Council Updates
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Council Updates Oakwood Park Grammar School in Maidstone to get 30 extra places in £7.3m expansion
Kent County Council has given final approval for a £7.3 million expansion of the Maidstone boys’ grammar school, adding 30 Year 7 places a…
17 August 2026 -
Council Updates Kent water supply cuts hit hundreds of homes as surge pricing plan draws anger
Kent water supply cuts hit hundreds of homes as surge pricing plan draws anger South East Water left up to 833 homes in Charing, Challock…
17 August 2026 -
Council Updates Gravesham residents have days left to comment on the borough’s planning blueprint to 2042
Gravesham Borough Council is urging residents to submit their views on the Draft Local Plan 2042 before the consultation closes at 5pm on…
16 August 2026 -
Council Updates Ashford College to expand with £9 million government grant
Ashford College to expand with £9 million government grant New capital funding from the Labour Government will create more teaching space…
16 August 2026 -
Council Updates Queenborough Library reopens with family support services under one roof
Kent County Council has spent £219,900 refurbishing Queenborough Library and Family Hub, combining books, digital access and family support…
15 August 2026 -
Council Updates Swale Local Plan consultation opens as council reorganisation plans confirmed
Swale Borough Council is inviting residents and businesses to comment on its Draft Local Plan until 21 September 2026, while confirming…
15 August 2026 -
Council Updates Dymchurch beach gets second sewage warning on top of existing poor-water notice in Folkestone & Hythe
The Environment Agency has added a precautionary bathing warning for Dymchurch on top of the long-standing poor-water-quality notice…
15 August 2026 -
Council Updates Kent students get A-level and T-level results today – here’s what support is available
Schools, colleges and a range of national services are on hand across Kent to help students work out their next step, whether results went…
15 August 2026 -
Council Updates New factory opens in Ashford with promise of skilled jobs
New factory opens in Ashford with promise of skilled jobs Sojan UK has posted that Maruti Elevator Interiors has opened a new factory in…
15 August 2026 -
Council Updates Sevenoaks District Council opens final public consultation on plan for 17,460 new homes by 2042
Residents across Sevenoaks District have until 17 September 2026 to comment on a draft Local Plan that would shape where thousands of new…
12 August 2026 -
Council Updates Sevenoaks council warns residents to keep vapes out of bins after truck fire scare
Sevenoaks District Council is urging residents to stop putting vapes in their household waste after a suspected vape fire broke out in the…
11 August 2026 -
Council Updates Gravesham council and Kent Police seize more than 40 e-bikes and e-scooters in borough crackdown
Gravesham Borough Council says more than 40 nuisance e-bikes and e-scooters have been seized and over 20 already crushed since new…
11 August 2026