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Town centre hotel that featured on TV put on market

Town centre hotel that featured on TV put on market

A town centre’s only hotel, which featured on Channel Four’s Four in a Bed, is for sale.

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Volunteer’s royal date after winning national award

Volunteer’s royal date after winning national award

A charity shop volunteer who “never misses a day and hasn’t been on holiday for ages” has won a national award and is off to Buckingham Palace.

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Tonnes of rubbish collected from beach after illegal dumping

Tonnes of rubbish collected from beach after illegal dumping

Litter pickers have filled hundreds of bags with rubbish from a beach plagued by waste that washes up from an illegal dump site.

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Removal of masts on shipwreck filled with bombs to start within next year

Removal of masts on shipwreck filled with bombs to start within next year

Following years of delays, the removal of masts on a sunken war ship filled with explosives is set to begin in the next 12 months.

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Vacant Victorian pub to go up for auction

Vacant Victorian pub to go up for auction

A pub that is earmarked to become flats and a micropub is set to go under the hammer with a guide price of more than £200k.

Waste company apologises for bins fiasco

Waste company apologises for bins fiasco

A boss at a waste company that’s come under huge criticism after multiple bins went uncollected resulting in hundreds of complaints has apologised.

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Stained glass window depicting Jesus smashed

Stained glass window depicting Jesus smashed

A church remains shut after a vase was thrown at one of its windows, leaving a hole in the middle of the image of Christ.

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Lifeboat and helicopter scrambled to 'man overboard'

Lifeboat and helicopter scrambled to 'man overboard'

RNLI and coastguard crews were called out to a “man overboard” signal but it turned out to be a false alarm.

£4.6m plans to replace 70-year-old gas pipe to island

£4.6m plans to replace 70-year-old gas pipe to island

Pipes carrying an entire island’s gas supply from the mainland are to be replaced in an 18-month project.

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Ites in good shape for challenges ahead

Ites in good shape for challenges ahead

Sheppey are plotting for next season - but director of football Matt Longhurst says there’s no need for drastic changes.

Future use of flats confirmed after young people evicted

Future use of flats confirmed after young people evicted

The future use of flats previously occupied by young people in the care system and mooted as an option for asylum-seeking children has been confirmed.

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Almost £100k raised for dad battling brain tumour

Almost £100k raised for dad battling brain tumour

An online fundraiser for a 39-year-old brain tumour patient who is starting to consider treatment options is close to reaching £100,000.

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Asylum-seeking teens won’t be housed at care home after u-turn

Asylum-seeking teens won’t be housed at care home after u-turn

Controversial plans for 50 asylum seeking-teenagers to move into a former care home from next month that led to protests have been scrapped.

Multi-million pound college extension plans submitted

Multi-million pound college extension plans submitted

A planning application has been submitted to transform a college.

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Sheppey want early decision ahead of another trip to Horndean

Sheppey want early decision ahead of another trip to Horndean

Sheppey United will be hoping it’s third time lucky as they prepare for another trip to Horndean.

Anger grows over proposals to house asylum seekers in care home

Anger grows over proposals to house asylum seekers in care home

A protest has been held against plans to turn a seaside care home into a centre for asylum seekers.

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Island quartet help county keep crown

Island quartet help county keep crown

Four pool players from Sheppey were part of the Kent under-18 squad now celebrating back-to-back national titles.

Dead porpoise found on beach with fins ‘cut off’

Dead porpoise found on beach with fins ‘cut off’

A dogwalker was surprised to find a dead creature he believed to be a dolphin washed up on a Kent beach with its fins missing.

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Waiting game for Ross

Waiting game for Ross

Next month’s world rankings will reveal if Minster table tennis star Ross Wilson has booked his ticket to the Paris Paralympics.

Plans to house asylum seekers in care home

Plans to house asylum seekers in care home

A county council plans to house asylum-seeking children in a new care home has faced backlash from senior politicians.

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