Setting the standard
Sevenoaks District residents will be put at the heart of the Council's services when new customer standards come into effect on Thursday 1 September that set out the level of service local people can expect from the authority.
2005-08-30 00:00:00
Council performance continues to improve
The overall performance of Sevenoaks District Council is continuing to make steady improvement according to year end monitoring results that have just been released.
2005-08-26 00:00:00
Taking action to clean up our air
Sevenoaks District residents are being asked for their views on draft proposals to improve air quality in five areas that exceed Government air pollution targets.
2005-08-26 00:00:00
Generation X Project takes off
Young people in the District have been finding out more about local government and the democratic process as part of Sevenoaks District Council’s innovative ‘Generation X’ project.
2005-08-25 00:00:00
New A to Z leaflet spells out local services
Residents of Sevenoaks District can now take advantage of a new Council A to Z publication that lists all the local services that are provided for them by a whole range of organisations.
2005-08-22 00:00:00
Youth Zone reaches grand heights
Sevenoaks District Council’s ever popular Youth Zone was celebrating this week as it welcomed its 1,000th visitor of the summer.
2005-08-18 00:00:00
Help the Council keep its standards up
Sevenoaks District Council is looking to appoint an independent member of the public to its Standards Committee to help ensure both its councillors and local parish councillors work to the high ethical standards expected of them by the public.
2005-08-18 00:00:00
Local landmark listed
A famous Sevenoaks landmark is set to be preserved for future generations after being named as a listed building following an application from Sevenoaks Town Council.
2005-08-16 00:00:00
Government releases appealing planning figures
Recently published figures from the Government show that Sevenoaks District Council is one of Kent’s most successful authorities when it comes to defending its decisions at planning appeals.
2005-08-15 00:00:00
Grand achievement for Youth Zone
A local resident could be celebrating as the Sevenoaks District Council’s Youth Zone hopes to welcome its 1,000 visitor today (Monday 15 August) at the Youth Zone event at Weald Village Green.
2005-08-15 00:00:00
Swanley youngsters have a 'weald' week
Thirty-four young people from Swanley enjoyed three days of fun at Hall's Green Residential Centre in Sevenoaks Weald from Monday 8 August.
2005-08-15 00:00:00
August 2005 bank holiday refuse collection times
Due to the August Bank Holiday, black refuse and clear recycling sacks together with green waste collections will be one-day later than usual during the week starting Monday 29 August.
2005-08-15 00:00:00
Pubs and clubs beat licensing deadline
Every pub, club and all but one of the District's off licenses will be able to trade as normal in the run up to Christmas as they have all applied to have their licenses renewed by the 6 August deadline.
2005-08-09 00:00:00
New recycling site in Sevenoaks
A new recycling site has been added in the Bat and Ball area of Sevenoaks to make recycling easier for local residents.
2005-08-09 00:00:00
Free musical fun for over 60s
Older people in Sevenoaks District have the unique chance to see a popular musical performance completely free of charge next month.
2005-08-05 00:00:00
Making it happen is making a difference
Residents can find out for themselves about the first year's success of the District's Community Plan by picking up a copy of the 'Making it happen – together' annual progress report that was published today (Friday 5 August 2005).
2005-08-05 00:00:00
Council hopes to pluck green apple
Sevenoaks District Council will be hoping to celebrate after being shortlisted as finalists for the prestigious Green Apple Environment Awards, an international campaign to find the greenest companies, councils, communities and countries.
2005-08-05 00:00:00
And the winner is...
Eight year old Amy Critcher from Dunton Green was recently presented with a state-of-the-art MP3 player after she won a prize draw for local school children who completed a survey to help develop the District's new Young People’s Action Plan.
2005-08-03 00:00:00
Planning charges made simple
Sevenoaks District Council has simplified many of its planning charges for copies of its planning documents and research of planning histories with some now free of charge.
2005-08-02 00:00:00
Everything going to plan
Monitoring information gathered from the last year of the Young People’s Action Plan, which consists of a number of innovative projects aimed at young people in the District, shows that the Plan has been a great success
2005-08-02 00:00:00
Riverhead resident to pay back benefit
A Riverhead resident pleaded guilty yesterday (Monday 1 August 2005) to claiming almost £1,500 in benefits that he was not entitled to at a hearing at Sevenoaks Magistrates' Court.
