News and Campaigns

May, 2023

Get advice about what to do if you need to make a housing register application between 1 June and 1 July.

May, 2023

Waste carriers targeted in crackdown.

Council announces new leader following May elections.

Council announces committees following local elections.

Prestigious Blue Flags for Minster and Sheerness beaches

May 4 2023 Election Results

Results of the local elections that took place on 4 May 2023

April, 2023

Read about changes to our opening times from 1 May.

Find out who is standing in the upcoming local elections

Get help with food and utility bills from the Household Support Fund Extension (HSFE).

March, 2023

Read about changes to our Council Tax Support scheme from 1 April, 2023 if you're of working age.

The council has launched a consultation to get residents’ views on how the council will tackle major housing challenges for the next four years.

A successful car club trial is extended to Sittingbourne.

An illegal waste carrier is almost £1,000 out of pocket our successful prosecution

February, 2023

Councillors have agreed to the budget for 2023-2024

Patients in North Kent are much less satisfied with their experience of accessing GP services than across England as a whole.

January, 2023

People can now nominate someone for a new civic award.

Cllr Cameron Beart, ward member for Queenborough and Halfway.

Successful £20 million bid to improve health, education, leisure and employment in Sheerness.

New waste contract agreed to help improve service and reduce emissions.

Boughton and Dunkirk Neighbourhood Plan Referendum

Councillors approve new low cost, low emission car club for Sittingbourne.

You now need photo ID to vote at a polling station

December, 2022

Drivers of electric vehicles have more choice of where to recharge.

Our Severe Weather Emergency Protocol (SWEP) provides help to rough sleepers during extreme weather.

People are being asked to have their say on Swale Borough Council’s proposed budget for the next financial year

November, 2022

It will be easier than ever for visitors to explore Barton’s Point Coastal Park next year, after a successful funding bid

People can now have their say on Swale’s first draft domestic abuse policy outlining how we manage our response, legal duties, roles and responsibilities, staff training, partnerships and raising awareness

Councillors are being asked to approve consulting on the draft budget

People are being invited to join us this national tree week planting trees in parks, recreation grounds and green spaces around Swale

Councillors have agreed their priorities for cycling and walking improvements in Swale which can now be used to bid for funding from the Government’s Active Travel Fund

A programme to help people struggling to feed their families and pay their bills has reopened.

Sustainable warmth upgrades energy inefficient homes of low income households to help save money on energy bills and reduce carbon emissions

Mayor of Swale, Councillor Simon Clark, gives his message for this years poppy appeal and Remembrance Day

Read about this year’s Civic Service of Remembrance, by a Remembrance Sunday Event Organising Group.

Funding available for local organisations supporting people with cost of living crisis

People wanting to park their vehicle in one of Swale’s pay and display car parks will soon have more ways to pay with new pay units being installed from next month

October, 2022

Almost 8,000 households in Swale have received help from local community groups to pay their energy bills and feed their families

Local shopkeepers are being encouraged to sign up to Swale’s new radio communication scheme to help reduce crime and theft in Swale town centres

September, 2022

Pensioners who receive Council Tax Support will be receiving an £87.00 payment.

Buckingham Palace has announced the death of HM Queen Elizabeth II.

Severely disabled people will be able to use a new large accessible toilet at Swallows leisure centre thanks to funding from the Government’s Changing Places Fund

August, 2022

A contract for more than £100,000 has been awarded to Kent-based Pierra Limited to rebuild the crumbling flint wall at St Michaels Church in Sittingbourne

People living in Lucas Close, Queenborough could become part of Queenborough Town Council instead of Sheerness Town Council if changes to local boundaries are agreed

July, 2022

Swale Borough Council has submitted an ambitious £20 million bid to the Government to improve health, education, leisure and employment opportunities in Sheerness

Milton Creek Country Park and Oare Gunpowder Works Country Park have been awarded Green Flags

A plan for futureproofed, accessible, and affordable electric vehicle charging has been agreed

The current Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) contract has been extended for an additional two years

Read about the annual update the electoral register.

People struggling to feed their families and pay their bills could be eligible for support from Swale Borough Council

June, 2022

New Mayor of Swale Cllr Simon Clark has announced Swale Your Way and Porchlight as his chosen charities for the year ahead

Drivers of electric vehicles could soon have more than double the chance to charge their vehicles with 18 new charging bays across Swale if plans are approved later this month

There's a month to go until we bid for £20 million for Sheerness.

May, 2022

Visitors to local beaches are being asked to take two minutes to help keep them litter free and prevent pollution of our coastline

April, 2022

Village halls, churches, activity centres and car parks are some of the locations around Swale that now have public access defibrillators thanks to grants from Swale Borough Council

The 100-year-old war memorial in Sheerness has been restored

Access to a new job and home could be on the cards for people experiencing homelessness in Swale

The Coronation Clock Tower in Sheerness will be coming home next month

Swale Borough Council has invested £24,000 to restore the Eastchurch aviation memorial on the Isle of Sheppey

March, 2022

Charges come into force for replacement blue and green household bins.

People who have been approached by Swale Borough Council’s enforcement officers as part of their anti-idling campaign have done their bit to improve air quality

Swale Borough Council is launching a three-year trial of a local car club in Faversham to help people get convenient access to cleaner vehicles, without the expense and hassle of ownership

Work to repair storm damage to the historic TS Hazard building in Faversham will begin soon

The bid for £20 million of funding to revive Sheerness is being discussed by councillors next week

February, 2022

The consultation on plans to try to unlock £20 million of funding for Sheerness has closed

Councillors will be reviewing the possible traffic impacts of potential development across the borough next week

People can now have their say on how Swale Borough Council shapes their £20 million levelling up bid to bring real investment to Sheerness

January, 2022

We're writing to local Kent County Councillors to ask them to oppose cuts to homelessness support.

Swale Borough Council is working on plans to bid for £20 million from the Government’s levelling up fund to regenerate Sheerness and want to hear local people’s ideas

October, 2021

The Mayor Of Swale's Poppy Appeal and Remembrance Day message.

Drivers who leave their engines idling will be targeted as part of a campaign to improve air quality across the borough

October, 2021

Council keen to hear community views in advance of funding bid

Low income families to get help as part of a project to improve digital inclusion.

A scaled back Civic Service of Remembrance is to be delivered by Swale Borough Council.

Councillors unanimously agree to change the way Swale Borough Council makes decisions.

September, 2021

Work to restore the Coronation Clock Tower in Sheerness to its former glory will begin next week.

April, 2021

See the latest results for the May 2021 elections.