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• Have your say on the way councils in Kent and Medway are organised

  Published: Thursday, 5th February 2026

  Government ministers have today (Thursday 5 February) launched a consultation on the future number of councils in Kent and Medway and the areas they should cover.

• Council pays tribute to Gary Williamson

  Published: Tuesday, 6th January 2026

  Sevenoaks District Council is deeply saddened by the death of Gary Williamson, who passed away on 28 December 2025.

• Chairman’s Christmas message

  Published: Friday, 12th December 2025

  “As Chairman of Sevenoaks District, I would like to extend my warmest wishes to all our residents, community groups, businesses, and volunteers this Christmas.

• Sevenoaks proposes new council structure for Kent

  Published: Friday, 21st November 2025

  Sevenoaks District Council has put forward its preferred council structure for Kent as part of the Government’s plans for Local Government Reorganisation (LGR).

• Opportunity for the community come together

  Published: Monday, 13th October 2025

  Sevenoaks District Council’s Chairman, Cllr Lynda Harrison, is urging residents to support her ‘Silent auction’ in support of two local charities.

• Chairman raises the flag for Emergency Services Day

  Published: Tuesday, 9th September 2025

  Today, Tuesday 9 September 2025, at 9am, Sevenoaks District Council’s Chairman, Cllr Lynda Harrison, raised a flag for Emergency Services Day (also known as 999 Day).

• Chairman pays tribute to The Duchess of Kent

  Published: Monday, 8th September 2025

  Sevenoaks District Council Chairman, Cllr Lynda Harrison, has expressed her sadness at the passing of The Duchess of Kent on Friday 5 September 2025.

• Chairman backs Merchant Navy Day

  Published: Wednesday, 3rd September 2025

  Cllr, Lynda Harrison, the Chairman of Sevenoaks District Council, helped to raise the Red Ensign above the Council offices in honour of the British Merchant Navy.

• Lullingstone Manor House tour with Tom Hart Dyke

  Published: Wednesday, 30th July 2025

  Local people can book an exclusive tour of Lullingstone Manor House and the World Garden, led by Tom Hart Dyke, as part of a local charity fundraiser.

• Chairman cheers on Joe

  Published: Tuesday, 22nd July 2025

  Local resident Joe Osborne is visiting food banks in all 92 UK counties on foot to raise awareness of food poverty.

• Council flies the flag in support of Armed Forces Day

  Published: Monday, 23rd June 2025

  Today (Monday 23 June 2025), Sevenoaks Sea Cadets, local veterans and school children joined Cllr Lynda Harrison, the Council’s Chairman, for this year’s event marking Armed Forces Day.

• Council considers lease for solar farm

  Published: Monday, 9th June 2025

  Sevenoaks District Council is considering leasing a former landfill site in Sevenoaks to a solar farm company to help generate clean electricity for South East Water.

• Council proposes land transfer and sales

  Published: Monday, 2nd June 2025

  Sevenoaks District Council is considering transferring or selling 11 small parcels of land for the wider community benefit.

• New Chairman is prepared for her year in office

  Published: Monday, 19th May 2025

  Cllr Lynda Harrison, a local Scout leader for more than three decades, is Sevenoaks District Council’s new Chairman.

• Council pays tribute Roger Walshe

  Published: Friday, 11th April 2025

  A former District Council leader, Roger Walshe, has sadly passed away.

• Communities raise the flag in support of the Commonwealth

  Published: Monday, 10th March 2025

  The Sevenoaks Sea Cadet unit joined Sevenoaks District Council’s Chairman, Cllr Laurence Ball, to celebrate Commonwealth Day (Monday 10 March 2025).

• Council supports National Apprenticeship Week

  Published: Monday, 10th February 2025

  Sevenoaks District Council is supporting National Apprenticeship Week between 10 and 16 February 2025.

• Chairman raises the flag for Emergency Services Day

  Published: Monday, 9th September 2024

  On Monday 9 September 2024 at 9am, Sevenoaks District Council’s Chairman, Cllr Laurence Ball, raised a flag for Emergency Services Day (also known as 999 Day).

• New Chairman plans his next move!

