The Housing Tsunami Explained
Words by Councillor John Irwin 1. How many new houses for Faversham? The housing target for Swale Borough Council is set by the...
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Sep 14, 20201 min read
COUNCIL NEWS
Both Town and Borough Councils have been busy with new initiatives over the past year despite the difficulties caused by the pandemic....
Feb 29, 20203 min read
Faversham Town Council Expenditure Plans 2020-2021 - The Faversham Eye view
The Faversham Eye team was granted a meeting with members of the Town Council who informally presented their budget for the next...
Feb 29, 20201 min read
TOWN BY-ELECTION
Recently two of the Town Councillors elected in 2019 have resigned. Claire Belsom (Ind) represented Priory Ward and Sam Blair (Lib Dem)...
Dec 21, 20194 min read
ELECTION CATCH UP
By Richard Fleury No matter how we voted, we all have one thing in common: relief that the 2019 General Election is over. But there is no...
Dec 21, 20192 min read
Ask a Councillor
Do you have any questions for our councillors? ‘Ask a Councillor’ aims to help you get answers on the issues you care about, from road...
Dec 11, 20198 min read
Faversham Poverty Story
By Richard Fleury With additional reporting by Nancy Brand It is worth remembering, as we sit down to watch A Christmas Carol or Oliver!...
Dec 6, 20192 min read
ELECTION SPECIAL
Welcome to our Faversham Eye Election Special. We are preparing a full Christmas issue to come out on Saturday, December 21 but when the...
Dec 6, 20192 min read
Tactical Voting - Who Gets the Eye's Vote
For Faversham people wanting to vote tactically to change their MP, the choice boils down to Labour or Lib Dem. But which vote is most...
Dec 6, 20191 min read
History Corner - The Referendum to Leave
In 1960, Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd held a referendum with the objective of taking back control from the British Monarchy and...
Dec 4, 20191 min read
Election Special - Candidate Guide
We asked the Faversham and Mid Kent parliamentary candidates from all four main parties for interviews in the run up to next week's...
Dec 4, 20195 min read
Hannah Temple - Green Party
Hannah, 33, has lived in Faversham with her husband for three years. An active member of the community, she is an Abbey Physic Community...
Dec 4, 20195 min read
Hannah Perkin - Liberal Democrats
Lib Dem candidate Hannah lives in Faversham and is married with a young family. She runs a vegan catering company and also works in...
Dec 4, 20194 min read
Helen Whately - Conservatives
Helen Whately succeeded Hugh Robertson as MP for Faversham and Mid Kent in 2015. The one thing you can say is that she is loyal to her...
Dec 4, 20195 min read
Jenny Reeves - Labour
Chair of the Faversham Labour branch for the last three years and a popular and active campaigner on local issues Jenny Reeves has lived...
Oct 19, 20191 min read
What did the Tories ever do for Faversham
By John Wellard Well, err, Gave us all houses. Lots and lots of ‘em that most locals can’t afford and with no increased infrastructure to...
Oct 19, 20195 min read
Ask a Councillor - Issue 6
Do you have any questions for our councillors? ‘Ask a Councillor’ aims to help you get answers on the issues you care about, from road...
Sep 7, 20191 min read
The Hunt for Hook Goes On!
Where is Councillor Hook?
Sep 7, 20197 min read
Ask a Councillor
Do you have any questions for our councillors? Our new regular column ‘Ask a Councillor’ aims to help you get answers.
Jul 6, 20193 min read
Faversham's New Mayor
An interview with Faversham's new mayor Alison Reynolds.
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