Saga’s Enbrook Homes Plan Revives Folkestone Redevelopment Row
Saga says homes on “under-utilised” land at Enbrook Park could help fund the repair of The Pavilion and keep the Sandgate headquarters sustainable. But this is not [...]
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Saga Sells Acromas Underwriter to Ageas: The 20-Year Insurance Partnership Explained
For years, Saga has sold insurance under its familiar brand to Britain’s over-50s. But behind the scenes, it was also carrying the most complicated part of the insurance [...]
Part 3 – Land/Property Ownership by Companies & Organisations in Folkestone & Hythe District
Who owns the vast swathes of land and property in our district matters. It matters because land is a scarce resource – as Mark Twain put it, ‘they aren’t making it any [...]
‘Ongoing public access’ to Folkestone harbour arm threatened if 410 new homes not built
Updated 12/02/25 @ 12:52 Sir Roger De Haan, a man who is “uncompromising when he sets his mind to something“, has via his company and agent, resubmitted revised [...]
Cheriton Parc gets planning permission, but will it get finished?
Last night at the Planning Committee – Cheriton Parc Y22/1077/FH was passed. One of the persons behind the company – MTH Cheriton Parc Ltd – who’ve [...]
Cheriton Parc Planning Application by Oliver Davis Company – MTH Cheriton Parc Ltd
On Tuesday evening Planning Application 22/1077/FH – Cheriton Parc House Cheriton High Street Folkestone CT18 8AN – Plan 22/1077/FH – Planning Obligation [...]
SAGA Enbrook site intended for future housing.
Updated: 08/02/23 @ 17:55 No doubt you’ve heard, and possibly read, SAGA is to close its Kent headquarters at Enbrook (Sandgate) due to the changes in working [...]
A Bonkers Architect and Sir Roger De Haan’s take on the Regeneration of Folkestone
Last night – 09.11.22 – at Wards Hotel, Folkestone, Sir Roger De Haan (pictured) gave a talk about the regeneration of Folkestone at the AGM of Go Folkestone. He [...]
Part 1 – Kent Donors to local & national Tory party
“A little bit of money goes a very long way.” Political donations have been at the heart of many a scandal, but does it matter that at local and national level, parties [...]
Saga set to turn Cheriton Parc into 31 residential units
Cheriton Parc is owned by Saga’s in-house insurer, Acromas Insurance Company Limited (AICL), which is registered in the offshore centre of Gibraltar. This enables AICL [...]
The Great Saga Sell Off
Updated 29/12/20 @08:40 For legal reasons we could not bring you the posts we wanted to today. So instead we offer you this. Since the announcement of Sir Roger De Haan [...]
The Gender Pay Gap: acts must follow facts in our large companies in Folkestone & Hythe District
As the only female member of the Shepwayvox Team I say the lies that the gender pay gap is perpetuated by feminists who use statistics dishonestly to further their cause is [...]
Saga & The Paradise Papers
Saga, the UK travel and insurance company for the over-50s have made 100 people redundant, according to Kentonline. At Jan 31st 2016 Saga’s pre-tax profits rose [...]
Second Homes, Public Money & A Little Bit About Art.
The Folkestone Triennial is called “Double Edge”, as in “double edged sword“, so says the Curator, Lewis Biggs (pictured) The duality he speaks about [...]