  Published: Wednesday, 15th May 2024

  Cllr Laurence Ball, Sevenoaks District Council’s new chess loving Chairman, is confident he can make all the right moves in the coming year.

• Happy Birthday to Sevenoaks District Council!

  Published: Monday, 29th April 2024

  Sevenoaks District Council is celebrating its fiftieth birthday this spring.

• Communities raise the flag in support of the Commonwealth

  Published: Monday, 11th March 2024

  Pupils from St John's Primary School in Sevenoaks and Westerham Sea Cadets joined the Council Chairman, Cllr Alan Layland, to celebrate Commonwealth Day (11 March 2024).

• Christmas and New Year message from Cllr Alan Layland, Chairman of Sevenoaks District Council

  Published: Friday, 15th December 2023

  Christmas for me is such a special time of year, a chance to meet with friends and loved ones and an opportunity to reflect on the past 12 months.

• Sevenoaks District Council scoops national EDI Champion of the Year economic development award

  Published: Monday, 27th November 2023

  The Council, & its UK Shared Prosperity Fund Project Officer Aidan Kiely, have been named Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Champion of the Year at the Institute of Economic Development Annual Awards.

• Chairman backs Merchant Navy Day

  Published: Friday, 1st September 2023

  Cllr Alan Layland, the Chairman of Sevenoaks District Council, helped to raise the Red Ensign above the Council offices in honour of the British Merchant Navy.

• New Chairman Alan is in the driving seat!

  Published: Wednesday, 24th May 2023

  After taking pole position to become Sevenoaks District Council’s Chairman, Cllr Alan Layland has got off to a flying start with his sights set on supporting a local charity that’s close to his heart.

• Council flies the flag in support of the Commonwealth

  Published: Monday, 13th March 2023

  Lennox Cato, the Kent Deputy Lieutenant, was amongst the guests who joined the Council Chairman, Cllr Avril Hunter, to celebrate Commonwealth Day (Monday 13 March 2023).

• Sevenoaks Council celebrates apprentices!

  Published: Monday, 6th February 2023

  This week, 6 to 12 February 2023, sees the UK celebrating National Apprenticeship Week and Sevenoaks District Council is right behind it.

• Christmas and New Year message from Cllr Avril Hunter, Sevenoaks District Council Chairman

  Published: Friday, 16th December 2022

  This has been a challenging year for many, coming out of the pandemic and getting back to some form of normality. We also suffered the loss of our much loved sovereign, Queen Elizabeth II.

• Residents urged to comment on revised Spitals Cross community improvements

  Published: Wednesday, 23rd November 2022

  Sevenoaks District Council is set to unveil revised plans to provide additional parking, a new community hall and community shop plus other improvements on the Spitals Cross Estate in Edenbridge.

• Have your say on Swanley Sunday Market

  Published: Tuesday, 16th August 2022

  Residents are being asked for their views on the new Sunday Market in Swanley.

• Chairman’s charity cheque presentation

  Published: Friday, 6th May 2022

  Cllr Diana Esler presented local charity DAVSS with a cheque for £5,423 during one of her final engagements as Council Chairman.

• Council flies the flag for the Commonwealth

  Published: Monday, 14th March 2022

  Westerham Sea Cadets, the Deputy Lieutenant of Kent, Lennox Cato, and local veterans joined the Council Chairman, Cllr Diana Esler, to celebrate Commonwealth Day (Monday 14 April 2022).

• Sevenoaks District celebrates apprentices!

  Published: Monday, 7th February 2022

  This week, 7 to 11 February 2022, sees the UK celebrating National Apprenticeship Week and Sevenoaks District Council is right behind it.

• Council phone lines open for longer

  Published: Friday, 10th September 2021

  From Monday 13 September, residents can speak with Sevenoaks District Council by telephone from 7am to 7pm, Monday to Friday during a trial to make it easier to access services.

• Chairman flies the flag for Emergency Services Day

  Published: Thursday, 9th September 2021

  On 9 September at 9am, Sevenoaks District Council Chairman, Cllr Diana Esler, raised a flag in honour of all the frontline emergency service workers in the UK.

• Sevenoaks Chairman raises flag for Merchant Navy Day

  Published: Tuesday, 31st August 2021

  Cllr Diana Esler, the Chairman of Sevenoaks District Council, raised the Red Ensign above the Council offices in honour of the British Merchant Navy.

