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Swale Borough Council is encouraging local people to think about whether they would like to apply to be a councillor in local elections being held on 2 May 2019.
Lee Jacobs of Eastchurch, Sheerness has been ordered to pay fines and costs totalling £1040 by Medway Magistrates’ Court for transporting controlled waste when he was not registered as a waste carrier and failing to have waste transfer notices.
Swale Borough Council is tackling inconsiderate and dangerous parking outside schools across Swale, as well as reducing CO2 emissions in enforcement patrols.
Swale Borough Council is allocating £5,000 in grant funding to support community projects and organisations to help deliver on environmental objectives.
Swale Borough Council is supporting a scheme from the National Private Hire Taxi Association to increase awareness about the physical and verbal abuse suffered by taxi drivers.
A woman from Faversham has been given an 18 month conditional discharge after pleading guilty to committing householder duty of care offences, in a prosecution brought by Swale Borough Council.
Whether you’re a novice knitter or are already competent at crochet, you can help mark 100 years since the end of the First World War at a special knitathon this weekend.
Smokers in Swale who drop their cigarette butts could get a partial refund of their £150 fine if they successfully complete a stop smoking course.
People living in Newington, Teynham and Ospringe can find out more about plans to improve air quality in their area at a series of meetings in the next few weeks.
We are consulting on draft revised Statement of Principles for gambling, which set out the principles it will apply when carrying out its functions under the Gambling Act 2005.
The recent hot weather means local farmers will be harvesting some crops slightly earlier this year, which means organic matter will be spread on to fields over the coming weeks.
A crackdown on illegal waste carriers saw Swale Borough Council issue three on the spot fines of £300, and a flatbed vehicle carrying waste being seized by the police.
Play areas, leisure centres and tourism could benefit from significant investment if plans for Swale Borough Council’s budget are approved by councillors.
Local residents can be assured that reports of changes to the export of plastics for recycling to China will have no impact on local waste collections.
A man who illegally burned waste and caused heavy smoke to drift over the M2 has received the borough’s first waste-related Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO)