Village News

Indefensible scandalous waste of tax payers money as cabinet blows £7,568 on a meeting

On the 28th July this year it has been revealed that a cabinet away day at Hempstead House Hotel cost the tax payer a whopping £7,568. The seven members of the cabinet, who are all councillors elected by you and I and not employees of the Council were accompanied by a number of guests who are as yet undisclosed.

Double standards by the Doubleday family as they seeks to cash in on environmental asset.

The Chalk pit quarry off of Woodstock Road was once the environmental jewel in the crown of the consortium behind the plans to expand the Kent Science Park, who were to offer this already valuable environmental asset up as some kind of public country park.

Swale Chief Exec Abdool Kara takes a tour of Bapchild

Cllr Monique Bonney arranged for Abdool Kara who is the Chief Executive of Swale Borough Council to take a brief tour of three villages, Rodmersham, Bapchild and Bredgar within the West Downs ward today.

Independent retains seat

ONE of the biggest battles of the election was between Independent candidate Monique Bonney and Tory Mike Whiting for West Downs ward.

Candidates fight a two-horse race

A SITTINGBOURNE ward at the heart of huge issues relevant to the whole of Swale will see a head-to-head election contest. It will be a two-horse race for West Downs, which includes Bapchild, Rodmersham, Milstead and Bredgar, where residents have fought house-building proposals, the expansion of Kent Science Park and, more recently, the route of the final section of the Northern Relief Road to the A2.

Scout march defies lack of police help

SCOUT groups defied police by marching through Sittingbourne for a St George's Day parade that was not meant to happen. A group of more than 60 Scouts, Beavers and Cubs walked through the town on Sunday, despite a last-minute decision by police not to close roads on the route.

Who are you voting for on Thursday?

I wasn’t going to add anything to the site with regards to the elections on Thursday, but as a few people have enquired as to my personal views on the matter, I've changed my mind. Now you must understand that I’m entirely biased as I signed Monique’s nomination form and helped get her elected in the first place, but if you’re still reading I shall continue.

Man taken to hospital after skip crushes hand

It is believed he was one of two men loading the container from Bl Skip Hire, in Stockbury, on to the back of a lorry when his hand became trapped between the skip and the hydraulic lifting mechanism.

Hike for heroes on cancelled St George's parade

1st Murston and Bapchild Scout Group get ready for a St George's Day hike in aid of Help for Heroes. A Cancelled St George's Day parade has not deterred determined Scouts who will hike 20 miles while raising cash for charity

Vote for Change

Swale Borough Council are conducting a consultation which ends on 23rd September and provides a real chance to shake things up at the Council and introduce some real democracy. This is not about electing a Mayor as such, but a chance to either elect your choice of leader of the council, or let the councillors appoint their own favourite.