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Network Rail have announced details of a further closure of the Kingsferry Bridge.
The 1950s bridge, which connects the Isle of Sheppey with mainland Kent over the Swale, will be closed to pedestrians, cyclists, rail, road and maritime traffic from 22:00 hrs on Thursday 24th October with an estimated completion by 05:00 hrs on Sunday 3rd November.
Stay tuned to 106.9 SFM for the latest information, as we get it.
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Faversham Town Council have commenced services on the new Hopper Community Bus Service.
The Council undertook a 'Transport Needs' Survey during December 2022 and January 2023 and the survey highlighted the need for transport within Faversham and its immediate locality for access to vital services. It also found a need from some outlying villages, which had no bus service and where residents identified Faversham as their service centre.
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Local residents are being invited to help name Swale Borough Councils’ new fleet of waste collection and street sweeper vehicles.
Swale Borough Council wants people to get creative and help name 24 new waste collection vehicles and four new street cleansing vehicles that will be working across the borough from March.
The vehicles are currently being built as part of the new waste and street cleansing contract with SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd.
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New CCTV images have been released by local officers investigating an assault in Sittingbourne.
The incident happened at around 1.25am on Saturday 24th June inside Lang’s Bar and Cocktail Lounge in St Michael’s Road.
While inside the bar, the victim was reported to have been assaulted after a man, not known to him, hit him over the head with a glass.
The offender then continued to assault the victim by pushing him to the floor where he was punched and kicked. The incident resulted in the victim sustaining deep lacerations to his face.
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On Thursday 20th April 2023 at Sittingbourne Cemetery, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) marked the previously unmarked final resting place of 23 year old Private Leslie Anderson, of the East Kent Regiment, with a CWGC headstone.
At the same time they installed a CWGC Pedestal Marker on the grave of 33 year old Royal Navy Petty Officer Stoker Harry John Baker, who was commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial.
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Swale, along with two other Kent councils, have signed a new waste and recycling contract with SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd.
Ashford, Maidstone and Swale councils – who work together as the Mid Kent Waste Partnership - have awarded the eight-year contract to Suez after a joint tender process.
The new £19 million a year contract begins in March 2024 and will bring improvements to all the existing service and make use of the latest technology.
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Parking in one of Swale’s pay and display car parks should soon be easier with new pay units being rolled out by the council from next month.
Swale Borough Council are installing 38 new pay units that accept debit or credit cards and contactless payments, as well as the existing cash or RingGo App options.
The new pay units are being installed in the council’s 24 pay and display car parks around the borough from November.
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Victims of domestic abuse in Kent will now be provided with an enhanced response, additional support and safeguarding through a dedicated Domestic Abuse Hub.
