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106.9 SFM was finally launched, after years of hard work and campaigning, on Thursday 26th July at 12 Noon.
The unvieling of the new studios and the switching on of the 106.9 FM transmitter was made by the Mayor Of Swale, Cllr Pat Sandle and local MP, Gordon Henderson.
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An emergency meeting to place this afternoon (Monday 23rd November) to help tackle the number of cases of coronavirus in Swale.
The meeting was called by Swale Borough Council in response to the recent rise in the number of cases in the borough with the latest government figures showing 645.6 cases per 100,000 people in the week up to Wednesday 18th November - just behind Hull, which was the country's worst-affected place last week.
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The Borough of Swale officially has the second highest Covid-19 infection rate in the country.
Swale recorded 928 cases of coronavirus, while Thanet (Kent's previous highest authority area) recorded only 725 positive cases between Sunday 8th November and Saturday 14th November.
This latest fugure takes the borough's infection rate from 296.5 per 100,000 to 637.7 per 100,000.
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New figures released by Public Health England (PHE) show that the Borough Of Swale has seen 90 new COVID-19 cases in a week - one in six of all positive tests recorded in Kent as a whole.
This recent outbreak has seen the infection rate jump to more than 200 in three areas on the Isle Of Sheppey, compared to a county average (Kent and Medway) of 49.4 per hundred thousand.
Five of the island's wards appear in the Top 6 of the county's hotspots:-
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The latest Office Of National Statistic (ONS) figures for Kent have been released and show that the county has suffered at least 4,254 coronavirus cases, with a further 706 cases recorded in the Medway unitary authority area.
Locally here in Swale the rate of coronavirus cases per 100,000 people is 198.0 compared to the worse rate in the county in Ashford which was recorded as 492.7.
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New figures, released by The Office Of National Statistics (ONS) have revealed the number of people who have died from COVID-19 in Kent.
The report reveals that 205 people had died of coronavirus in the county on or before Friday 10th April – 181 in hospital (88.3%), 16 in care homes (7.8%), 7 at home (3.4%) and 1 in a hospice.
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Picture: Faversham Town Council
Former Mayor Of Swale Bryan Mulhern has died following a short illness.
Cllr Mulhern served as the borough's mayor between 2005-2006 and was the ward member for Abbey Ward in Faversham until he stood down in last year's council elections. He was also a former Mayor of Faversham between 1991-1992.
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Gordon Henderson (Con) - 34,742
Clive Johnson (Lab) - 10,263
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A group of young people recently attended a thought provoking afternoon which discussed road safety and the consequences of carelessly riding bikes.
The Road Safety Experience, in Rochester, hosted the teenagers from both Swale and Tonbridge and Malling on Thursday (24th October).
The event was arranged by Kent Police Youth Engagement Officers, with support provided by Kent Fire and Rescue Service, Kent County Council, Medway Council and Community Cycleworks, a not for profit organisation that promotes safe cycling amongst young people.
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Pic: L-R Cllr Hampshire and Cllr Baldock speaking to Jeremy Dufour, Engineering Project Manager
Swale Borough Council members were treated to a tour of South East Water's water main replacement site in Borden last week.