• The Council’s new Chairman

  Published: Wednesday, 26th May 2021

  Taking the Rolling Stones shopping, leading a delegation to meet the Queen and running an engineering business are just some of Cllr Diana Esler’s achievements.

• Sevenoaks District Council celebrates Apprentices!

  Published: Monday, 8th February 2021

  This week, 8 to 12 February, is National Apprenticeship Week and Sevenoaks District Council is embracing a new wave of apprentices.

• Council offices reopen to the public

  Published: Monday, 29th June 2020

  Sevenoaks District Council has reopened its main office in Argyle Road, Sevenoaks to the public from today (Monday 29 June 2020) with extra safety precautions in place to keep residents and Council st

• Sevenoaks District Council flies the flag for the Commonwealth

  Published: Monday, 9th March 2020

  Westerham Sea Cadets, Deputy Lieutenant Lord Sackville and local veterans were amongst the guests who joined Council Chairman, Cllr John Edwards-Winser, to celebrate Commonwealth Day on Monday 9 March

• Budget protects services while investing in local communities

  Published: Wednesday, 26th February 2020

  Sevenoaks District Council has set a budget for the coming year that will continue to protect its services and invest in local communities.

• Sevenoaks Chairman receives £2,000 for chosen charity

  Published: Thursday, 21st November 2019

  Sevenoaks District Council Chairman, Cllr John Edwards-Winser was recently presented with a £2,000 cheque for his chosen charity, Demelza Hospice Care for Children, from the West Kent Freemasons.

• Sevenoaks CEO scoops top award

  Published: Wednesday, 20th November 2019

  Sevenoaks District Council CEO, Dr. Pav Ramewal, has won ‘Leader of the Year’ at the annual Investors in People Awards.

• Sevenoaks District Council shortlisted for the Investors in People Awards 2019

  Published: Tuesday, 17th September 2019

  Sevenoaks District Council are proud to be shortlisted for two categories in the Investors in People Awards 2019.

• John’s ready to tackle the role of Chairman

  Published: Wednesday, 22nd May 2019

  Cllr John Edwards-Winser, Sevenoaks District Council's new rugby mad Chairman, can’t wait to kick off his year in office.

• Sevenoaks District Council retains its Platinum Investors in People

  Published: Wednesday, 20th March 2019

  It’s an exciting time for Sevenoaks District Council as they have just been awarded a Platinum Investors in People award for the second time.

• Candidates for the District Council elections will soon be nominated

  Published: Monday, 25th February 2019

  District Council elections are fast approaching which means nominations for candidates will begin from 21 March 2019.

• Council drops Swanley centre appeal

  Published: Friday, 28th September 2018

  Sevenoaks District Council has reluctantly decided not to contest an appeal against its refusal of a planning application to redevelop Swanley Centre after the Government changed national planning policy.

• Sevenoaks District Council secures over £1.2m to fund local projects

  Published: Monday, 11th June 2018

  Local projects have been given over £1.2m worth of investment helping to improve the District, after Sevenoaks District Council secured the funds from developers.

• Hundreds of runners help raise cash for local dementia services

  Published: Thursday, 17th May 2018

  Run, Walk or Push against Dementia returned to Knole Park for a second time and sprinted to victory after some 450 participants raised money for local dementia services on Sunday 13 May.

• Council funding helping hoarders clear the way to a better future

  Published: Tuesday, 10th April 2018

  Sevenoaks District Council has awarded £40,000 to West Kent Mind supporting people who have problems hoarding and self-neglect.

• ‘Pop-up Pop-ins’ gifted £40k by Council to tackle loneliness in older people

  Published: Wednesday, 28th March 2018

  With over 1.9m older people across the UK feeling ignored or invisible and loneliness as harmful to health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day, SDC has funded an innovative new project to help combat it.

• Following the Leader to success as Sevenoaks Councillor takes top prize

  Published: Thursday, 9th November 2017

  Sevenoaks District Council Leader, Cllr Peter Fleming scooped a huge accolade as he was crowned the Leader of the Year at the C’llr Achievement Awards at London’s Guildhall on 7 November.

