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Go-ahead granted to plans to build £300k skate park

Go-ahead granted to plans to build £300k skate park

Skateboarders have won their long battle to get a major venue for their sport built in the town centre.

M2 accident leaves one man injured

M2 accident leaves one man injured

An accident on the M2 today has put one man recuperating from spinal surgery back in hospital.

Severe delays continue hours after lorry overturns

Severe delays continue hours after lorry overturns

Commuters have been suffering long delays into the evening after a lorry carrying plastic overturned this morning.

Local authority to spend £45,000 on Swale House improvements

Local authority to spend £45,000 on Swale House improvements

Despite intending to move out of its present HQ as part of the Sittingbourne regeneration, the council is planning a major refit.

Man killed in crash named

Man killed in crash named

A man killed in a motorway crash that also left a woman and two young children seriously hurt has been named.

Concerns over parking at new housing development

Concerns over parking at new housing development

Members of Swale council's planning committee have discussed a proposed 224-home development on the edge of Sittingbourne.

Ted sets sights on record with home-spun monster

Ted sets sights on record with home-spun monster

It might not be everyone's idea of how to spend a couple of hours a day, but one town pensioner has high hopes for his home-based hobby.

Blake quit shock

Blake quit shock

Daniel Blake has sprung a surprise on Kent Kings by announcing his retirement from speedway.

Gypsy family’s village plan is rejected

Gypsy family’s village plan is rejected

Members of Swale's planning committee have turned down an application to set up a travellers' site in a conservation area.

Official: Town revamp to start 'next spring'

Official: Town revamp to start 'next spring'

A long-awaited £60m regeneration which will create 1,000 jobs, has moved a step closer to reality.

Police appeal for witnesses after assault

Police appeal for witnesses after assault

Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman was left with facial injuries.

Thug mugs his own gran

Thug mugs his own gran

A teenager with a £200-a-day drugs habit left his own grandmother shocked and bruised when he mugged her at home.

Candidate's call for high streets revamp

Candidate's call for high streets revamp

Labour's parliamentary hopeful Guy Nicholson has outlined ideas to boost Sittingbourne and Sheerness town centres.

Gary puts slap and boots on for Heroes

Gary puts slap and boots on for Heroes

A Kiss fan is planning a fundraiser with a difference at a town supermarket.

Pupils walk 100-miles to raise funds for improved facilities

Pupils walk 100-miles to raise funds for improved facilities

Youngsters and staff from a town school are enjoying a well-earned rest after a fund-raising trek.

Woman's tragic suicide in path of oncoming train

Woman's tragic suicide in path of oncoming train

A mother stood in a crucifix position in the path of a train the day after being told she couldn't see her children, an inquest's heard.

Bourne contract talks on hold

Bourne contract talks on hold

Matt Wyatt will make no promises to out-of-contract Sittingbourne players until he knows the budget for next season.

Phone owner's fire warning

Phone owner's fire warning

This is what was left after a mobile phone started to smoulder and nearly caught fire as it was charging.

Angry motorist threw his phone at terrified mum’s car

Angry motorist threw his phone at terrified mum’s car

Police want to speak to a Mercedes driver after a mother was subjected to a road-rage attack.

Women cut free from car following crash

Women cut free from car following crash

Kent Air Ambulance was called to an accident in Murston yesterday afternoon.

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