Town and Parish Councils make their own decision what to charge in their areas. That figure varies from area to area within the district. Here, we crunch the numbers for 2023-24.
As they are hitting doormats (and increasingly email inboxes) across the country at this moment, Council Tax bills are a fairly hot topic. Below, I do a bit of number crunching on the most local element of the tax in Folkestone & Hythe District: the Town / Parish Council Precept.
Tim Prater speaks out against considering selling Princes Parade to a mystery bidder.
A fourth attempt to remove development funding for Princes Parade from Folkestone and Hythe's Capital Budget.
This is not a balanced budget, despite the repeated references to it being so.
The Liberal Democrat group refused to back 7% increased rents on Council homes, an average of £6.25 per week, from 3 April 2023.
On 4 May 2023, voters will need to show photo ID to vote at polling stations in the local elections in Folkestone and Hythe following changes to the law.
Saga to quit Sandgate Enbrook Park HQ from March 17th 2023.
It’s back in the balance. Princes Parade development CAN now be stopped.
Lib Dems West, Gane & Prater pledge not to give up on White Lion site in Cheriton after Conservatives vote against plan for housing and community use.
Kent County Council left 100’s of children with special needs with no transport to school after a botched "redesign" of transport arrangements.
The Liberal Democrats have today called on the Folkestone and Hythe Conservatives to suspend their County Councillor Andy Weatherhead following disturbing relevations about his political past.