2005-08-02 00:00:00
Westerham's central recycling site
Recycling should soon become easier for Westerham residents when the town’s existing recycling sites are combined into one larger site during August.
2005-08-02 00:00:00
Helping the developing world get on line
Sevenoaks District Council is helping the developing world enter the information age whilst saving tax payers' money at the same time by recycling old computer equipment that it no longer uses.
2005-08-01 00:00:00
District bags tough recycling target
Sevenoaks District residents proved they are amongst the most green thinking people in the country by meeting in full a challenging recycling target set by Government a full 10 months ahead of schedule.
2005-07-28 00:00:00
Chairman gets on track
Sevenoaks District Council's Chairman, Cllr Ian Bosley, will be joining other dignitaries to mark the opening of a new cycle path which runs from Tonbridge to Penshurst. The ceremony will be held at Tonbridge Castle on 27 July 2005 at 10.30am.
2005-07-26 00:00:00
Safety device give away
Residents in Sevenoaks District will soon benefit from a range of community safety devices thanks to the Sevenoaks District Community Safety Partnership.
2005-07-26 00:00:00
Best friends reunited
Tramps the Jack Russell Terrier was reunited with his owner last Thursday (21 July) after he was stolen from St Pauls Cray earlier in the week.
2005-07-25 00:00:00
Last orders called for licensing
Anyone affected by the new licensing laws who have not applied to the District Council to have their licenses renewed are being urged to do so with the deadline date just over two weeks away.
2005-07-22 00:00:00
Kitting out the District to clean up graffiti
Ash-cum-Ridley, Leigh and Swanley will be the latest town and parish councils to be given new graffiti removal kits to help clean up their areas when they are handed out on Wednesday 20 July 2005.
2005-07-20 00:00:00
Pupils pick up prizes
Pupils at schools around the Sevenoaks District will be cashing in for completing a survey on what they like to do in their spare time. One pupil at every Primary school who took part in the consultation to develop a new Young Person's Action Plan, has wo
2005-07-15 00:00:00
Fun in the sun
Summer has finally arrived, and with it comes the return of the Council's Youth Zone, which is set to provide fun and games for young people aged eight and above. Throughout the summer months, the Youth Zone will be visiting more than 20 towns and village
2005-07-13 00:00:00
CCTV's triple whammy
Sevenoaks District Council's CCTV system highlighted how effective it can be in the fight against crime when it helped the police make three arrests in separate incidents yesterday (Wednesday 6 July 2005).
2005-07-08 00:00:00
Residents to help shape the future of New Ash Green Village Centre
Following an extensive public consultation exercise earlier this year, further steps are being taken to improve New Ash Green Village Centre after the Centre’s owners appointed consultants to see how it could be improved in the future.
2005-07-06 00:00:00
Employers put back pain behind them
Employees in Sevenoaks District are being shown how to reduce the chance of suffering back injuries at work as part of the Backs! 2005 Campaign which is being run by the Health and Safety Executive.
2005-07-05 00:00:00
A better community - making it happen
The Sevenoaks District Community Plan is delivering improvement to local residents’ quality of life according to an end of year assessment of the Plan.
2005-07-04 00:00:00
How are we performing?
Residents interested in finding out about Sevenoaks District Council's performance over the course of the last year and the targets set for the next three years, can read its newly published Corporate Performance Plan.
2005-06-29 00:00:00
Government praises Council's planners
Sevenoaks District Council's planning department has been told by Central Government that is one of a small number of local authorities that have made significant improvements in its service in the past year.
2005-06-28 00:00:00
Pet rescue
Mabel and Lucy, two Jack Russell terriers were feeling extremely ruff after getting stuck under a shed in Fawkham, until they were rescued by the Council.
2005-06-28 00:00:00
Residents asked to put their refuse out early on Monday 27 June
Residents who are due to have their refuse collected on Monday 27 June are being asked to put their black and clear sacks and garden waste out by 6am, an hour earlier than usual.
