Council Updates
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Council Updates Liberal Democrats Secure Both Sherwood Ward Seats in Tunbridge Wells Borough Council Election
Courtney Leigh Souper and Andrew Clark Wallace elected as Liberal Democrat councillors for Sherwood ward, marking a shift in representation…
8 May 2026 -
Council Updates Liberal Democrats hold Tunbridge Wells with 11-seat sweep — Reform UK’s first borough slate yields no councillors
Liberal Democrats retained outright control of Tunbridge Wells Borough Council on Friday, sweeping 11 of 15 seats. Reform UK contested…
8 May 2026 -
Council Updates Medway Cabinet Confirms HMO Restrictions Across Seven Wards
Medway Council’s Cabinet has ratified Article 4 Directions removing automatic conversion rights for small HMOs in seven wards, including…
7 May 2026 -
Council Updates Medway Cabinet Greenlights £120m Innovation Park North Procurement
Medway Council’s Cabinet has authorised the procurement of a development partner for Innovation Park Medway North, opening the…
7 May 2026 -
Council Updates Canterbury City Council launches eight-week review to reshape local democracy ahead of government merger
Residents in Canterbury, Herne Bay and Whitstable asked whether they want new town councils as part of biggest council shake-up in 50…
7 May 2026 -
Council Updates What’s Really Happening to Kent’s Rivers, Beaches and Water Bills
Almost every monitored river in the Medway and the Stour now fails the legal environmental tests. Eleven Kent sewage treatment works are…
7 May 2026 -
Council Updates Broken Down Lorry Causes Traffic Disruption on Berwick Way Roundabout in Strood
Medway Council alerts drivers to exercise caution following vehicle breakdown on slip road at busy Strood junction. A broken-down lorry has…
6 May 2026 -
Council Updates Tunbridge Wells Borough Council elections: your complete voter’s guide
From the Liberal Democrat administration that took the council outright in 2024, to Reform UK’s full-slate insurgent push, from the…
6 May 2026 -
Council Updates Tributes paid as long-serving Medway councillor Phil Filmer dies aged 74
Cllr Phil Filmer, who represented Cuxton, Halling & Riverside on Medway Council and served the borough for more than three decades, has…
6 May 2026 -
Council Updates Canterbury Council coalition collapses after Labour leader’s WhatsApp ‘asks’ on planning votes
Canterbury City Council’s three-year Labour-Liberal Democrat coalition collapsed on Tuesday after the Lib Dems accused Labour leader Cllr…
6 May 2026 -
Council Updates Gravesham Borough Council Urges Residents to Submit Local Plan Comments Before 29 May Deadline
Three weeks remain for Gravesham residents to comment on the draft Local Plan 2042 before the final consultation closes on Friday 29 May at…
6 May 2026 -
Council Updates Folkestone and Hythe District Council Approves £567,000 Hardship Relief Package for Residents
Funding targets cost-of-living support, voluntary sector strengthening, and physical health programmes across the Kent coastal district…
4 May 2026