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Thursday, June 20 2013

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Tragedy of boy who died when stunt went wrong

A 12-year-old boy with a keen interest in street magic and knots accidentally hanged himself when an escapology stunt went wrong at his family home.

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19/06/13

Third sighting of missing Matthew Green in New Zealand

Another man has come forward to say he thinks he has seen a Sittingbourne roofer who vanished from his home three years ago.

19/06/13

Where there's pain, there's gain for charity team

A course designed by special forces' soldiers proved to be the ultimate test for a group of fundraisers.

19/06/13

Inside this week's Sittingbourne News Extra

We've another packed edition this week with top news, sport and leisure from across the greater Sittingbourne area.

18/06/13

Composer's brave battle to finish concert piece

A piece of music written by composer John McCabe while battling a brain tumour is set to be played at The Royal Albert Hall next month.

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18/06/13

Petrol tokens lead to 70 years of bliss

Bob Bridge and his wife Lily are celebrating their platinum wedding anniversary.

18/06/13

Leisure trust shares £5,000 between local groups

Sport clubs which use Sittingbourne and Sheppey's leisure centres have received a cash boost.

17/06/13

School fete doubles its money

Crowds flocked to a town primary school to enjoy the fun at its annual fundraising fete.

17/06/13

Councillor's call for more parish and town councils

Sittingbourne and Sheerness could end up with their own town councils, if Swale's new cabinet member for localism has his way.

16/06/13

Chance for budding film-makers to show their movies

This year's Swale Film Festival will include a special awards section when it is held in September.

14/06/13

Today's Sport

Claydon looking to build some momentum

Mitchell Claydon says he ‘loved’ his Kent debut and hopes the positive end to the clash will provide the club with some momentum.

20/06/13

Coach Adams hails 'special night'

Jimmy Adams hailed Kent’s world record breaking run-chase as a ‘special night’ and said he hopes the club can use it to kick-start their season.

20/06/13

Kent's world record run-chase - in pictures

Picture action from Kent's world record run-chase against Sussex at The Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence on Wednesday night.

20/06/13

Stunning Spitfires set new run-chase world record

Kent Spitfires chased down a world record 40-over total of 336 to stun Sussex in Yorkshire Bank 40 Group A on Wednesday night.

20/06/13

Racing buzz beats Corrie chat - Compton

Benji Compton talks about his career as a hairdresser and why he loves racing for Kent Kings.

19/06/13

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