Environmental time bombs hidden under the Garden of England.
Across the Garden of England hundreds of landfill sites containing dangerous, hazardous and toxic waste, are according to a remediation consultant of 35 years, “time [...]
New Romney
FHDC look set to have highest Council Tax in Kent for eighteenth year in a row
On the 24 February 2021, Report A/20/08 will go before Folkestone & Hythe District Council Full Council at 7pm. This report concludes the budget setting process for [...]
Otterpool Park & Quinn Estates interest in Sellindge grows
Plans to progress Otterpool Park to a revised planning application has been underway for quite some time. As revealed by the bloggers at slurry.org.uk last [...]
Roll Out of Covid-19 Vaccine across the district to begin on the 11th January
Updated 24/12/20 @08:45 The Covid-19 Vaccine program has begun in the Folkestone & Hythe District. Oaklands Surgery in Hythe began the role out last week to patients in [...]
Council release largely unredacted Otterpool Park Viability Assessment
It’s done! It’s official, Folkestone & Hythe District Council have unredacted vast swathes of information contained within the Otterpool Financial Viability [...]
Folkestone, Hythe & Romney Marsh Companies & Charities helping out with food for pupils during half term
Before we begin, we wish the Town Clerk of Hythe a speedy recovery from Covid-19. Below is a list of businesses who have stepped up to the plate to help out with food for [...]
The Long Read: Is our heritage for ransom?
Updated 03/10/20 @9:48 After a decade of neglect and uncertainty and a 5-year campaign by Friends of the Leas Pavilion (FLP), the Leas Pavilion is finally looking set to be [...]
Council’s On Street Parking Contract lost £600,000 in five of the last seven financial years
Here’s a shocker – for five out of the last seven financial years, On Street parking has NOT made money for Folkestone & Hythe District Council (FHDC). In [...]
Changes afoot to Overview & Scrutiny are decided behind closed doors continuing the lack of Openness & Transparency.
We have long said the effectiveness of the Overview & Scrutiny Committee (O&S) has been unacceptable and that it has been the lion which never roared. It has been a [...]
Folkestone & Hythe District Council Continue to Spray Toxic Glyphosate Weedkiller in District Play Areas
Glyphosate was originally patented as a chemical pipe cleaner in 1964. In 1969 it was patented as a herbicide. Glyphosate is poison. That’s the first thing to understand [...]
More than 3,000 Children Living In Poverty In Folkestone & Hythe District.
Child poverty in the Folkestone & Hythe district wards, has risen for the fifth year in a row. The number of children aged under 16 living in relative or absolute poverty [...]
Seven Projects receive £146,000 of £3 million High Street Fund So Far
Folkestone & Hythe District Council’s £3 million High Streets Regeneration Fund was first announced in report C/19/21. It was established to support and help high [...]
Decision Pending Whether Or Not to Charge Cllr Clive Goddard for Electoral Violations
Exclusive On Oct 17th 2019, we informed you that Cllr Clive Goddard (pictured), Councillor for Walland and Dengemarsh since 2007 was interviewed under caution at Folkestone [...]
Planning Committee roundup from 27th August 2019
The Outline planning permission for the provision of up to 117 dwellings – Y18/1404/FH at the land adjoining Hope All Saints Garden Centre, Ashford Road, New Romney, [...]
35 “affordable” homes may be coming to New Romney
At the next Planning & Licensing Committee to be held on the 27th August 2019, an outline planning decision for the development of 117 homes (30% affordable) in New [...]
Cllr David Wimble driving his beloved red 1979 MG with no valid tax or MOT.
According to the vehicleenquiry.service.gov.uk, Folkestone & Hythe District Cllr David Wimble, Cabinet Member for the District Economy (pictured) who represents the New [...]
There ain’t half been some clever b*st*rds
In the last five financial years Folkestone & Hythe District Council have only made two surpluses from their on street car parking. These were 2016/17 and 2017/18 where [...]
Is Cllr David Wimble committing fraud?
According to the vehicleenquiry.service.gov.uk Folkestone & Hythe District Council Cllr David Wimble, Cabinet Member for the District Economy (pictured) who represents [...]
Turning round a ghost town. No shopper involvement necessary.
At the end of March 2019, 15% or rather 62 shops were vacant in the Primary and Secondary shopping areas of Folkestone town centre. Analysis by Folkestone & Hythe [...]
If we say no: stories of sexual harassment in our local schools
My name is Claire and I am Alison for the purposes of this blog post. Both of us are school pupils and attend academies in the Folkestone & Hythe District. Both of us [...]
GP Patient numbers up by a 1,000
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 [...]
The Long Read: Marlie Farm Holiday Park
It doesn’t make sense, it just doesn’t make sense.. Marlie Farm Holiday Park (New Romney, Kent) was purchased by Harts Holiday Camps Limited on the [...]
David Wimble – land of make believe – Part 3
Thank you, to each and every one of you who wrote to the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) about David Wimble‘s (pictured) claim that the Looker website online [...]
Is David Wimble a Fantasist: Part 2
So thirty seven of you have contacted us and informed us that you made contact with the Advertising Standards Agency over David Wimble‘s claim that the Looker website [...]
Is David Wimble a Fantasist?
He’s at it again making a ludicrous statement which cannot be substantiated. Yes, David Wimble (pictured) the man who nominated Cllr Russell Tillson while running as an [...]