Local News from Monday, August 24th, 2026
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RPM Record Shop Moves Into A Modern Era
The RPM (Reaching People Through Music) Record Shop, on West Street here in Sittingbourne, is celebrating after securing funding to purchase a new point-of-sale (POS) till system, helping this much-loved local charity; the Fenner Frost Foundation, improve its operations and customer care.
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KCC Plans to Sell Off Public Open Space at Riddles Road – But Where Was the Public Consultation?
Kent County Council (KCC) has issued a notice on its website stating that it intends to dispose of public open space land at Riddles Road, Borden, Sittingbourne.
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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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