The Chosen One Has Been Found
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 [...]
Tim Madden
Congratulations – Folkestone & Hythe District Council For Setting Yet Another Record
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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 [...]
“Full investigation” into money laundering concerns around Pensand House & Marlborough Court
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.
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
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
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
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.
“…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.
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?
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
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%.
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?
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 [...]