Council Updates
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Council Updates Sheerness water tower declared secure as Swale council flags concerns over local government funding
Swale Borough Council has confirmed the Sheerness water tower is now secure, celebrated award-winning parks across the district, and raised…
22 July 2026 -
Council Updates Canterbury’s wildflower meadow by the city wall will be cut to reduce fire risk and prepare for 2027
Canterbury City Council is scheduling a cut of its popular wildflower planting beside the city wall after a prolonged dry spell left the…
22 July 2026 -
Council Updates Twelve modular homes approved for Blue Bell Hill car park site
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council has approved a £4 million scheme to build 12 temporary homes on a former commuter coach car park at…
22 July 2026 -
Council Updates Gravesham council starts building 76 homes on former Gravesend car park
Construction has begun at Milton Place in Gravesend, where a town centre car park is being replaced by 61 social rent flats for older…
21 July 2026 -
Council Updates Kent council sets out plan for outdoor sports pitches and facilities
A new strategy will guide how outdoor sports pitches and facilities are maintained, improved and planned across the council area as the…
21 July 2026 -
Council Updates Kent County Council adopted mineral sites plan in September 2020
The Kent Mineral Sites Plan, which sets out where mineral extraction may take place across the county, was formally adopted on 10 September…
20 July 2026 -
Council Updates Kent County Council did not approve quarrying, leader confirms
Linden Kemkaran has issued a clarifying statement confirming that Full Council only agreed to send the Kent Mineral Sites Plan for…
20 July 2026 -
Council Updates Heartstopper finale film brings £99,000 to Herne Bay after Netflix shoot
The feature film finale to Kent-born creator Alice Oseman’s Heartstopper series filmed at Herne Bay in June 2025, generating an estimated…
20 July 2026 -
Council Updates Tonbridge footbridge to be removed next week
A pedestrian bridge linking Lower Castle Fields car park to Tonbridge Racecourse Sportsground will be lifted out by crane and dismantled…
20 July 2026 -
Council Updates Rose and Crown Hotel owners take back control as repair work planned in Tonbridge
The owners of Tonbridge’s Grade II listed Rose and Crown Hotel have confirmed they will manage the building directly and carry out repairs…
20 July 2026 -
Council Updates Tunbridge Wells water supply problems: what South East Water customers need to know
South East Water has reported fresh supply problems affecting some Tunbridge Wells customers, the latest disruption in a run of failures…
18 July 2026 -
Council Updates Sevenoaks to lose its council as Kent moves to four new authorities by 2028
Sevenoaks District Council has confirmed the Government will replace Kent’s existing councils with four new unitary authorities from 1…
17 July 2026