Lesley Whybrow

Save Princes Parade Campaign missed glaring opportunity to win Judicial Review

June 15, 2021 // 14 Comments

One has to wonder about the ability of some of those involved in the Save Princes Parade Campaign. It’s clear they missed an opportunity that was so glaringly obvious, [...]

Folkestone & Hythe District Council’s £40 million pound waste contract fiasco

June 4, 2021 // 4 Comments

It’s a £40 million pound fiasco. For the second time in less than six weeks Folkestone & Hythe District Council have been forced to apologise for the poor service [...]

Cllrs go missing in action

May 28, 2021 // 2 Comments

What a waste! In the last two years there have not been many opportunities for opposition members to land any significant blows on the Tory led coalition at Folkestone & [...]

Yes, No, Yes, No, and that’s official.

May 25, 2021 // 4 Comments

According to a member of the public and the Cabinet Member for the Environment, Cllr Lesley Whybrow (Green), Folkestone & Hythe District Council have allegedly sprayed [...]

The fig leaf which is hiding a climate emergency in our district

May 10, 2021 // 2 Comments

We must plant more woodland as we have but a fig leaf left. Trees need to be looked after: you don’t just plant them, you grow them. And we need to plant and grow 4 [...]

Ask your local Parish, Town, District County council to put heat pumps under playing fields and parks

May 8, 2021 // 0 Comments

One of the things which has come out of the pandemic is how important nature is to us all. Our green spaces have provided us with places to relax and enjoy nature at close [...]

Good journalism changes things

April 30, 2021 // 2 Comments

They give the impression of being in office but not in power. Both of them sit on Folkestone & Hythe District Council’s cabinet; and both receive allowances in [...]

“Our council is broken at best” says ePetition campaigner

April 27, 2021 // 0 Comments

Almost twenty years after our Council introduced a Cabinet system in the year 2000, – Cllr Tim Prater on the 25th Sept 2019, put forward the following motion for the [...]

And yes, they get paid well to respond badly to information requests

April 25, 2021 // 7 Comments

Updated: 27/04/21 – @ 10:16 Make ’em laugh, Make ’em laugh. Don’t you know everyone wants to laugh? (Ha ha!). We and our public face – who is [...]

Use the Clean Air Act 1993 to study air pollution and child asthma link in our district

April 22, 2021 // 2 Comments

Air pollution does NOT discriminate. We all need to breathe. Folkestone & Hythe District Council’s Air Quality Report 2020 states: Air pollution is associated [...]

Biodiversity on Royal Miltary Canal has increased for last 15 years

April 10, 2021 // 6 Comments

Twelve years prior to declaring a Climate & Ecological Emergency, in 2019, Folkestone & Hythe District Council’s Cabinet [then known as Shepway Distrct [...]

Lethal levels of arsenic present on former Officers Mess Aerodrome Road Hawkinge site.

April 1, 2021 // 7 Comments

Updated: 01/04/21 @20:27 Land at the Former Officers Mess, Elvington Lane, Aerodrome Road Hawkinge purchased by Pentland Homes on 01/12/2020 for £2.5 million, according to [...]

How Princes Parade & Otterpool Park can educate us all.

March 25, 2021 // 2 Comments

The Clean Air Act 1993 is an amazing piece of legislation. It’s under utilised by those on our Council, who could use it to much greater effect to educate and inform us [...]

Shepway Green Party misinformation about Royal Military Canal

March 16, 2021 // 4 Comments

Updated: 17/03/21 @08:40 Charles Dickens put it most aptly when he said “Now, what I want is Facts. Teach these boys and girls nothing but Facts. Facts alone are wanted [...]

“Our House is still on fire” – Climate & Ecological Working Group continue to hide Environmental Information behind closed doors.

March 15, 2021 // 1 Comment

On Thursday 18th March, the Climate & Ecological Working Group will meet behind closed doors to discuss matters which affect our environment. It will be chaired by Cllr L [...]

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Lesley Whybrow

Save Princes Parade Campaign missed glaring opportunity to win Judicial Review

Folkestone & Hythe District Council’s £40 million pound waste contract fiasco

Cllrs go missing in action

Yes, No, Yes, No, and that’s official.

The fig leaf which is hiding a climate emergency in our district

Ask your local Parish, Town, District County council to put heat pumps under playing fields and parks

Good journalism changes things

“Our council is broken at best” says ePetition campaigner

And yes, they get paid well to respond badly to information requests

Use the Clean Air Act 1993 to study air pollution and child asthma link in our district

Biodiversity on Royal Miltary Canal has increased for last 15 years

Lethal levels of arsenic present on former Officers Mess Aerodrome Road Hawkinge site.

How Princes Parade & Otterpool Park can educate us all.

Shepway Green Party misinformation about Royal Military Canal

“Our House is still on fire” – Climate & Ecological Working Group continue to hide Environmental Information behind closed doors.

Folkestone & Hythe District Council breaking Environmental Law

Actions must speak louder than words if we are to protect our wonderful environment.

The Irony of Princes Parade

Abramovich’s lieutenants issue s21 eviction notices to tenants at Marlbrough Court, Hythe.

Hythe Town Council’s £50,000 deficit and the failed double glazing salesman wins Princes Parade battle

Cllrs to consider potential new civic centre at Otterpool Park

A year on and still no council policy or plan to deal with the declared climate & ecological emergency

Princes Parade: Will Oaklands Surgery get that £151,200 CIL money?

Where is the 2020 Air Quality Report?

Shepway Green Party Flatter to Deceive