Let The Children Play
Public playgrounds are an iconic symbol of childhood. The first playgrounds were a German invention built to teach children how to play. 1859 saw the first British playground [...]
Mary Lawes
Evil Spectre leader set to scupper UK Space Agency launch pad site for Jock’s Pitch, East Cliff, Folkestone.
A Shepway Vox Team investigation has uncovered plans to turn the area known locally as Jock’s Pitch on the East Cliff of Folkestone; which has tennis courts, a bowls [...]
Folkestone & Hythe District Council broke the law by ‘secretly’ relocating homeless people
It would appear the Folkestone & Hythe District Council have been breaking the law by sending households to other districts and counties. The Guardian make it clear in a [...]
Folkestone Seafront Development Causes Yet More Controversy
Sir Roger De Haan’s Folkestone Seafront Development has over the years caused a lot of controversy. Cllrs were refused sight of the legal advice the Council had [...]
Will there be a by-election in Harbour Ward?
The Closet Tory – Cllr Ray Field (Ind) elected with 359 votes for the Harbour Ward in May 2019, has in the past been a vociferous voice in calling on Cllrs who have [...]
F&HDC Overview & Scrutiny Committee want to hear from you
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 [...]
One A & E for East Kent, but where?
It’s always good to have as many of the facts as possible, to make an informed decision. The possible closures of the A & E’s at the William Harvey Hospital [...]
Stagecoach’s £132 million KCC funding.
Since the 1st April 2010 to the 31st March 2018, Stagecoach, the local bus company which serves much of East Kent and Folkestone & Hythe District have received £131.8 [...]
The Long Read: Biggins Wood Site Part 2 – Profit Before Risk?
At full council on Wednesday 14th June 2017, Cllr Mary Lawes (pictured) asked the following question to Cllr Clive Goddard, Chairman of the Planning & Licensing Committee [...]