Council Updates
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Council Updates Swale to decide on new leisure deal covering Sheppey, Sittingbourne and Faversham
A single operator could take over three leisure centres across Swale from April 2027 under a contract of up to 15 years, with cheaper…
30 September 2026 -
Council Updates Folkestone & Hythe residents asked to help shape new district plan to 2045
Folkestone & Hythe District Council has opened a six-week consultation asking residents, businesses and community groups what its new Local…
30 September 2026 -
Council Updates Named: the 13-member board that will help decide how £20m is spent in Park Wood, Senacre, Shepway and Mangravet
Maidstone Borough Council has named the 13 people who will help decide how up to £20 million of Pride in Place money is spent in Park Wood…
30 September 2026 -
Council Updates Kent County Council received 122 conduct complaints against members in 15 months, with social media and behaviour in meetings the main themes
Kent County Council’s Standards Committee considered figures showing 122 complaints were lodged against elected members between May 2025…
30 September 2026 -
Council Updates Maidstone council urges residents to respond to Oaken Wood quarry plan before 5 October deadline
Maidstone Borough Council is urging residents to submit their views on a county-wide minerals plan that could see hard-rock quarrying at…
30 September 2026 -
Council Updates Aggregation blackout left more than 2,600 pension cases outstanding as Kent fund reported strong overall service performance
A system blackout that began in February 2026 had left thousands of pension aggregation cases unprocessed by the end of June, the Kent…
30 September 2026 -
Council Updates Kent pension fund approved £400m in private equity and infrastructure commitments as fund value reached £9.6bn
Minutes published from the June 2026 meeting of Kent County Council’s Pension Fund Committee show members approved two £200m commitments to…
30 September 2026 -
Council Updates £42m flood scheme opens to protect Tonbridge and Hildenborough
An expanded Leigh Flood Storage Area and new Hildenborough defences, costing £42 million in total, are designed to cut flood risk for 1,870…
29 September 2026 -
Council Updates Kent and Medway conference marks 12 years of armed forces support
Leaders from Kent County Council, Medway Council and the Ministry of Defence gathered in Gravesend on 29 September 2026 for the 12th Kent &…
29 September 2026 -
Council Updates Kent County Council gives extra leave to staff who volunteer as cadet instructors
Kent County Council gives extra leave to staff who volunteer as cadet instructors The leader of Kent County Council has changed council…
29 September 2026 -
Council Updates Benches on Tonbridge’s Woodland Walk restored after bolts and plaques stolen
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council has repaired and returned benches to Woodland Walk after thieves stripped them of bolts and…
29 September 2026 -
Council Updates Maidstone council’s external auditor finds no significant weaknesses but flags homelessness finance controls
Grant Thornton’s annual report on Maidstone Borough Council’s use of resources for 2025-26 found no significant weaknesses but made one…
29 September 2026