Local News
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Solar Panels Cut Council HQ's Electricity Bill In Half
Swale Borough Council (SBC) say they've "slashed the electricity bills" at its main office in half, saving taxpayers more than £9,000 in less than four months.
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A-Level And B-Tec Results Day Locally
From 8 o'clock this morning (Thursday 13th August) local year 13 pupils have been celebrating after achieving some of the best A-level results in the country.
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Southeastern Roll Out New Ticket Machines As Part Of £9M Upgrade
South Eastern Railway have confirmed that more than 200 new Ticket Vending Machines (TVMs) are to be introduced across their network, replacing machines that are in some cases more than 20 years old.
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Woman Arrested After Crash In To Murston House
A woman has been arrested after a car left the carriageway at the top of Dolphin Road on the Eurolink Estate in Murston late Monday (10th August) night.
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Firefighters Called To Two Local Lightning Strikes
Kent Fire and Rescue Service were called to reports of a fire in the loft space of a house on Newton Road in Faversham, shortly after 3:30am this morning (Saturday 27th June) following lightning striking the roof.
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Marino Fish Bar Scoop Fish And Chip Award
Marino Fish Bar, on London Road, have won in the best dine-in fish and chips category at the English Fish and Chip Awards 2026.
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Permitted Development Removed For HMOs In Swale
Swale Borough Council has adopted additional guidance that will be relevant when planning applications for Houses in Multiple Occupation are considered across the Borough.
News from Sittingbourne.me
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Solar panels cut council's electricity bill in half, saving the taxpayer £9,000 in less than four months
More than 200 solar panels installed on the roof of Swale House have cut the building's energy bill by 55% between late March and June 2026.
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415 road closures expose the scale of Swale’s water infrastructure crisis
Swale experienced the equivalent of almost four full road closures every day over a single year because of water company works, with the disruption amounting to more than 1,300 days.
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Construction Begins on 51 New Affordable Homes in Sittingbourne Town Centre
Cockleshell Walk will be the first new social housing directly delivered by Swale Borough Council since the 1990s.
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