Are Kent Police still a force to be reckoned with?
In the last two years Kent Police have recorded 157 burglaries of dwellings in our district. And 72 recorded burglaries on business and community buildings. In this time [...]
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Folkestone & Hythe District Libraries facing cuts to opening hours
The opening hours for six out of eight libraries across Folkestone & Hythe District could be slashed by a staggering 85 hours, if KCC’s proposals to save £1 [...]
Kent Libraries – Going, Going…
How do we keep all 99 libraries across the 12 districts of Kent relevant to the people they serve? All the numbers are going south and it seems that few if any ideas are [...]
Happy New Year to you all.
First we must congratulate Cllr Rory Cassian Love for his award of an OBE. He was first elected in 1987 and stood in the Folkestone Harvey Ward. He came third in the vote [...]
Now what we need are facts
Now, what I want is Facts. Teach these boys and girls nothing but Facts. Facts alone are wanted in life. Plant nothing else, and root out everything else. You can only form [...]
Biggins Woods financial viability assessment – Here we go again.
At the end of October we brought you the post – A victory for the public interest In short it was about trying to secure via the Environmental Information Regulations, [...]
4 NHS Trusts in Kent earn nearly £10 million from parking charges
Analysis of data published by NHS Digital in October shows that NHS trusts in Kent have made nearly £10 million in 2017-18 from parking. This does not include penalty [...]
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 [...]
Defending the public interest
The Public Interest needs defending. But who does it need defending from? Folkestone & Hythe District Council and Councillor Russell Tillson, that’s who. In the [...]
P & R could lose £6.3 million pound contract with Folkestone & Hythe District Council?
Exclusive Back in May, then in June and October of this year we made it clear there were issues with the P & R Gas Servicing & Heating Installation contract. In an [...]
Folkestone & Hythe District Council lose more than £130,000 in unpaid HGV PCNs
Folkestone & Hythe District Council have failed to collect £130,643 in unpaid Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) for HGVs parked unlawfully across the district in the last [...]
Part 2: A big thank you to Kent Fire & Rescue Service
Kent Fire & Rescue Service (KFRS) don’t just attend home or commercial fires or road traffic collisions. As part of the service they have a dedicated Animal Rescue [...]
A big thank you to Kent Fire & Rescue Service
Who could forget the sterling work Kent & Fire Rescue Service did during the Folkestone earthquake in April 2007. Then just recently on Nov 8th at 7.30am, 50 Kent Fire [...]
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 [...]
Brexit: Preventing another Operation Stack & Operation Brock
On the 23rd June 2016, 51.9% of the people of the United Kingdom voted in favour of leaving the EU. Now with Brexit just one hundred and eight days away, the Prime Minister [...]
Fixing a hole and saving a million
Folkestone Library is falling into disrepair and the holes need to be fixed to stop the rain from getting in. On Thursday 4th May 2017 David Monk was elected as a Kent County [...]
When one leaves, another arrives
On April 23rd 2018 a company was registered on the Luxembourg equivalent of Companies House. The name of this company was F55 Sterling Folkestone S. à r. l., Luxembourg an [...]
Otterpool Park Update: The first but not the last
Back in Jan of this year, Folkestone & Hythe District Council decided to set aside £3.675 million for land and property acquisition within the boundary of the Otterpool [...]
Staff losses & recruitment agency costs
Folkestone & Hythe District Council realise their biggest challenge to delivery of Council services is recruiting and retaining key skills in some areas of their [...]
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 [...]
Homelessness & Housing
Under the umbrella of the Rainbow Centre working with Churches Together in Folkestone, the Winter Shelter will open its doors to the homeless on Monday December 3rd and will [...]
Royal Victoria Hospital sells for £1.25 million
EXCLUSIVE Back in March 2018, we brought you the post: Do you believe in coincidence? This speculated that a company by the name of RVH Folkestone Limited owned and [...]
Princes Parade “viable” without 150 homes says Folkestone & Hythe District Council
EXCLUSIVE It is now known that to make Princes Parade “viable” according to Folkestone & Hythe District Council, the 150 residential properties are not [...]
Black Days for the Unreasonable Stainers
Like an out-of-control juggernaut hurtling towards the precipice with no-one at the wheel, the Grand slides towards disaster. To be fair, there was someone at the wheel, [...]
The Long Read: Horn Street Stench, Part 2
Since we brought you Part 1 of The Horn Street Stench in early October 2018, more details about raw sewage backing up in toilets and baths and [...]