Chalk has new sign installed at Village Hall! Thursday, 21 October, 2021 Councillors Leslie Hills, Alan Ridgers and Jordan Meade attended the unveiling of a new sign in Chalk after much campaigning. The sign’s importance in Chalk is that it highlights what a historical place the village is - a fact be that can be easily forgotten because of so much post war development. Chalk, like Northfleet and Ifield/Singlewell are places fighting for their identity in this world of... Local News
Bryan Sweetland's sound advice ignored on Lower Thames Crossing 24th December 2018 Six years ago as the Kent County Council Cabinet Member for Highways, I was told by the Government Roads Minister that the Lower Thames Crossing congestion... Local News
Lane and Sweetland help secure new defibrillator for Shorne 23rd December 2018 Bob Lane and Bryan Sweetland commissioned a new Automated External Defibrillator (AED) at Shorne Village Hall on 22nd December 2018. Bob is a prospective... Local News
Diane Marsh helps reduce Valley Drive speed limit 21st December 2018 Local KCC Councillor Diane Marsh support to local campaigners has led to a reduction in the speed limit along Valley Drive. Local residents from Valley Drive... Local News
Green Belt Petition Presented to Gravesham Council 21st December 2018 By Bob Lane, prospective candidate for Shorne, Cobham & Luddesdown. At the Gravesham Council meeting at the Civic Centre on 18th December 2018, I presented a... Local News
Respond to the Lower Thames Crossing Consultation Today! 20th December 2018 The deadline to respond to Highways England's Lower Thames Crossing consultation is 23.59 TODAY. By Aaron Elliott, candidate for Riverview in the 2019 Local... Local News
Building on the Greenbelt will increase school place deficit in Gravesham 15th December 2018 By Bryan Sweetland, Kent County Councillor for Gravesham Rural. At a KCC council meeting on 13/12/18 I asked Mike Whiting, the KCC Cabinet Member for Planning... Local News
Helping to restore Gravesend's maritime heritage 14th December 2018 By Conrad Broadley, River Regeneration Champion at Gravesham Borough Council. Gravesend is a historic riverside town and it is a particular passion of mine to... Local News
Graveshams only astro pitch gets a boost 9th December 2018 Volunteers from Gravesham Sports Trust were busy this Sunday tidying up their pitch ready for winter. By Aaron Elliott, candidate for Riverview in the 2019... Local News
Helping out with mock uni interviews at Mayfield Grammar School in Gravesend 3rd December 2018 Good luck to all the 6th formers at Mayfield applying to university for 2019. It was an honour for me to meet so many talented students and to help in preparing... Local News
Boris Johnson won the first Leaders' Debate 20th November 2019 Tonight Boris Johnson set out the choice facing voters at this election – a majority Government that can get Brexit done so the country can move on, or yet... National News
“We will empower police to tackle scourge of violent knife crime,” pledges PM 19th November 2019 A Boris Johnson majority government would take a tough new approach to tackling knife crime and serious violence. National News
Life will mean life for child murderers 19th November 2019 Adults who murder children will be imprisoned for life, without parole, under tough new justice plans to be introduced by a Conservative majority Government. National News
Corbyn’s Pension Tax to cost savers £11,000 and force millions to delay retirement 18th November 2019 New analysis of Corbyn’s tax raid on pensions reveals that 10 million savers could lose an average of over £11,000 and be forced to delay retirement by almost... National News
Labour’s Brexit Policy: Even More Chaos and Indecision 18th November 2019 As per usual, Labour are only offering more talk, more delay and more indecision on Brexit. National News
Prime Minister Boris Johnson's CBI Conference speech 18th November 2019 Read the Prime Minister's speech from the CBI Conference here. National News
