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Your chance to comment on the review of Swale's Local Plan, you have until 5pm on 23rd March 2021. The local plan creates a blueprint for when and where major developments can take place, and where they shouldn’t.

A popular former councillor from Sittingbourne has been made a Freeman of the Borough of Swale.

Swale Borough Council will now save more than 30 tonnes of carbon every year with a fleet of nine new electric vehicles.

At the end of last week, we started to send out letters to all households, further encouraging people to comply with Tier 3 restrictions. And then on Saturday we were catapulted into a hitherto unheard-of Tier 4

Swale Borough Council has contributed £20,000 to foodbanks in Swale to help support the people most in need this winter.

There may be delays to waste and recycling collections this week as more members of staff have had to self-isolate to help prevent the spread of Covid-19.

The Government has announced that Swale, along with the rest of Kent and Medway, will be placed into Tier 3 – Very High, from 2nd December

The meeting was called by Swale Borough Council in response to the recent rise in the number of cases in the borough, and included representatives from partner agencies such as Kent County Council, Kent Police, HM Prison Service and Public Health England.

Businesses that have been forced to close or have been severely affected by the new restrictions can apply for one of the following business grants from Swale Borough Council

Councillors have approved a three-year plan that will stimulate the borough’s economy by securing investment and infrastructure, supporting local business and improving skills.