Avast! The Sheppey Pirates are on their way to start a huge water-bomb fight in preparation for a world record attempt.

A campaign to install a pedestrian crossing outside a school is continuing – after the lollipop lady quit over safety fears.

Pupils from two Sheerness schools took part in a week of activities designed to teach them about business and enterprise.

A teenager’s motorbike which he relies on to get to work has been stolen.

Another person has been arrested in connection with two arson attacks in Sheerness.

County hall members have voted against a near 50% hike in their travel expenses - after a huge backlash.

The three top Isle of Sheppey Academy bosses are leaving – as a new sponsor prepares to take over.

Young people will be able to sit in comfort and safety while they try fishing thanks to an Island charity.

A talented group of performers have staged their version of a story about a man-eating plant.

A convoy of lorries escorted a popular HGV driver, who died at the age of 32, to his funeral.

The number of people on the dole queue in Kent has tumbled by more than 1,500, figures out today reveal.

Glorious sunshine shone on hundreds of people who went along to Minster Village Fayre.

This week's edition is out tomorrow packed with top news, sport and leisure from across Sheppey.

The line-up for the fifth Swale Film Festival has been announced on a new website- and features some familiar faces.

Police want to speak to anyone who saw a lorry hit a police car before smashing into a barrier and overturning - leaving gas cylinders on the road.

A new computer system put in place at hospitals across Kent has led to a backlog of two weeks for patients awaiting the results of X-rays and scans.

Commuters have been enduring long delays on the A249 after a lorry carrying gas canisters went through the central reservation.

Generous students have donated money raised at a fashion show to help transform a heritage centre.

A talented performer who won a scholarship to a top dance school has graduated with a diploma – and already bagged his dream job.

Large vehicles going to and from a school construction site are severely damaging parts of a road, a Halfway resident has claimed.