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Swale council’s cabinet are being asked to approve a Public Space CCTV Policy that will outline how the in-house CCTV system is managed at next week’s cabinet meeting (22 Apr).

Swale Borough Council will resume holding meetings next week. Meetings such as cabinet and planning committees had to be cancelled after the Government imposed lockdown restrictions to reduce the spread of coronavirus.

Former Heart Kent and Invicta Radio presenter James Heming is joining Sittingbourne’s local community radio station, 106.9 SFM.

Following the pause in garden waste collections, the council are now looking to reinstate the brown bin service from Tuesday 7 April.

Kent residents are being reminded to avoid unnecessary travel to coastal areas and other popular open spaces this weekend as efforts continue to curb the spread of Covid-19.

The council have issued a statement to clarify which services and council workers are deemed to be essential during this difficult period.

Swale Borough Council have suspended the collection of Brown Bins with immediate effect, so if your garden waste brown bin is out for collection, please take it in off the street until collections are able to restart.

As the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak continues to develop, Swale Borough Council has begun activating plans to maintain essential services across the borough.

The hub, which is located opposite to The Forum shopping centre and adjacent to the Bourne Place leisure quarter is due to open on the week commencing 16 March

Sittingbourne in Bloom received more than 700 entries from creative school children in Sittingbourne this year for their annual competition to design a flowerbed.