• New housing strategy launches to open door to health and wellbeing

  Published: Thursday, 9th November 2017

  Sevenoaks District Council launched its new housing strategy on Friday 3 November, outlining a focus on improving health and wellbeing within the District.

• Free advice for empty home owners

  Published: Thursday, 5th October 2017

  Residents who own empty homes are invited to attend a free drop-in event to help bring their property back into use in support of Empty Homes Week 2017 starting on 16 October.

• Council takes well-being in its stride with new walking group

  Published: Tuesday, 19th September 2017

  Sevenoaks District residents can take their first steps back into better health with a free well-being walking group launching in Otford.

• Community grants up to £5k now available

  Published: Monday, 18th September 2017

  Community grants worth up to £5,000 are now available for voluntary and charitable organisations across the Sevenoaks District to help them to continue their valuable work.

• Council highlights shared-ownership options for Housing Day 2017

  Published: Friday, 15th September 2017

  To celebrate this year’s Housing Day on 18 September, Sevenoaks District Council is highlighting the benefits of shared-ownership housing to help local residents get a foot on the housing ladder.

• Supported housing backed by Starts at Home Day 2017

  Published: Monday, 4th September 2017

  The value of supported housing was highlighted when Dartford MP Gareth Johnson visited Wellfield Community Hall in Hartley to mark Starts at Home day on 1 September.

• Charity run raises thousands for local dementia services

  Published: Friday, 14th July 2017

  After 500 participants ran, walked or pushed around Knole Park back on 14 May, Sevenoaks District Council can reveal over £4,500 was raised for the Sevenoaks Area Dementia Friendly Community Forum.

• Local unsung heroes receive recognition for making it happen!

  Published: Monday, 3rd July 2017

  It was a ‘ten from Len’ all round for volunteers and community groups as former ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ head judge, Len Goodman presented local heroes with awards for their important work.

• Councillor Paddy Cooke

  Published: Wednesday, 10th May 2017

  It is with great sadness the Council announce the passing of Cllr Paddy Cooke

• Sevenoaks District Council scoop financial innovation awards

  Published: Wednesday, 26th April 2017

  The winning streak for Sevenoaks District Council continued at the Public Finance Innovation Awards after it picked up two trophies at a ceremony on 20 April.

• Greater recognition agreed for Sevenoaks heritage sites

  Published: Wednesday, 26th April 2017

  Heritage sites in the Sevenoaks town are set for extra recognition after Sevenoaks District Council agreed the Local List at a Cabinet meeting on 20 April.

• The Chairman’s blind date with a furry friend

  Published: Friday, 31st March 2017

  For people who are blind or visually impaired, making their way around the busy streets can be a challenge.

• Council invests in offices in Sevenoaks

  Published: Friday, 24th March 2017

  Sevenoaks District Council has purchased an office block in Sevenoaks as part of its continuing financial self-sufficiency plans.

• Gardeners in the District can plant themselves a great deal

  Published: Wednesday, 22nd March 2017

  Residents looking to get their gardens in shape this spring can take advantage of a blooming good deal, as Sevenoaks District Council looks to get to the root of waste removal.

• Community grant scheme offers local groups continued support

  Published: Tuesday, 14th March 2017

  Sevenoaks District Council will be supporting local charity and community groups by allocating £153,320 to help them continue their valuable work across the District.

• Sevenoaks District crowned Council of the Year

  Published: Friday, 10th March 2017

  Sevenoaks District Council has fought off competition from some of the biggest councils in the country to lift the prestigious Council of the Year trophy at the 2017 Local Government Chronicle Awards.

• Councils get in the zone to promote safer school parking

  Published: Monday, 27th February 2017

  Safer School Zones are being introduced close to primary schools in Swanley in order to tackle dangerous and inconsiderate parking.

• Council invests in Sevenoaks shop and offices

  Published: Friday, 10th February 2017

  Sevenoaks District Council has purchased a shop and office complex in Sevenoaks High Street as part of its drive to remain financially self-sufficient.

• Funding secured for SuperHERO service tackling homelessness

  Published: Tuesday, 3rd January 2017

  Sevenoaks District Council has successfully secured thousand of pounds of Trailblazer funding to help tackle homelessness in the District.

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