Tim Madden

“If you take care of the small things, the big things take care of themselves.”

August 3, 2020 // 2 Comments

“If you take care of the small things, the big things take care of themselves.” said Emily Dickinson. But more evidence emerges Folkestone & Hythe District Council [...]

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 [...]

The Chosen One Has Been Found

February 29, 2020 // 2 Comments

In a month’s time Folkestone & Hythe District Council will welcome into its ranks a new Director of Place. They will receive up to £116,000 with a relocation [...]

Congratulations – Folkestone & Hythe District Council For Setting Yet Another Record

February 27, 2020 // 4 Comments

They’ve done it and with two months to spare. We said they would, we knew they would and they didn’t let us down. Folkestone & Hythe District Council have [...]

Folkestone & Hythe District Council’s website does not adhere to GDPR on consent

February 8, 2020 // 2 Comments

It doesn’t surprise us, and by now it should NOT surprise you either. An investigation by the BBC Shared Data Unit proves beyond all reasonable doubt that Folkestone [...]

Dunning Kruger Effect Alive And Well At Folkestone & Hythe District Council

January 16, 2020 // 2 Comments

If you’ve ever dealt with someone whose performance stinks, and they’re not only clueless that their performance stinks but they’re confident that their performance is [...]

Part 3: Folkestone & Hythe District Council Financial Irregularities

January 4, 2020 // 4 Comments

In this final piece (for now) we look at at very specific part of the time line in the P & R potential £1.5 million pound fraud which came about as a result of failings [...]

Part 2: Folkestone & Hythe District Council Financial Irregularities.

January 2, 2020 // 5 Comments

Folkestone & Hythe District Council are looking for a new statutory s151 Officer. According to the Candidate Breifing Pack on Penna Recruitment & the [...]

Folkestone & Hythe District Council senior management handsomely rewarded for failure

June 30, 2019 // 2 Comments

The top three tiers of management at Folkestone & Hythe District Council (F&HDC) have been handsomely rewarded for their failure to manage and oversee the Swale [...]

Restricted: Job Applications for the Head of Paid Service of Folkestone & Hythe District Council

June 3, 2019 // 2 Comments

On April 1st 2018, Dr Susan Julia Priest became the Head of Paid Service (HoPs). Being elevated to top job in the Council brought her an extra £10,000 on top of her previous [...]

Roman Assets: Pensand House & Marlborough Court, Hythe and 3 & 4 Dalby Square Margate

September 25, 2018 // 2 Comments

EXCLUSIVE During the Yeltsin Presidency (1991 – 1999) of the Russian Federation, privatization of the state led to a lot of people become very wealthy. This was the [...]

“Full investigation” into money laundering concerns around Pensand House & Marlborough Court

September 23, 2018 // 1 Comment

Nationwide Building Society will begin a “prompt and full investigation” into concerns raised with them regarding money laundering around the initial deposit and [...]

There is the right way and there is the FHDC way.

July 29, 2018 // 1 Comment

We used to say there is “the right way and there is the Shepway. Of course, that has now morphed into there is right way and there is the Folkestone & Hythe [...]

On Street Parking

June 14, 2018 // 4 Comments

Parking is an issue which many of you feel strongly about. Folkestone & Hythe District Council state there has been a substantial increase from on street & off street [...]

Record Breakers 2

April 20, 2018 // 0 Comments

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, [...]

Alistair’s £184,000 golden goodbye

March 24, 2018 // 6 Comments

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 [...]

Job losses and efficiency savings at Shepway District Council.

February 15, 2018 // 2 Comments

“…during these difficult times we [the management] will be making every effort possible to ensure that the impact on staff of these cuts is as small as [...]

The Long Read: Otterpool Park Update.

January 28, 2018 // 3 Comments

Shepway District Council in report C-17-76 – Delivering Otterpool Park – make it clear at Para 1.3 that there is now a 3rd major party interested in securing [...]

The Long Read: Could Computer Algorithms & Robots Run SDC More Effectively & Efficiently?

December 17, 2017 // 1 Comment

At the start of April 2016 Shepway District Council (SDC) employed 385 people; by March 2017 this had slightly reduced to 374. SDC will soon be in a position where it will [...]

New Car Parking Charges Deferred

December 15, 2017 // 1 Comment

Cllr Rory Love (pictured) was first elected in May 1987 for the Folkestone Harvey Ward. He was elected with 1001 votes, on a turnout of 41.5%. Cllr Love is currently Cllr for [...]

Shepway District Council Temporary Staff Costs Soar by 63%.

October 15, 2017 // 2 Comments

Shepway District Council costs for Temporary Staff between April – Sept 16/17 was £379,679. For the same period in 17/18 Temporary staff costs have significantly risen [...]

Where’s The Money?

January 21, 2017 // 1 Comment

Each month Shepway District Council (SDC) publish their payment to supplier data. Below is a graph which shows £28 million of SDC’s spend data for 2015/16. In [...]

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