Lydia Morrison

Folkestone & Hythe District Council Spent £3.1 Million Outside Contract Rules, Records Reveal

August 6, 2025 // 2 Comments

Calls are mounting for Grant Thornton the external auditors to intervene at Folkestone & Hythe District Council, after new evidence emerged of more than £3.1 million in [...]

Folkestone & Hythe District Council Under Fire: Nearly £500,000 in Unexplained Payments Exposed Amid ‘Highest Standards’ Claim

August 4, 2025 // 4 Comments

The rot at the heart of Folkestone & Hythe District Council (FHDC) is no longer a matter of opinion—it is now demonstrably a pattern. What began as seven questionable [...]

Millions in Borrowing Unexplained as Executive Pay and Councillor Costs Surge at Folkestone & Hythe District Council

July 2, 2025 // 0 Comments

A quiet storm is brewing over three core issues at Folkestone & Hythe District Council: conflicting borrowing figures between the council and central government, [...]

Temporary Staffing Costs at Folkestone & Hythe Council Fall Below £1 Million for First Time in Three Years

June 24, 2025 // 1 Comment

Folkestone & Hythe District Council’s spending on temporary staff has fallen below £1 million for the first time in three years, marking a significant shift in how the [...]

Council Progress Report: Folca, Coast Drive Beach Huts, Waste Water Works, and Road of Remembrance Make Strides

March 26, 2025 // 0 Comments

At the Full Council meeting of Folkestone & Hythe District Council on 2 April 2025, Cabinet Members will update Cllrs on progress made since the 26 Feb. The progress [...]

Part 2: The Peculiar Case of Folkestone & Hythe District Council’s Procurement Practices

February 20, 2025 // 2 Comments

Updated 08:00 – 21/02/25 When examining the payment data for suppliers where contracts began before they were officially awarded, numerous anomalies emerge. These [...]

Otterpool Park update: Council approve deal with SNRG Ltd who has no operational experience of solar farms in the UK

February 13, 2025 // 1 Comment

Folkestone & Hythe District Council’s Cabinet last night approved the recommendations in Report Number C/24/68 to allow SNRG Ltd, to be the solar park provider at [...]

Council misleading residents over financial exit packages by £323,000

December 4, 2024 // 1 Comment

Updated 4 Dec 2024 @ 15:03 Of course you’d believe it when we say Folkestone & Hythe District Council misleads you, wouldn’t you… Each year, the [...]

Council Interim s151 Officer earning £721 per day.

November 7, 2024 // 3 Comments

A long time ago, but not in Bethlehem, or a galaxy far far away, Folkestone & Hythe District Council were seeking an interim s151 officer. This was set out in report [...]

Council fail to publish accounts on time for third year in a row.

June 1, 2024 // 1 Comment

For the third financial year in a row, Folkestone & Hythe District Council have failed to published their draft statement of accounts (DSoA) by the deadline of the 31 [...]

Otterpool Park Update: Council does not have the appetite or capacity to fund the Otterpool Park Project

October 12, 2023 // 5 Comments

Folkestone & Hythe District Council is severely constrained financially with regard to the Otterpool Park development of 10,000, due to several factors including any [...]

Waiving hello to £80,000 while not serving up the accounts on time.

August 3, 2023 // 1 Comment

For the second year in a row, Folkestone & Hythe District Council, have failed to publish their draft statement of accounts on time. They failed to meet the statutory [...]

More financial and contract irregularities at Folkestone & Hythe District Council

June 3, 2023 // 2 Comments

No matter how many times we write about financial and contract irregularities, Folkestone & Hythe District Council never seem to learn. As you may or many not know, the [...]

Council not publishing information in a timely manner

March 11, 2023 // 1 Comment

In Folkestone & Hythe District Council’s recently published Code of corporate governance it states at Part G: We comply with the local government transparency code [...]

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