Elected

Alex Whitmey, the Managing Director of local company William Whitmey Independent Funeral Directors, has been elected as President for the Kent area of the National Association of Funeral Directors.

The company has it's head office in Chalkwell Road, Sittingbourne which opened in April 2014 and also has another office on London Road in Teynham.

Alex has been elected for the next two years and will represent funeral directors throughout Kent, at a regional level, going forward.

Sittingbourne and Sheppey Labour Party have announced that Cllr Karen Watson (Lab Roman Ward) was elected to the post of Deputy Mayor at the last full meeting of Swale Borough Council on Wednesday 3^rd April.

Karen was elected as Councillor for Roman Ward last May, having previously had twelve years’ experience as a Councillor on the London Borough of Bromley, There she specialised in social services, Sure Start, and Home Start.

Cllr Mike Baldock has become the new leader of Swale Borough Council.

Cllr Baldock was elected at an extraordinary council meeting held last night (Wednesday 27th April) and he replaces Cllr Roger Truelove, who announced he was stepping down as leader last month.