatherhead resigns Hythe West seat
Today Cllr Andy Weatherhead (pictured) has resigned from his Hythe West seat; which will cause a byelection at some later point. This has all come about due to his former [...]
Local Tories knew Cllr Weatherhead was former member of Fascist Group before Hope Not Hate story broke
Back in February 2022, we updated a post called Tories Dump The Monk The update stated: Update – It has come to our attention that Andrew Beadle (now Weatherhead) was a [...]
Exposed: Tory County Councillor was key member of fascist group
Updated: 11:17am Nov 19 2022 A HOPE not hate investigation reveals that Cllr Andy Weatherhead, who represents Hythe West on Kent County Council, was a senior officer for the [...]
KCC close to bankruptcy while overcharging domicilary care clients
Kent County Council and Hampshire County Council in a joint letter letter to the Prime Minister – Rishi Sunak and the Chancellor of the Exchequeur – Jeremy Hunt, [...]
KCC Special Education Needs Services: “don’t care” and “are incompetent’
In March 2019, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and Ofsted produced a damming report on Kent Council’s, Special Education Needs & Disability service. At that [...]
Cost of Living Crisis: Kent Residents Will Face Tough Times Ahead
The Cost of Living crisis is affecting many residents across Kent, so much so that it is frightening the sh*t of out some residents, as there purses and wallets do not have [...]
Stodmarsh Update: “There is no prospect of the nutrients disappearing in the next 5-year period”
“For the foresseable future, it looks like nutrient neutrality is here to stay. There is no prospect of the nutrients disappearing in the next 5-year period” [...]
Three Areas of Kent put forward as potential locations for Govt Investment Zones
On the 23rd Sept 2022, Kwasi Kwarteng, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced the concept of Investment Zones. 38 areas have been identified as potentially Investment [...]
More Financial Irregularities at the Council
It took two hours and four minutes before Cllr Lesley Whybrow (Green) Cabinet Member for the Environment pointed out that the s151 Officer, – Charlotte Spendley [...]
Kent County Council loaned £20m to authority now under investigation due to ‘exceptional’ debt
During the financial year 1 Apr 2021 & 31 Mar 2022, Kent County Council (KCC) lent £20m to Thurrock Council which is now under investigation due to its “exceptional [...]
Following Harlow would lead to paying less Council Tax for us all in Kent
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 [...]
Cost of Living Crisis: Study finds 243 ‘hotspots’ in Kent at greatest risk from rising energy bills
Residents in Swale, Thanet and Folkestone & Hythe will be hit hardest by spiralling energy prices as the crisis deepens this week, a study has shown. The areas contain [...]
Part 3: KCC Special Education Needs spreading misinformation
They do make one laugh especially when they provide false information, but hey this is the modern age of misinformation and Kent County Council (KCC) want to be in on the act [...]
Child Poverty Across Kent. It’s not all doom and gloom
New figures released on July 12 by End Child Poverty show that eight districts across Kent have seen a decrease in child poverty – 0-15 year olds – and four [...]