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 The 'Moon View' art exhibition at the Castle Gallery is a public art project by Stephen Turner. It features a selection of work created by many Swale based artists. A short film featuring line drawings and documenting the Moon View celebration events (held at Elmley), will be shown. The exhibition is open between 11 am and 5 pm on Saturdays and Sundays between 15 and 30 November and you can just come along; there is no need to pre-book. Read more. |
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| New and improved 'Do It Online' self service - 'Do It Online' enables you to apply and register for various council services as well as make secure online payments. So if you want to 'Report it, Pay it, Apply for it, Register for it and Request it', then please register for Do It Online access. Note that if you were a registered user of the old system you will need to reregister you details, which only takes a moment.
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 A new countywide health and safety initiative called "Common Approach to Kent Enterprise" is to be launched. It is part of a concerted effort by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and local authorities to work together to ensure workplace hazards are adequately controlled. Inspectors will be visiting various sites in Kent during the initiative and will offer relevant advice but will not hesitate to take enforcement action should safety standards be found to be poor. Read more. |
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| Voice for Swale - A big thank you to everyone who has registered for our Voice For Swale citizens' panel. We are processing applications, so if you haven't already heard from us, we will be contacting you over the coming weeks. If you wish to join the panel, please send in your application form as soon as possible. Further information and ways to apply. |
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 The Brown bins for garden waste scheme is currently unable to accept new customers. Read about the supply issues. |
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| Public Consultation - We're consulting on 'Ambitions for Swale', Swale's draft Sustainable Community Strategy. The Strategy sets out a vision of the kind of place we want Swale to be, to help guide services and plans for the future. We welcome your views and comments...
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 Stray Dogs - From 16 October 2008, the council is introducing an out of hours stray dog service. The police will no longer accept stray dogs that are found by the public. Members of the public can now report a stray dog they have found seven days a week from 9 am until 9 pm. An officer from Swale Borough Council will arrange to collect the dog. Further details and contact numbers are available here. |
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From 1 October 2008 new planning rules apply for householders wanting to 'pave' over their front gardens. The exception is if the paving/driveway will be made of porous materials, or the rainwater is directed to a lawn or border to drain, then planning permission is not required. The new rules are complex, and further information is available on the Planning Portal website. The rules are designed to ensure better control of rainwater running off into roads. |
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| The future of Sittingbourne Town Centre - make sure we get it right. |
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| Recycle it! - Good quality second-hand furniture can be donated to the Neighbourhood Furniture Store charity, situated in Sittingbourne. |
| The new name for Housing Benefit for tenants in privately rented accommodation is Local Housing Allowance. |
| Carbon footprint - calculate yours! |
| Is your road on the cleaning list? |
| Are you eligible for Housing and Council Tax Benefit? |
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| Click on the images to open the documents. (Files open in a new window): |
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| Inside Swale Magazine- New Autumn edition |
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The Football Association's respect campaign has seen the Premier League's highest-paid footballers and highest-profile managers all asked to be more tolerant of football officials - and the same applies to grassroots football in Swale.
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Swale's Community Safety Partnership is ten years old and a community safety partners' day was held on Friday 14 November at the Alexander Centre in Faversham to celebrate the fact that Swale has become a safer place during its existence.
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A Sittingbourne man has been fined a total of £515 and ordered to pay £100 costs to Swale Borough Council for carrying waste with a view to profit when not being a registered carrier of controlled waste, and for failing to produce a waste carrier's licence when asked.
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A Queenborough man has been fined a total of £415 and ordered to pay £100 costs to Swale Borough Council for carrying waste with a view to profit when not being a registered carrier of controlled waste, and for failing to produce a waste carrier's licence when asked.
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Today, Swale Borough Council has introduced Choice-Based Lettings, a new way of allocating social housing, and if you are on the council's housing register, you could be eligible to register your interest in a two-bedroom, mid-terrace property in Miller Close in Sittingbourne.
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There will be 'Something for Christmas' in Teynham on Thursday 4 December when Cameo Opera perform a festive concert in the medieval atmosphere of St Mary's Church.
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