Part 1 – Kent Donors to local & national Tory party
“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 [...]
Leo Griggs
Sandbanks – New Romney: Are local Tories ‘in hock’ to developers via their donations?
Sandbanks planning application was successful at last night’s Planning Committee. However, it’s clear the closeness of the developer Leo Griggs with members of [...]
The local developer being helped along by the public purse
Over the last six years, one developer more than any other has come to epitomise the cosyiness that leads many to think/believe our planning system and committee is fixed in [...]
Approved Tory Parliamentary Candidate Stephen James resigned rather than face investigation into his professional standards as a teacher.
A fortnight ago we wrote about Stephen James (pictured). We highlighted that he’d come to the attention of Private Eye who ran a story on him. We made it clear he is an [...]
The Long Read: 52-54 Guildhall Street and other tales of “Technical Issues”
Following our ‘more tales of the unexpected’ piece in September, which briefly mentioned the gap in the streetscape at 52-54 Guildhall Street owned by Brian James Parry [...]
He’s a very naughty boy!
Updated 08:20 25/11/20 And who is a very naughty boy… yep it’s Leo Livingston Griggs (pictured). The local Tory party donor has like others fallen foul of GDPR, [...]
“Technical Issues” prevented Tontine Street Viability Assessment from being published says Council
In Feb 2019, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government published a new and revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) At Para 57 of the new and revised [...]
Folkestone & Hythe District Council the gift which keeps on giving
Data they say, is the new oil. Each month Folkestone & Hythe District Council produce their monthly payment to suppliers data which continues to be a rich seam to drill [...]
Is Cllr Clive Goddard committing a criminal offence?
It is simple, so so simple yet he has failed to comply. A discosable pecuniary interest (DPI) is set out in Chapter 7 of the Localism Act 2011 and in the secondary [...]
Images Emerge of Cllr Clive Goddard Working on RVH Site owned by Leo Griggs.
Updated 18:12 – 18/09/20 Images have emerged of Cllr Clive Goddard – the Chairman of the Planning Committee at Folkestone & Hythe District Council, working on [...]
More tales of the unexpected from the Royal Victoria Site owned by Leo Griggs
On the 8th Sept, 2020, Cllr Patrica Rolfe (Con) informed the Overview & Scrutiny Committee, that all four directors of Oportunitas Ltd – a company wholly owned by [...]
Council fail to declare they were to buy 37 properties on Royal Victoria Hospital site owned by Leo Griggs
Updated 11.35am 9/09/2020 So it’s just as we said way back on Nov 28th 2018: We also understand from well placed council sources, the Council’s company Oportunitas [...]
Folkestone & Hythe District Council issue £6.2 million worth of contracts bypassing normal tendering processes
£6.2 million pounds worth of contracts in 2019/20 were issued by Folkestone & Hythe District Council, using waivers and citing urgency and expediency. In total, 49 [...]
Something is Rotten in the District of Folkestone & Hythe
There’s more to this than meets the eye. Yes the facts surrounding the Leo Griggs Royal Victoria Site gets murkier. Not only has the site been closed by the Health [...]
“If you take care of the small things, the big things take care of themselves.”
“If you take care of the small things, the big things take care of themselves.” said Emily Dickinson. But more evidence emerges Folkestone & Hythe District Council [...]
Cllr David Wimble Is Committing Another Criminal Offence
Cllr David Wimble, Cabinet Member for the District Economy for Folkestone & Hythe District Council, is a man who’s never far away from controversy. He has in the [...]
Second bite of the cherry: Redlynch House, Hillcrest Rd, Hythe
Redlynch House, Hillcrest Rd, Hythe sits majestically on the higher slope which over looks Hythe. It has sweeping and valuable views out across Hythe bay and any [...]