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Council to press on with controversial Princes Parade redevelopment

December 16, 2022 // 1 Comment

Members should note however that there is a critical path which would need to be followed and this does not allow for any slippage, delay, or process frustration. Ever since [...]

Kent Police requires improvement on investigating crime

November 26, 2022 // 3 Comments

Kent Police police are failing to meet required standards at investigating crime, according to HM Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) that raises questions over whether [...]

Cost of Living Crisis: Study finds 243 ‘hotspots’ in Kent at greatest risk from rising energy bills

August 27, 2022 // 1 Comment

Residents in Swale, Thanet and Folkestone & Hythe will be hit hardest by spiralling energy prices as the crisis deepens this week, a study has shown. The areas contain [...]

The rise and rise of community-based news reporting

January 19, 2021 // 2 Comments

Following on from my first article – “Fake news” or “No news” – the twin threats to democracy – does local news matter? If your answer is ‘no’, [...]

KCC “Profiteering” from caring for migrant children under 18

September 5, 2020 // 4 Comments

On the 1st April 2019, Kent County Council (KCC) were caring for 254 under 18 unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC). By March 31st 2020, KCC were caring from 450 UASC, [...]

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

August 25, 2020 // 2 Comments

A working group is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours. On Wednesday 24th July 2019, Folkestone & Hythe District Council declared a Climate & Ecological [...]

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

August 22, 2020 // 3 Comments

Updated 23/09/20 Regardless of one’s personal position on Princes Parade, one thing should be perfectly clear and that’s the cost of the legal fees spent by [...]

Kent and Medway NHS Trust continue to send mental health patients hundreds of miles from home for hospital beds

August 17, 2020 // 0 Comments

Between the 1st April 2017 and the 4th August 2020, the Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT) have sent two hundred and twenty eight (228) mental [...]

Same Story Different Transport

August 10, 2020 // 6 Comments

Updated 18 July 2022 @ 09:10 The issue of refugees crossing the Channel and arriving on English soil is NOT new. Back in May 2002, our public face worked as a reporter for [...]

Folkestone & Hythe District Council issue £6.2 million worth of contracts bypassing normal tendering processes

August 9, 2020 // 9 Comments

£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 [...]

So, Where’s The Money Gone?

August 7, 2020 // 1 Comment

So, where’s the money? The financial data below has all come from Folkestone & Hythe District Council. It excludes VAT. It is the Temporary staff costs data from [...]

Something is Rotten in the District of Folkestone & Hythe

August 5, 2020 // 1 Comment

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 [...]

Do You Trust This Man?

July 30, 2020 // 2 Comments

We recently reported Dr Susan Priest, Chief Exec of Folkestone & Hythe District Council had received a £40,000 pay rise, in 2019/20. A member of the public asked a [...]

Cllr David Wimble interviewed under caution for alleged electoral violations

July 28, 2020 // 1 Comment

On Monday the 21st Oct, 2019, Cllr David Wimble (Ind) attended Folkestone Police Station where he was interviewed under caution in respect of allegations of committing [...]

Folkestone & Hythe District Council have more than £204,000 in unpaid HGV PCNs, equivalent to ten Council jobs

July 26, 2020 // 2 Comments

Updated 22:45 27/07/20 Between April 2017 and March 2020, Folkestone & Hythe District Council have failed to collect £204,074 in unpaid Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) for [...]

Wheelie Cllr Prater!

July 21, 2020 // 6 Comments

Updated 19:00 23/07/20 Honestly, if we replied to every Cllr Tim Prater (Lib Dem) article, we’d get little done. Cllr Tim Prater (Lib Dem) is claiming victory for a [...]

Where is the 2020 Air Quality Report?

July 20, 2020 // 0 Comments

So the 2019 Air Quality report has been released. This though informs us about the air quality in 2018. However, we ask Folkestone & Hythe District Council, and the [...]

Universal Credit claims slow in Kent as new reality bites for 70,000 claimants.

July 16, 2020 // 0 Comments

The number of people claiming Universal Credit (UC) across JobCentre’s in Kent slowed remarkably between May 14th 2020 to June 11th 2020. UC can be claimed by both [...]

£40,000 Pay Rise For Failing Chief Exec of Folkestone & Hythe District Council

July 15, 2020 // 5 Comments

She says she understands the importance of transparency and is able to discharge responsibilities to the highest standards of probity. Dr Susan Priest, the Chief Executive of [...]

Affinity & Southern Water Lose Enough Water to Fill 100 Olympic Swimming Pools Each Day in 2019/20

July 12, 2020 // 0 Comments

In England, we take for granted a plentiful supply of water. Yet our high population density means the available water per person is actually less than in many Mediterranean [...]

10,000 Lorry Brexit customs clearance centre to be built on the outskirts of Ashford.

July 10, 2020 // 6 Comments

Updated: 9:50am (11/07/20) It has been annouced earlier today the government has secretly purchased 11 hectares (27 acres) of land on the outskirts of Ashford (next to [...]

Princes Parade: The Fight Goes On

July 6, 2020 // 0 Comments

The Save Princes Parade Group (SPPG) have been informed that they’ve lost their initial request for permission to appeal the Judicial Review they lost. Their [...]

C**k up, Conspiracy or Incompetence?

July 5, 2020 // 4 Comments

So is it a cock up, conspiracy or incompetence? We simply do not know, but we’ll let you judge from the evidence we put before you. All the evidence is in the public [...]

Raw sewage flowed into our rivers in 2019 and Shepway Green Party remain silent.

July 2, 2020 // 2 Comments

Yesterday, The Shepway Green Party announced that Cllr Rebecca Tamsin Shoob (Green Party) (pictured) has accepted a place on the Ottepool Park LLP In 2019/20 Cllr Shoob [...]

Folkestone & Hythe District Council broke the law by ‘secretly’ relocating homeless people

July 1, 2020 // 2 Comments

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 [...]

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