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“Buy Local” Tony Vaughan MP Spends £346 on Non-Local Plants — Some Imported from China

When Tony Vaughan KC MP for Folkestone & Hythe (pictured) penned his 24 July 2025 column, Buying Local is the Bedrock of Community, it was an unambiguous call to arms. Folkestone’s independent shops, he wrote, are the “bedrock of our community,” deserving of our custom to protect high streets, forge community bonds, and bolster the local economy. From Docker Bakery’s sourdough to Bounce Vintage’s sustainable clothing racks, Vaughan urged readers…Read Article

Folkestone & Hythe District Council Spent £3.1 Million Outside Contract Rules, Records Reveal

Calls are mounting for Grant Thornton the external auditors to intervene at Folkestone & Hythe District Council, after new evidence emerged of more than £3.1 million in irregular and unauthorised spending — a figure that breaches legal audit thresholds and raises urgent questions over financial management. The revelations centre on two categories of expenditure: £1.35 million in payments to suppliers with no corresponding contracts recorded — o…Folkestone · Folkestone Read Article

"A Credit to the GPO" - Futility Closet

‘I send you a post card which was delivered safely the day after it was posted. I think the address reflects credit on both the ingenuity of the sender and the cleverness of the Post Office officials.’ — A Folkestone Correspondent (From Strand, December 1903.) (Click to enlarge.) UPDATE: A number of readers have asked for the solution. The Strand gives none, and perhaps had none, but a diligent postal worker who viewed the envelope edge-on would…Folkestone · Folkestone Read Article

[Opinion] Folkestone & Hythe District Council Under Fire: Nearly £500,000 in Unexplained Payments Exposed Amid ‘Highest Standards’ Claim

The rot at the heart of Folkestone & Hythe District Council (FHDC) is no longer a matter of opinion—it is now demonstrably a pattern. What began as seven questionable contracts flagged in a prior investigation has now ballooned into a full-blown scandal of financial inconsistency and apparent disregard for procurement law. The numbers are staggering, the oversight almost non-existent, and the silence from the top deafening. As the old saying goe…Opinion · Folkestone Read Article

Folkestone & Hythe District Council Faces £250K Spending Scandal in 2024/25 — Latest Chapter in Financial Failures Dating Back to 2018

The history of financial and contractual irregularities at Folkestone & Hythe District Council is well documented on the pages of the Shepway Vox Team’s blog. Since 2018, the team has reported on case after case of mismanagement, prompting repeated comments and recommendations from the Council’s external auditor, internal auditors, and even the Council itself. Yet after six years of sustained scrutiny and documented failures, the irregularities …Folkestone · Folkestone Read Article

Police, paramedics and fire crews called to ‘concern for man climbing tree’

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Emergency services were called after concern was raised for a man climbing a tree near a cliff face.Folkestone · Folkestone Read Article

‘Saga’s return will boost our town and protect its green spaces’

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Saga’s decision to reopen its Kent HQ is a boost to the area, says the parish council leader, but the company hasn’t ruled out further changes.Folkestone · Folkestone Read Article

Company boss admits causing fatal crash after ‘lapse in concentration’

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A company boss who struck and killed a pensioner with his van as he drove home to have lunch has admitted causing her death by careless driving.Folkestone · Folkestone Read Article

Kent village with 'England's oldest inn' ranked among best places to live

It is a charming rural spot with plenty of character and is home to one of England's oldest innsFolkestone · Folkestone Read Article

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“Buy Local” Tony Vaughan MP Spends £346 on Non-Local Plants — Some Imported from China

Folkestone & Hythe District Council Spent £3.1 Million Outside Contract Rules, Records Reveal

"A Credit to the GPO" - Futility Closet

[Opinion] Folkestone & Hythe District Council Under Fire: Nearly £500,000 in Unexplained Payments Exposed Amid ‘Highest Standards’ Claim

Folkestone & Hythe District Council Faces £250K Spending Scandal in 2024/25 — Latest Chapter in Financial Failures Dating Back to 2018

Police, paramedics and fire crews called to ‘concern for man climbing tree’

‘Saga’s return will boost our town and protect its green spaces’

Company boss admits causing fatal crash after ‘lapse in concentration’

Kent village with 'England's oldest inn' ranked among best places to live

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Folkestone & Hythe District Council Spent £3.1 Million Outside Contract Rules, Records Reveal

"A Credit to the GPO" - Futility Closet

[Opinion] Folkestone & Hythe District Council Under Fire: Nearly £500,000 in Unexplained Payments Exposed Amid ‘Highest Standards’ Claim

Folkestone & Hythe District Council Faces £250K Spending Scandal in 2024/25 — Latest Chapter in Financial Failures Dating Back to 2018

Police, paramedics and fire crews called to ‘concern for man climbing tree’

‘Saga’s return will boost our town and protect its green spaces’

Company boss admits causing fatal crash after ‘lapse in concentration’

Kent village with 'England's oldest inn' ranked among best places to live