Doddington Parish Council

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  Emergency Road Closure - The Street, Doddington - 20th July 2026

  Doddington, Sittingbourne, Kent

  Article by: Kent Highways

  It will be necessary to close The Street, Doddington from 20th July 2026 for up to 7 days. The road will be closed at outside West End C...

  Doddington Parish Council   |  

  Posted: 24 Jul 26
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  Emergency Road Closure - Lady Margaret Manor Road, Doddington - 20th July

  Doddington, Sittingbourne, Kent

  Article by: Kent Highways

  It will be necessary to close Lady Margaret Manor Road, Doddington from 20th July 2026 for up to 3 days. The road will be closed in the ...

  Doddington Parish Council   |  

  Posted: 20 Jul 26
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  Urgent Road Closure - Faversham Road, Newnham - 16th July 2026

  Doddington, Sittingbourne, Kent

  Article by: Kent Highways

  It will be necessary to close Faversham Road, Newnham from 16th July 2026 for up to 5 days. The road will be closed outside Martlesham, ...

  Doddington Parish Council   |  

  Posted: 16 Jul 26
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  Updates from Citizens Advice North East Kent July 2026

  Doddington, Sittingbourne, Kent

  Article by: Citizens Advice North East Kent

  When the weather heats up there are times when the temperature in our home can become unbearable. An overheating home can make life very unc...

  Doddington Parish Council   |  

  Posted: 9 Jul 26
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  MP's letter to Secretary of State for Housing

  Doddington, Sittingbourne, Kent

  Article by: Wendy Licence

  MP Helen Whately has sent a letter to the Rt Hon Steve Reed OBE, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, calling o...

  Doddington Parish Council   |  

  Posted: 6 Jul 26
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  South East Water announcement: Hosepipe ban introduced in Kent from Thursday 25 June 2026

  Doddington, Sittingbourne, Kent

  Article by: South East Water

  Due to sustained high temperatures and near record levels of demand for treated drinking water across Kent, I am writing to update you tha...

  Doddington Parish Council   |  

  Posted: 25 Jun 26
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  Kent Trading Standards Checked

  Doddington, Sittingbourne, Kent

  Article by: Trading Standards Checked

  Trading Standards Checked is Kent County Council's (KCC) safe traders scheme for businesses in the home improvement sector. Together wit...

  Doddington Parish Council   |  

  Posted: 19 Jun 26
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  Updates from Citizens Advice North East Kent June 2026

  Doddington, Sittingbourne, Kent

  Article by: Citizens Advice North East Kent

  re you claiming the benefits you’re entitled to? To get started, you can use an online benefits calculator. For the most accurate ...

  Doddington Parish Council   |  

  Posted: 12 Jun 26
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  Police Force Mergers

  Doddington, Sittingbourne, Kent

  Article by: Wendy Licence

  he Government has proposed merging police forces creating fewer and larger ones across England and Wales which is a significant change that ...

  Doddington Parish Council   |  

  Posted: 3 Jun 26
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  Chairman's Annual Report 2025-26

  Doddington, Sittingbourne, Kent

  Article by: Wendy Licence

  The Chairman's Annual Report 2025-26 has been published and can be found here

  Doddington Parish Council   |  

  Posted: 12 May 26
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  KALC Community Award 2026

  Doddington, Sittingbourne, Kent

  Article by: Wendy Licence

  Karen Potts receives this year's Kent Association of Local Councils (KALC) Award for services to the Community from Councillor Neville H...

  Doddington Parish Council   |  

  Posted: 12 May 26
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  Highsted Park s106 Agreement- Action Group response

  Doddington, Sittingbourne, Kent

  Article by: Wendy Licence

  The Action Group’s representation raises concerns over inadequate healthcare contributions, low affordable housing provision, weak rel...

  Doddington Parish Council   |  

  Posted: 25 Nov 25
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  Action Group Presents Further Evidence to Highsted Inquiry

  Doddington, Sittingbourne, Kent

  Article by: Wendy Licence

  Cllr Julien Speed has given evidence to the Inquiry, a short summary of this can be found here. Full details of the Action Group can be fou...

  Doddington Parish Council   |  

  Posted: 6 Oct 25
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  Asian Hornet monitoring traps for farmers and landowners

  Doddington, Sittingbourne, Kent

  Article by: Kent Downs National Landscape

  Kent Downs National Landscape is working in conjunction with Asian Hornet Alert to help distribute monitoring traps for this invasive non-n...

