Council Updates
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Council Updates Folkestone & Hythe Council asks for clothing donations after Grand Burstin Hotel fire
Folkestone & Hythe District Council is asking for clothing for people who cannot return to their homes while structural investigations into…
23 September 2026 -
Council Updates Ramsgate Road footpath works in Margate to start in October
Kent County Council will rebuild and resurface sections of pavement on Ramsgate Road between St Peter’s Road and Perkins Avenue across five…
23 September 2026 -
Council Updates Medway Cabinet asked to confirm private rented sector licensing across seven wards
Cabinet considered proposals on 22 September 2026 to formally designate additional and selective licensing schemes across parts of Chatham…
23 September 2026 -
Council Updates Folkestone & Hythe residents locked out of Pavilion Court homes after Grand Burstin Hotel fire
Around 90 residents of Pavilion Court on Marine Terrace, Folkestone, cannot return home while structural specialists assess whether the…
23 September 2026 -
Council Updates Lights coming to Tonbridge riverside path after contractor delay
A £100,000 scheme will illuminate the 380-metre route between Town Lock and the retail parks at Vale Road and Cannon Lane, with work due to…
23 September 2026 -
Council Updates Two code of conduct complaints against parish councillors resolved through training and mediation in Swale
Swale Borough Council’s Standards Committee considered an update on conduct complaints against parish councillors at its meeting on 22…
23 September 2026 -
Council Updates Medway faces £65.9m budget gap next year as social care costs spiral
Medway Council’s medium-term financial outlook, considered by Cabinet on 22 September 2026, projects a £65.858 million shortfall for…
23 September 2026 -
Council Updates Tunbridge Wells Council Seeks Land Submissions for Local Plan Review by October 2026
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council asked landowners, developers and parish councils to put forward sites for possible development as it tries…
22 September 2026 -
Council Updates London Road in Stone to get cycle lanes and new crossings under £2.5m plan
Kent County Council is asking residents to comment on proposals to add cycle lanes, seven new toucan crossings and wider pavements to a…
22 September 2026 -
Council Updates Medway residents cannot apply to suspend parking bays when moving house
Medway Council says private residents are barred from applying for parking bay suspensions, and should instead rely on loading rights and…
22 September 2026 -
Council Updates Mural tagging at East Cliff cost Herne Bay taxpayers hundreds of pounds
Canterbury City Council has condemned the vandalism of a newly completed mural at East Cliff in Herne Bay, saying the clean-up cost…
21 September 2026 -
Council Updates Canterbury Council publishes planning toolkit to help villages shape their own future
Parish councils and community groups across the Canterbury district can now access step-by-step guidance on creating neighbourhood plans…
21 September 2026