Statement of Persons Nominated Rich Lehman (Green Party) @RichLehmannSwaleEast Rich was born and raised in North Kent and has lived most...

Candidates: The current Commissioner, Matthew Scott (Conservative), who in his election statements makes extravagant claims about his...

Statement of Persons Nominated Andrew Birkin (Labour) Welcome, everyone! I have lived and worked locally for over 40 years. I am a former...

Jane Hawkins (Con) I have lived in Faversham for over 50 years and have two adult daughters. I work in Sainsbury’s so by meeting many...

Andy Culham (Con) I am a local business owner running a plastering company in the town. I am honoured to be chosen as your Conservative...

Christopher Cavanagh (Lib Dem) Hi, I’m Chris Cavanagh. I moved to Faversham last year but have been visiting the town regularly over the...

The Kent County Council, Police and Crime Commissioner and Town Council by-elections are due to take place on Thursday, 6 May 2021. With...

By Brian Pain Unfortunately, the main focus of this edition is again on the now seemingly inevitable glut of new housing estates to be...

By Brian Pain It is commonly believed that the UK is suffering from a housing crisis and that is the reason Kent, along with most other...

By Katherine Hutchinson In early November last year, reports began to emerge that a Covid-19 vaccine produced by pharmaceutical firms...

Introduction by Brian Pain In the following section we have provided additional information to illustrate the problems, challenges and...

Tribute by Brian Pain I first met Hugh more than forty years ago when Caroline Ware and I were first getting to grips with restoring the...

By Claudia Heywood I'm elbowing my way out of the small outdoor cupboard labelled ‘Box Scheme’ in a dark pub car park, muddy carrots and...

New to the Faversham Eye this year, we have compiled a Christmas gift guide to help you make the most of what Faversham’s got to offer....

Words by Brian Pain As most readers are acutely aware, the Town is being swamped with new house building and much of our immediately...

Words by Councillor John Irwin 1. How many new houses for Faversham? The housing target for Swale Borough Council is set by the...

Words by Jonathan Carey, Harold Goodwin, Ray Harrison, The Faversham Society Market Place photo taken by Robert Warren At the heart of...

Words by Harold Goodwin, Faversham Community Land Trust One of the things that makes Faversham special is the extended families, many of...

Words by Matthew Hatchwell Faversham sits on a strip of fertile land that runs between the chalk downs of north Kent and the Thames...

Words by Hannah Perkin A liveable town is one that thrives and evolves but doesn’t lose its sense of self. A liveable town houses...