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'Water' tankers back on Sheppey have been carrying sewage

01 September 2022
'Water' tankers back on Sheppey have been carrying sewage

Emergency 'water' tankers have returned to the Isle of Sheppey while engineers repair burst sewage main.

Quirky fundraiser in Pride of Britain Awards

01 September 2022
Quirky fundraiser in Pride of Britain Awards

An inventor who collects for the air ambulance using mobility scooters in the shape of a helicopter, tank and clock is in the Pride of Britain Awards.

John Nurden gets 'owlish'

01 September 2022
John Nurden gets 'owlish'

Owls are a bit of hoot, says our columnist. But be careful what you wish for...

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Restaurant with piano and harpist to open on Sheppey

01 September 2022
Restaurant with piano and harpist to open on Sheppey

Two entrepreneurs who met 'on the buses' are to open a fine-dining restaurant with harp and baby grand piano.

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Private school suddenly shuts and 'goes into liquidation'

31 August 2022
Private school suddenly shuts and 'goes into liquidation'

A private primary school has closed without any warning just months after new owners took over.

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Pet cat 'hacked in two' by thugs

30 August 2022
Pet cat 'hacked in two' by thugs

Police are investigating a vile attack on a cat which left its body beside a road hacked in two and without a tail.

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'Perfect conditions' for annual Round The Island Race

30 August 2022
'Perfect conditions' for annual Round The Island Race

Sailors Chris Goymer and Paul Wiseman finish first in Sheppey's 64th annual Round The Island yacht race.

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Another town centre bank closes

29 August 2022
Another town centre bank closes

Barclays Bank has shut its branch in Sheerness Broadway on the Isle of Sheppey and closed down its cash machines.

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Hundreds of detectorists converge on 'treasure' island

28 August 2022
Hundreds of detectorists converge on 'treasure' island

More than 300 metal detectorists from across the world are camping on the Isle of Sheppey as they search for buried treasure during a four-day rally.

'I'm just trying to save my home...'

26 August 2022
'I'm just trying to save my home...'

The Environment Agency is set for talks with residents in a bid to stop trucks "destroying" country roads and tipping spoil down cliffs.

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Bungling moped thief went wrong way at roundabout

25 August 2022
Bungling moped thief went wrong way at roundabout

Police have appealed for dashcam footage after a bungling thief rode a moped the wrong way around a roundabout.

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Warning as danger algae confirmed on river

24 August 2022
Warning as danger algae confirmed on river

The public has been told to stay clear of a 12km stretch of river after blooms of poisonous Blue Green algae were confirmed.

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Mermaids, free music and fun for town’s first seaside festival

24 August 2022
Mermaids, free music and fun for town’s first seaside festival

Sheerness launched its first festival of the sea with mermaids, free music and exploring rock pools.

KFC and Taco Bell to fill former showroom

23 August 2022
KFC and Taco Bell to fill former showroom

Plans have been submitted for two fast-food restaurants to take over an empty town centre site.

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Car badly damaged after crashing into house

23 August 2022
Car badly damaged after crashing into house

A road is partially blocked after the driver of a Ford Fiesta lost control and ploughed into a house.

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Motorcyclist flown to hospital after crash

23 August 2022
Motorcyclist flown to hospital after crash

A motorcyclist has been taken to a London hospital after a crash on the A20.

Santus Circus is back on the road but without trapeze girl Megan

23 August 2022
Santus Circus is back on the road but without trapeze girl Megan

It's faster, slicker and more dangerous than ever as Santus Circus pitches its Big Top back on Sheppey.

Carnival returns to town after two-year break

22 August 2022
Carnival returns to town after two-year break

Town team volunteers step in to bring back carnival parade not seen since 2019.

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'Inadequate' school should be replaced by two new ones, says former teacher

15 August 2022
'Inadequate' school should be replaced by two new ones, says former teacher

Everyone has piled in with their solutions after a secondary school was labelled 'inadequate', including a former council leader who taught there.

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Swim with a mermaid at first Festival of the Sea

12 August 2022
Swim with a mermaid at first Festival of the Sea

It's had Zulus and pirates. Now the Isle of Sheppey is staging its first Festival of the Sea with a mermaid and the return of its summer carnival.

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