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Tunbridge Wells Council Forecasts a £525,000 Overspend, and the Leisure Centre Collapse Costs More Than That
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council expects to spend £525,000 more than budgeted on services this year, but the collapse of leisure operator Fusion Lifestyle accounts for £630,000 of pressure, so the rest of the budget is running about £105,000 under.
Missing Tonbridge Woman Found Safe and Well
A 52-year-old woman reported missing from Tonbridge on Thursday 24 September has been found safe and well, Kent Police have confirmed, after a public appeal following a CCTV sighting of her car on Tonbridge High Street.
Temporary Accommodation Down 21% as Maidstone Council Marks First Year of Its 10-Year Strategy
Maidstone Borough Council's first annual review of its 2025-2035 Corporate Strategy reports 167 new affordable homes, a 21% fall in households in temporary accommodation, and a UK-first Citizens' Deliberation on Violence Against Women and Girls backed by £250,000.
Anti-Social Behaviour Order at The Vine, Sevenoaks, Set to Be Extended for Another Three Years
A Public Space Protection Order at The Vine in Sevenoaks, credited with cutting anti-social behaviour since 2023, is set to be extended for a further three years from December, after 75% of respondents to a council consultation backed keeping it.
T. Allman Butchers and Edenbridge Beavers Take Top Honours in This Year's Gardens in Bloom
Edenbridge's Gardens in Bloom competition winners were announced at the Chairman's Reception on 3 September, with awards presented by Hever Castle's Head Gardener, Neil Miller.
Edenbridge Town Council's First-Ever Apprentice Qualifies and Joins the Grounds Team Full-Time
Kai Day, who joined Edenbridge Town Council in 2023 as its first apprentice, has completed his Level 2 Horticultural Operative qualification at Plumpton College and stays on as a full member of the council's Grounds Team.
Swanley Backs KentRelief's Latest 11.5-Tonne Aid Run to Its Twin City in Ukraine
Swanley Town Council collected donations from residents, councillors and staff ahead of KentRelief's aid truck leaving for Ukraine on 19 September, carrying over 11,500kg of supplies including a distribution to Fastiv - the Kent town's twinned city.
Half of Mount Close Play Area's Poplar Trees to Be Felled from Thursday
Sevenoaks Town Council contractors begin felling around half the mature Poplar trees at Mount Close Play Area in Kippington from Thursday 24 September, under an approved Forestry Commission licence, with Cherry and Apple trees to be planted in their place once the site has recovered.
Westerham Residents Get a Vote on the Bowls Club Phone Mast, Open Until 2 October
Westerham Town Council is now running a community vote on the 20-metre phone mast proposed for the bowls club at King George's Field, open to residents and local businesses online or on paper until 3pm on Friday 2 October.