Biodiversity on Royal Miltary Canal has increased for last 15 years
Twelve years prior to declaring a Climate & Ecological Emergency, in 2019, Folkestone & Hythe District Council’s Cabinet [then known as Shepway Distrct [...]
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Learning from mistakes
We the Shepway Vox Team get it wrong sometimes. When we do we like to be open about our mistakes, and if necessary apologise. This is one of those ocassions where we need to [...]
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 [...]
Otterpool Park Update: Super fiscally attractive development designed for London overspill.
In 2010, Arena Leisure PLC who owned Folkestone Racecourse put forward the following document: The economic benefits of the redevelopment of Folkestone Racecourse The [...]
Council’s Charity want half a million for 120 Beach Huts angers tenants
The lease for the Folkestone beach huts was made between the Council and Peter Kemp in 1997, when the Lib Dems ruled the universe known as Shepway District, now Folkestone [...]
Folkestone: A step too far?
Love or loathe it, the Arch in Folkestone at the town end of the Leas has caused controversy from the moment it was born. For those of you who do not remember the arch [...]
History of Pensand House & Marlborough Court
It begins back in 1987, the year Rick Astley’s – Never Gonna Give You Up remained at No 1 for five weeks. On the 29th May 1987 a charge for a mortgage was raised from [...]
A Grand History
Between April 1981 and September 1981 the residents of the Grand made six written requests for a summary of costs for service charges to Michael Stainer (pictured circa [...]
A Victory for the Public Interest.
EXCLUSIVE Our public face sent his Environmental Information Request to the Council on the 6th Jan 2017. Yesterday 31st Oct 2018, the First Tier Tribunal (General [...]
The Horn Street Stench.
On March 24th 2015 Shepwayvox was born. It was said in the very first post, by the solitary member and writer at that time who is now, our public face, somewhere down the [...]
Record Breakers 2
Temporary Staff Costs at Folkestone & Hythe District Council have broken the million pound barrier for the first time ever. In the financial year 2017/18 they reached, [...]
Here we go again: Another nuclear burial ground?
First of all and this is very important, Don’t Panic. Folkestone & Hythe District Council (FHDC) have requested further information from the The Department for [...]
Some Nuns, a Porn Baron and Folkestone & Hythe District Council
How are a bunch of Nuns, a former Porn Baron and Folkestone & Hythe District Council [FHDC] related to each other? Land, that’s what links them. The nuns are the [...]
Incompetence? You decide.
In late November 2017 we brought you a story about the theft of a Car Park Pay and Display machine in SDC’s High Knocke Car Park. An FoI request made by our public face [...]
Congratulations Dr Priest.
Dr Susan Priest has been elected by Shepway District Council as the new Head of Paid Services and the Returning Officer (The Chief Executive). The vote was unanimous. Dr [...]
Do you need the money Sir Roger?
This evening at the Civic Centre Shepway District Council – soon to be Folkestone & Hythe District Council – Overview & Scrutiny Committee will meet [...]
Just for the record Alistair
So it is adieu to the Chief Executive Alistair Stewart (Head of Paid Services) of Shepway District Council, with a £184,000 redundancy package. He’s laughing all the [...]
Alistair’s £184,000 golden goodbye
So long, farewell Auf Wiedersehen, goodbye to Mr Alistair Stewart Chief Executive of Shepway District Council, on the 31st March. When Mr Stewart drives of into the sunset [...]
Otterpool Park update – Oh the irony.
On Thursday September 14th 2017 at 9.30am, 17 people gathered at 2 Marsham St London, the home of the Department for Housing, Communities and Local Government. The 17 [...]
Otterpool Park update
It is now known that the Otterpool Park Masterplan will come before Cabinet on March 28th for their approval. Furthermore, between May & July 2018 Consultations, [...]
Fit for purpose? You decide.
Eight Cllrs involved in the Little Densole Farm Judicial Review who voted irrationally and caused Shepway District Council having to pay £22,750 in costs for the Judicial [...]
Talking rubbish.
Today we want to talk rubbish, or more to the point about rubbish bins and the impact of Shepway District Council’s (SDC) decision to charge you, the residents, for [...]
Otterpool Park update
For those of you who are not aware, Affinity Water will not be a statutory or non-statutory consultee with regards to Otterpool Park. In a short but concise email response to [...]
Chief Executive of Shepway DC Alistair Stewart to Step Down.
Updated: Friday 2nd March We understand that the Chief Executive of Shepway District Council (SDC), Mr James Alistair Stewart, to give him his full name, will be stepping [...]
Auditor slams Fire Safety at East Kent Housing.
East Kent Housing (EKH) fire safety has been slammed by its auditor East Kent Audit Partnership. EKH is the largest Arms Length Management Organisation (ALMO) in the [...]