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Council Updates Gravesham Borough Council Secures £1.5m Pride in Place Funding for Community-Led Improvements
Gravesham Borough Council has been awarded £1.5 million from the government’s Pride in Place programme to fund resident-backed projects…
12 May 2026 -
Council Updates Maidstone Borough Council Warns Residents of Fake Parking Services Phishing Email
Council alerts residents to delete fraudulent emails impersonating Parking Services and advises password changes for those who may have…
12 May 2026 -
Council Updates Ashford launches Tenterden PSPO consultation after projectile reports
Ashford Borough Council has launched a public consultation on a proposed Public Spaces Protection Order for Tenterden Urban, following…
12 May 2026 -
Council Updates Tunbridge Wells Borough Council Opens Call for Sites for Local Plan Review
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council invites landowners and developers to submit sites suitable for homes, jobs or community uses as part of its…
11 May 2026 -
Council Updates Tunbridge Wells Borough Council Warns Residents of Fake Parking Services Phishing Email Scam
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council has alerted residents to delete a fraudulent phishing email pretending to be from its Parking Services and…
11 May 2026 -
Council Updates Maidstone Borough Council Warns Residents of Fake Phishing Email Posing as Parking Services
Maidstone Borough Council has issued an urgent alert about a phishing scam email falsely claiming to be from its Parking Services team…
11 May 2026 -
Council Updates Kent’s housing-capacity gap: the documented numbers
South East Water has formally told Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council that of the 19,620 homes the council is mandated to deliver by 2040…
11 May 2026 -
Council Updates Folkestone & Hythe District Council Increases Ward Budgets to £5,000 Per Councillor for Community Projects
Each of Folkestone & Hythe’s 30 councillors will receive £5,000 under the enhanced Ward Budget Scheme to support local activities and…
11 May 2026 -
Health UK Biobank Data Breach Affects Half a Million Participants Including 27,000 Kent Residents
Health data from 500,000 research volunteers was listed for sale on Chinese websites after researchers misused legitimate access to the…
8 May 2026 -
Council Updates Liberal Democrats Secure Both Sherwood Ward Seats in Tunbridge Wells Borough Council Election
Courtney Leigh Souper and Andrew Clark Wallace elected as Liberal Democrat councillors for Sherwood ward, marking a shift in representation…
8 May 2026 -
Council Updates Medway Cabinet Confirms HMO Restrictions Across Seven Wards
Medway Council’s Cabinet has ratified Article 4 Directions removing automatic conversion rights for small HMOs in seven wards, including…
7 May 2026 -
Council Updates Medway Cabinet Greenlights £120m Innovation Park North Procurement
Medway Council’s Cabinet has authorised the procurement of a development partner for Innovation Park Medway North, opening the…
7 May 2026