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The Long Read: Part 2, Discrimination & Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

January 19, 2019 // 5 Comments

Nearly three years ago we brought you the following blog post. Serious Sexual Harassment and Discrimination in Shepway Workplaces. Three years on we are still receiving [...]

Y18/1529/FH – Shepway Close, Folkestone

January 16, 2019 // 0 Comments

When it comes to planning in Folkestone & Hythe District, you have to know your history. It begins with Y05/1331/SH – yellow and orange polygons below & [...]

The Grand: A victory for the residents.

January 14, 2019 // 10 Comments

The Upper Tier Property Tribunal yesterday (14th Jan 2019) threw out Hallam Estates appeal (you can download a pdf of decision at the end of this blog post) against the [...]

Kent County Council Land: The most popular site in Britain

January 13, 2019 // 2 Comments

The land shaded in orange below is owned by Kent County Council. They have owned it since the 19th February 1982. It is situated between the Simon Langton Grammar School for [...]

The Grand: “The Merry Go round stops”

January 10, 2019 // 8 Comments

With those words, Michael Stainer knew that his final appeal against personal bankruptcy was doomed. Appearing before Chief Bankruptcy Registrar Briggs in the High Court on [...]

F&HDC Overview & Scrutiny Committee want to hear from you

January 9, 2019 // 2 Comments

It is the Lion which has never roared nor is it ever likely to. Folkestone & Hythe District Council Overview & Scrutiny Committee has made a call out to you the [...]

Save Princes Parade

January 6, 2019 // 2 Comments

Thirty five years ago Princes Parade was in the Folkestone & Hythe District Herald newspaper not once but twice. On the 17th Feb 1984 the Herald ran the following [...]

Folkestone & Hythe District Libraries facing cuts to opening hours

January 5, 2019 // 2 Comments

The opening hours for six out of eight libraries across Folkestone & Hythe District could be slashed by a staggering 85 hours, if KCC’s proposals to save £1 [...]

Kent Libraries – Going, Going…

January 3, 2019 // 0 Comments

How do we keep all 99 libraries across the 12 districts of Kent relevant to the people they serve? All the numbers are going south and it seems that few if any ideas are [...]

Happy New Year to you all.

January 1, 2019 // 1 Comment

First we must congratulate Cllr Rory Cassian Love for his award of an OBE. He was first elected in 1987 and stood in the Folkestone Harvey Ward. He came third in the vote [...]

Now what we need are facts

December 30, 2018 // 1 Comment

Now, what I want is Facts. Teach these boys and girls nothing but Facts. Facts alone are wanted in life. Plant nothing else, and root out everything else. You can only form [...]

Biggins Woods financial viability assessment – Here we go again.

December 29, 2018 // 2 Comments

At the end of October we brought you the post – A victory for the public interest In short it was about trying to secure via the Environmental Information Regulations, [...]

History of Pensand House & Marlborough Court

December 26, 2018 // 1 Comment

It begins back in 1987, the year Rick Astley’s – Never Gonna Give You Up remained at No 1 for five weeks. On the 29th May 1987 a charge for a mortgage was raised from [...]

Defending the public interest

December 23, 2018 // 2 Comments

The Public Interest needs defending. But who does it need defending from? Folkestone & Hythe District Council and Councillor Russell Tillson, that’s who. In the [...]

P & R could lose £6.3 million pound contract with Folkestone & Hythe District Council?

December 19, 2018 // 4 Comments

Exclusive Back in May, then in June and October of this year we made it clear there were issues with the P & R Gas Servicing & Heating Installation contract. In an [...]

Folkestone & Hythe District Council lose more than £130,000 in unpaid HGV PCNs

December 17, 2018 // 3 Comments

Folkestone & Hythe District Council have failed to collect £130,643 in unpaid Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) for HGVs parked unlawfully across the district in the last [...]

Part 2: A big thank you to Kent Fire & Rescue Service

December 15, 2018 // 2 Comments

Kent Fire & Rescue Service (KFRS) don’t just attend home or commercial fires or road traffic collisions. As part of the service they have a dedicated Animal Rescue [...]

A big thank you to Kent Fire & Rescue Service

December 13, 2018 // 4 Comments

Who could forget the sterling work Kent & Fire Rescue Service did during the Folkestone earthquake in April 2007. Then just recently on Nov 8th at 7.30am, 50 Kent Fire [...]

A Grand History

December 12, 2018 // 5 Comments

Between April 1981 and September 1981 the residents of the Grand made six written requests for a summary of costs for service charges to Michael Stainer (pictured circa [...]

Brexit: Preventing another Operation Stack & Operation Brock

December 10, 2018 // 1 Comment

On the 23rd June 2016, 51.9% of the people of the United Kingdom voted in favour of leaving the EU. Now with Brexit just one hundred and eight days away, the Prime Minister [...]

Fixing a hole and saving a million

December 10, 2018 // 0 Comments

Folkestone Library is falling into disrepair and the holes need to be fixed to stop the rain from getting in. On Thursday 4th May 2017 David Monk was elected as a Kent County [...]

When one leaves, another arrives

December 8, 2018 // 0 Comments

On April 23rd 2018 a company was registered on the Luxembourg equivalent of Companies House. The name of this company was F55 Sterling Folkestone S. à r. l., Luxembourg an [...]

Otterpool Park Update: The first but not the last

December 7, 2018 // 1 Comment

Back in Jan of this year, Folkestone & Hythe District Council decided to set aside £3.675 million for land and property acquisition within the boundary of the Otterpool [...]

Staff losses & recruitment agency costs

December 4, 2018 // 1 Comment

Folkestone & Hythe District Council realise their biggest challenge to delivery of Council services is recruiting and retaining key skills in some areas of their [...]

GP Patient numbers up by a 1,000

December 3, 2018 // 0 Comments

In Sept 2017 seven of eight practices in Folkestone applied for permission to close their patient lists on the basis that they were “unable to take on more patients [...]

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