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Local Tutor Celebrates Double Win at Kent Women in Business Awards
Sophie Spillett is thrilled to announce a double triumph at the prestigious Kent Women in Business Awards, held on Friday, 8 March 2025 at The Ashford International Hotel
Get involved in this year's Great Big Spring Clean events in Swale
Help clean up Swale’s beaches, woodlands and green spaces at Great British Spring Clean events across the borough.
Measures installed to tackle fly tipping hot spot near Milton Creek Country Park
Illegal fly-tippers have been prevented from dumping waste near a popular park, thanks to Swale Borough Council and Kent Highways.
Kent Wildlife Trust "shocked" by misrepresentation in Sittingbourne Highsted Park planning inquiry
Kent Wildlife Trust has been left "shocked and deeply concerned" after learning that the developer has wrongly cited the Trust as a stakeholder in the proposed 8,400-home Highsted Park development...
New electric vehicles helping keep Swale clean
Two new electric waste vehicles have joined the Swale Borough Council fleet, boosting street cleaning and fly-tipping removal efforts while significantly reducing carbon emissions.
NHS funding concerns over Highsted Park
The Five Parishes Group is studying closely the comments shared by both statutory consultees and individuals as the Inquiry gets underway.
Poppy crowned Miss Sittingbourne
Yesterday afternoon during a selection event held at The Appleyard on the Avenue of Remembrance, previous runner up Poppy who served as a princess last year was crowned as this year’s Miss...
Local tennis leagues coming to Swale!
Power up your tennis game, meet people and get active with the new local tennis leagues coming to Swale.
Big Open Weekend of free activities returns to Swale Leisure Centres
Swale Community Leisure is hosting its highly anticipated Big Open Weekend on March 8th and 9th, offering two days of free fitness taster sessions, classes, and family-friendly events.
Cycle-re-cycle scheme £10 bike sale day
Swale Borough Council are teaming up with a local charity to sell £10 bikes refurbished through the Swale Cycle-re-Cycle scheme.
Find out what local government reorganisation could mean for you
Local residents will have the chance to find out what local government reorganisation could mean for them at a public meeting next week
Hands on the Past, Making it Last
The half term week provided a showcase of Sittingbourne’s historic past with a fun filled week of activities cumulating in the Swale Wassail festival which was held on Saturday.
Most households in Swale will be paying £3.97 a week or less for council services
Swale councillors agreed the budget, and council tax levels, for the 202526 financial year at a meeting last night.