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Projects in Swale can receive funding from their local councillor to help them make a difference in their community.

Celebrate this year’s Great Big Green Week with outdoor events being hosted across Swale.

Swale Borough Council Councillors elected Cllr Karen Watson as Mayor and Cllr Derek Carnell as Deputy Mayor, at annual council on 14 May

Every year Swale Borough Council asks the public to nominate residents who work tirelessly to better their communities, with the mayor and judging panel honouring them with awards.

The Unsung Heroes Awards, launched by Helen Whately MP for Faversham & Mid Kent to honour those who quietly make a difference, has concluded with a heartwarming ceremony at Doddington Place Gardens.

The council wants honest feedback about how people get in touch, to help understand what's working well and where there need to be improvements.

As with much of Kent in this Kent County Council election reform have made significant ground ousting many political veterans in Swale. However once again and hardly surprising these days the turnout was low, in fact just a mere 22.7% in Sittingbourne North.

A history of failed expansion projects at the Kent Science Park. Looking in detail at the 17-year battle to do anything with the 4 hectare expansion and covering the failed Bio-Accelerator project, the failed £1.5 million Arrivals Centre, the failed Ecologia International Headquarters expansion and the failure of the GW Pharmaceuticals product manufacturing facility.

It will be easier than ever for people to enjoy a trip on the Sittingbourne and Kemsley Light Railway (SKLR) thanks to a grant from Swale Borough Council.

Don’t miss out on a fun filled day of rugby, music, stalls and more on the Isle of Sheppey this weekend!