2005-06-21 00:00:00
School children are 'Streets Ahead'
Primary school children in the Sevenoaks District are being invited to take part in an innovative survey to teach them about the impact school traffic has on the environment.
2005-06-20 00:00:00
Council reacts to residents calls for better traffic enforcement
Following requests and complaints from local people to better enforce double yellow lines on Sundays, Sevenoaks District Council will be stepping up its Parking Attendant patrols during the summer.
2005-06-16 00:00:00
Licensing deadline approaches
Local publicans, restaurant managers and anyone affected by new licensing laws who have not applied to the District Council to have their licences renewed are being urged to do so as the deadline date approaches.
2005-06-14 00:00:00
Chairman goes back to school
The Chairman of Sevenoaks District Council, Cllr Ian Bosley, will visit Downsview School in Swanley on Monday 13 June 2005 at 11am, to talk to the pupils about Citizenship and the relevance and importance of the Council.
2005-06-08 00:00:00
Investing in recycling to keep up with demand
Two new state-of-the-art recycling vehicles were recently delivered to Sevenoaks District Council to help it keep up with demand as residents choose to recycle more and more of their household and garden waste.
2005-06-07 00:00:00
Sevenoaks named as the safest District in Kent
Recently released crime statistics show that Sevenoaks District had the lowest recorded number of crimes in the whole of Kent last year.
2005-06-06 00:00:00
Riverhead Infants School in world record attempt
Riverhead Infants’ School will be attempting to enter the record books when it takes part in the national longest walking bus event, which will take to the road at 10am on 15 June.
2005-06-06 00:00:00
SNAP is back in Swanley
Young clubbers in Swanley have a chance to see the garage and hip-hop collective Raw T and DJ Ignition at the next SNAP club night on Thursday 2 June 2005.
2005-05-25 00:00:00
Know your history
Local residents have a chance to learn more about the history of Knole House in Sevenoaks, one of the largest private houses in the UK, with two illustrated talks taking place in June at Sevenoaks Library.
2005-05-19 00:00:00
Edenbridge parents encouraged to get walking bus project up and running
Parents who have pupils at Edenbridge Primary School are being encouraged to support a new 'walking bus' project in the town to enable local children to improve their health whilst getting to school via an environmentally friendly form of transport.
2005-05-18 00:00:00
Celebrating Swanley success stories
Local residents, community groups and organisations are coming together to celebrate the successes of the Swanley - People First programme, which has helped develop numerous community based projects over the past four years.
2005-05-16 00:00:00
Young people have their say
Young people in the district are being asked for their views on the towns and villages they live in and the issues that affect them as part of Sevenoaks District Council’s new Young People’s Action Plan.
2005-05-13 00:00:00
The Council's new leader
Sevenoaks District Council has a new leader and a new Cabinet following last night's annual meeting of the Council (Tuesday 10 May 2005).
2005-05-11 00:00:00
Council elects new chairman
Cllr Ian Bosley, Member for Fawkham and West Kingsdown, has been elected as the new Chairman of Sevenoaks District Council.
2005-05-11 00:00:00
Still time to go wild in your garden
Sevenoaks District residents have until the end of the month to enter their gardens in the Council’s free ‘Gardening for Wildlife’ award scheme 2005.
2005-05-11 00:00:00
New democracy project for young people launched
Sevenoaks District Council has a new face to help encourage young people to take a greater interest in local and national democracy.
2005-05-09 00:00:00
Spring into SNAP
Young clubbers have a chance to see up-and-coming hip hop artist Shiloh at the next SNAP club night on Saturday 14 May 2005.
2005-05-04 00:00:00
Crackdown on anti-social behaviour
A crackdown on anti-social behaviour in Swanley by the Sevenoaks District Community Safety Partnership has resulted in three people being arrested in the last fortnight and a further 20 residents being written to warning that their behaviour will not be t
2005-04-29 00:00:00
Council prosecutes Swanley benefit cheat
Benefits fraudsters have been sent further warning following another successful prosecution by Sevenoaks District Council.
2005-04-27 00:00:00
Swanley 'Get Sorted' project extended
Swanley residents are set to continue to benefit from one-to-one healthy lifestyle advice, following the success of a three month pilot project called ‘Get Sorted’.
2005-04-12 00:00:00