  Doddington Parish Council   |  

  Posted: 11 Sep 25
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  Police Report

  Doddington, Sittingbourne, Kent

  Article by: PC Jez Chittim

  Police received a report on 11/07/2025 of a caravan on fire in a field along Homestall Road. It appears this was an unwanted and dumped cara...

  Doddington Parish Council   |  

  Posted: 14 Jul 25
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  Volunteers needed

  Doddington, Sittingbourne, Kent

  Article by: Faversham Hopper

  Faversham hopper bus

  Doddington Parish Council   |  

  Posted: 6 Jun 25
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  Faversham Community Bus Service

  Doddington, Sittingbourne, Kent

  Article by: Faversham Hopper

  Faversham Community Bus Service

  Doddington Parish Council   |  

  Posted: 4 Jun 25
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  Chairman's Annual Report 2024-25

  Doddington, Sittingbourne, Kent

  Article by: Wendy Licence

  The Chairman's Annual Report 2024-25 has been published and can be found here

  Doddington Parish Council   |  

  Posted: 16 May 25
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  Highsted Park Update 17.2.2025

  Doddington, Sittingbourne, Kent

  Article by: Wendy Licence

  Latest update on the Highsted Park Planning Inquiry The Planning Inquiry is moving at a pace, driven by a strict timetable set by the Pla...

  Doddington Parish Council   |  

  Posted: 17 Feb 25
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  Proposed Highsted Park development update

  Doddington, Sittingbourne, Kent

  Article by: Wendy Licence

  On 17 January, the Teynham & Highsted Community Action Group formally submitted its Statement of Case to the Planning Inspectorate as pa...

  Doddington Parish Council   |  

  Posted: 20 Jan 25
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  Highsted Park Update

  Doddington, Sittingbourne, Kent

  Article by: Wendy Licence

  Doddington,Lynsted with Kingsdown, Teynham and Tonge Parish Councils will continue working together to represent community views on the High...

  Doddington Parish Council   |  

  Posted: 23 Dec 24
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  Proposed Highsted Park

  Doddington, Sittingbourne, Kent

  Article by: Wendy Licence

  Proposed Highsted Park Ref: 21/503914/EIOUT -Location: Land South and East of Sittingbourne Ref: 21/503906/EIOUT -Location: Land to The We...

  Doddington Parish Council   |  

  Posted: 6 Nov 24
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  Are you eligible for Pension Credit?

  Doddington, Sittingbourne, Kent

  Article by: Citizens Advice

  What is Pension Credit? Pension Credit gives you extra money to help with your living costs if you’re over State Pension age and o...

  Doddington Parish Council   |  

  Posted: 21 Oct 24
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  Highsted Park Proposal

  Doddington, Sittingbourne, Kent

  Article by: Wendy Licence

  21/503914/EIOUT Southern Site - Land South And East Of Sittingbourne Kent 21/503906/EIOUT Northern Site - Land To The West Of Teynham Londo...

  Doddington Parish Council   |  

  Posted: 30 Jul 24
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  Report drainage faults

  Doddington, Sittingbourne, Kent

  Article by: Mrs Wendy Licence

  Kent County Council recommends the use of their online fault reporting portal as this ensures that issues are routed to the correct team str...

  Doddington Parish Council   |  

  Posted: 6 Dec 23
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  Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinator

  Doddington, Sittingbourne, Kent

  Article by: Wendy Licence

  Sally Mills, our current Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinator is having to step down from this position. Doddington Parish Council would like to...

  Doddington Parish Council   |  

  Posted: 26 Sep 23
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  Catapults

  Doddington, Sittingbourne, Kent

  Article by: Swale Community Safety Unit

  The Police are seeing an increase of Anti-Social Behaviour involving the use of catapults across Swale. They are working hard to identif...

  Doddington Parish Council   |  

  Posted: 22 May 23
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  Mental Health Support for Swale Residents

  Doddington, Sittingbourne, Kent

  Article by: Wendy Licence

  Mid Kent Mind, the local branch of ‘Mind’ which covers Swale, has received some funding from Swale Borough Council to provide We...

  Doddington Parish Council   |  

  Posted: 2 Mar 23