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Club provides shelter for typhoon victims

22 November 2013
Club provides shelter for typhoon victims

Sheppey fundraisers have done their bit to help out victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines.

Firms and groups boosted by Swale plan

22 November 2013
Firms and groups boosted by Swale plan

Council chiefs are moving to ensure that borough funds are spent on local services.

Visitors enjoy free health checks

22 November 2013
Visitors enjoy free health checks

Dozens of people took advantage of a chance to have a free health check.

Power affected as tree hits electricity pole

21 November 2013
Power affected as tree hits electricity pole

Engineers are in Minster this morning after a tree fell onto an electricity pole.

Teenagers need help to get to jamboree in Japan

21 November 2013
Teenagers need help to get to jamboree in Japan

Three young adventurers have been chosen to go on a trip of a lifetime to Japan – but they need help raising the funds.

Family's ordeal in armed raid as police hunt wanted criminal

20 November 2013
Family's ordeal in armed raid as police hunt wanted criminal

A woman has told of the terrifying moment she, her pregnant daughter and grandchildren were ordered out of a house at gunpoint by armed police.

Photographer snaps up top prize

20 November 2013
Photographer snaps up top prize

A Sheppey nature photographer has scooped the top prize in a county-wide competition.

Don't worry, it's NOT the Monty!

20 November 2013
Don't worry, it's NOT the Monty!

A series of loud explosions heard across the area this afternoon came from a Ministry of Defence testing site.

Firefighters rescue sheep trapped on cliff

19 November 2013
Firefighters rescue sheep trapped on cliff

Firefighters were called to help a sheep which had got stuck in mud – 50ft down a cliff.

Armed police raid home and bring out pregnant woman at gunpoint

18 November 2013
Armed police raid home and bring out pregnant woman at gunpoint

A pregnant woman was 'brought out of her house at gunpoint' with her three children as police raided a home.

Safari inspired couple to help children in Kenya

18 November 2013
Safari inspired couple to help children in Kenya

A couple who went on safari to Kenya are continuing to support some children they met there.

Charity calendar marks stroll

17 November 2013
Charity calendar marks stroll

For anyone stuck for a Christmas present idea – Lee Ewart has the perfect solution.

Dangerous landing has had to be dismantled

17 November 2013
Dangerous landing has had to be dismantled

The all-tide landing has been dismantled while funds are found to repair it.

TV channel putting an Island holiday park in the picture

16 November 2013
 TV channel putting an Island holiday park in the picture

A holiday park and one of Sheppey’s beaches are featuring in adverts for a freeview TV channel.

Bring cat food if you visit tip

15 November 2013
Bring cat food if you visit tip

Animal lovers are pleading with Islanders to take tins of food every time they go to the tip – to help a family of feral cats.

Lorry director ‘shame’ blamed on steel crash

15 November 2013
Lorry director ‘shame’ blamed on steel crash

The former director of an Island haulage firm has been disqualified after a public inquiry ruled he had behaved in a “shameful manner”.

It looks like we’ll be forced to close, says care charity

14 November 2013
It looks like we’ll be forced to close, says care charity

The chief executive of a charity under threat says she is grateful for the support they have received, but it's increasingly likely it will shut.

Creating energy from used cooking oil

13 November 2013
Creating energy from used cooking oil

Businesses are being rewarded for their eco-friendly ethos, as part of the Sustainable Sheppey project.

Happy families share in Ofsted celebrations

12 November 2013
Happy families share in Ofsted celebrations

Staff at Seashells Children and Families Centre are celebrating success in their first ever Ofsted report.

Sailor leaves huge sum to lifeboat charity

10 November 2013
Sailor leaves huge sum to lifeboat charity

A sailor and much loved member of the lifeboat community has left thousands of pounds to the RNLI.

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