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Island gets £24,000 to tackle crime

09 March 2020
Island gets £24,000 to tackle crime

The Government is spending £24,000 on Sheppey as part of a Violence Reduction Unit to tackle crime and make the Island safer.

Do you want to paint the town BLUE?

08 March 2020
Do you want to paint the town BLUE?

A council is asking firms to bid for the job of painting a seaside town blue. But they will have to be quick. Applications must be in by March 25.

Brexit election candidate switches to the Lib Dems

07 March 2020
Brexit election candidate switches to the Lib Dems

Evie Martin, who stood for the Brexit Party in the general election before being stood-down by Nigel Farage, has joined her local Liberal Democrats.

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Will you be Dancing in the Moonlight this summer?

07 March 2020
Will you be Dancing in the Moonlight this summer?

Toploader, who had a hit with Dancing in the Moonlight, have been booked to play a Kent music festival in June.

Couple unearth long lost Flanders and Swann songs

05 March 2020
Couple unearth long lost Flanders and Swann songs

Archivist Leon Berger and partner Sovra Newman unearthed little-known songs in a tribute to English song-writers Michael Flanders and Donald Swann.

Health minister Matt Hancock to be asked to overturn Kent dementia unit closure plan

05 March 2020
Health minister Matt Hancock to be asked to overturn Kent dementia unit closure plan

Health bosses have been told their plan to shut a specialist centre for "challenging" dementia patients must be referred to the government.

Last-ditch bid to save specialist dementia unit

04 March 2020
Last-ditch bid to save specialist dementia unit

Protesters are hoping a crucial meeting will save a dementia unit for violent patients from closure.

Rogue plastic in recycling fills 4.8m bin bags

04 March 2020
Rogue plastic in recycling fills 4.8m bin bags

A firm turning unwanted paper into packaging has called for a shake-up in how we recycle after finding tonnes of rogue plastic in its supplies.

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Bridge power problem adds to delays

28 February 2020
Bridge power problem adds to delays

Temporary traffic lights on a bridge where an emergency generator has been installed have been adding to misery for motorists.

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Hold very tight, please, for Flanders and Swann

24 February 2020
Hold very tight, please, for Flanders and Swann

I'm A Gnu, The Hippopotamus Song, the Gas Man Cometh and an ode to a London double-decker bus are to be recreated by two opera buffs.

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Violence reduction unit launched after teen's death

21 February 2020
Violence reduction unit launched after teen's death

Following the death of a 15-year-old, the founder of his school wants to introduce new units to reduce violence in his hometown.

Arcade plans for seaside pub

19 February 2020
Arcade plans for seaside pub

New owners of a seaside pub hope to convert into an arcade and fish and chip shop.

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Football legend Glenn Hoddle's date with Kent

18 February 2020
Football legend Glenn Hoddle's date with Kent

Former England manager Glenn Hoddle is to visit one of Kent's newest football teams as part of his work with a charity.

Council gives £40,000 to hall it got rid of

17 February 2020
Council gives £40,000 to hall it got rid of

Volunteers who took over running a hall no longer wanted by a council have been given £40,000 towards an £80,000 refit.

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Should holiday parks be open all year?

16 February 2020
Should holiday parks be open all year?

A Kent council is asking holiday park bosses if they would like to be open all year instead of the 10 months at present.

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Businessman races to the rescue to save bridge woman

16 February 2020
Businessman races to the rescue to save bridge woman

A woman was stopped from jumping off a bridge across a busy road by this quick-thinking Kent businessman.

Battle to save 92-year-old bowls club

16 February 2020
Battle to save 92-year-old bowls club

A Kent bowls club could fold because its new owners from New Zealand have told members to sign a one-year lease or buy the land for £100,000.

Butcher Stan is back on the block

16 February 2020
Butcher Stan is back on the block

Butcher Stan Ward sold up his business and was looking forward to taking things a little easier. But now he's back. Here's why...

Storm Dennis is 'down to global warming'

16 February 2020
Storm Dennis is 'down to global warming'

A retired master mariner who collects weather data for a hobby says global warming is behind our latest storm.

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Why we are closing our farm shop

15 February 2020
Why we are closing our farm shop

The boss of a Kent restaurant and wedding venue explains why she is shutting her farm shop.

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