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Herne Roadworks: Road Closures and Traffic Orders Near Herne
Herne roadworks: A2990 Thanet Way (now, until 27 Nov) and every other traffic order within 3 km, checked each morning with the council's notice linked.
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Herne
Herne Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook
Herne weather today: light rain, 9°C by day and 5°C overnight, with a 99% chance of rain and winds up to 13 mph. Seven-day forecast, updated every morning.
Herne Bay
Herne Bay Memorial Park Play Area Reopens After Rebuild
Herne Bay's Memorial Park play area is open again after a £300,000 rebuild, with a wheelchair swing, seesaw and sensory zone. Three more play areas are next.
Herne Bay
Herne Bay King's Hall Toilets Move 350m: Cabinet Approves
Approved 5 October: the King's Hall public toilets move 350m east to the East Cliff beach huts, with an accessible toilet and baby change. Cabinet voted 7-0.
Herne Bay
Herne Bay East Cliff Mural Tagged Within a Fortnight
The £12,000 artwork was finished on 7 September and tagged by the weekend of 20 September. Cleaning it off cost taxpayers a few hundred pounds.
Herne Bay
King's Hall Herne Bay: 1980s Toilet Blocks Cleared to Go
The 1980s toilet lobbies hiding the King's Hall's 1904 front can be demolished, after a 7 September ruling. What the £2m Herne Bay revamp does, and when.
Herne Bay
Herne Bay Wins £270,000 for Three Play Area Rebuilds
Government money will rebuild the Central Parade seafront, Collins Road and Honeysuckle Way play areas. Herne Bay was picked on child poverty and playground shortage. Tenders go out this autumn.
Council
Herne Bay and Tankerton Dog Beach Ban Ends 30 September
Dogs are barred from both beaches until 30 September under an order that expires next May. Every lead-only and dog-free site listed, plus how to respond by 1 October.
Herne Bay
Herne Bay Memorial Park play area closes 24 August
Work on a £300,000 fully accessible playground starts on Monday 24 August, closing the King's Road play area until early October. What is being built and why.
Food hygiene
Canterbury district food hygiene ratings, July 2026: 33 top scores and a clean sweep for the city centre, with one Herne Bay butcher below the top mark
34 Canterbury district food hygiene inspections were rated in July 2026. 33 scored the top mark of 5, from Burgate restaurants to the Herne Bay pier huts. Broadway Butchers in Herne Bay was the only business rated below the top, with a 3.