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    • ‘Swale open for business’

      THERE is further good news for regeneration plans for the town. A contract between Swale council and the Spirit of Sittingbourne...

    • Lights fail to switch visitors on to fair

      EFFORTS to try to attract more people to a Christmas fair did not pay off.The event at St Michael's Church was timetabled to...

    • Caked in success

      THERE was plenty of festive fun on offer at a Christmas fair this weekend.Father Christmas also put in an appearance at Bapchild...

    • Schools to share £1.3m

      SCHOOLS in Sittingbourne and Sheppey are set to share £1.3 million as part of a cash incentive aimed at improving the...

    • Cleaning up our streets

      HANGING baskets were nowhere to be seen when members of Sittingbourne in Bloom took to the streets.Instead, the band of volunteers...

    • Care home resident's fatal fall from bridge

      by Hayley Robinson hrobinson@thekmgroup.co.uk FLORAL tributes and cards have been left on an A249 bridge from where a man...

    • Hunt on for Carl's murderer

      by Hayley Robinson hrobinson@thekmgroup.co.uk JUST days after being told he had died in a tragic accident, the family of ex-town...

    • Helping others earns pair award

      TWO teenagers have been honoured for their voluntary work in the community. Ben Sargeant and Jack Palmer, pupils at Fulston Manor...

    • Mac is back with owners 11 days after being stolen

      by Hayley Robinson hrobinson@thekmgroup.co.uk A FAMILY has been reunited with its dog 11 days after he was stolen. Martin Wakely...

    • Heart disease victim, 95, died gardening

      A 95-YEAR-old man died from heart disease while gardening, an inquest has found. Fred Boorman was found by his daughter Jill...

    • Jacob welcomes a VIP visitor

      JACOB Pridmore enjoyed a hospital visit from MP Gordon Henderson.The seven-year-old from Sanderling Way, Iwade, has a rare lung...

    • Tributes to `a big smile and big heart'

      by Hayley Robinson hrobinson@thekmgroup.co.uk TRIBUTES have been paid to a former Sittingbourne teacher who has died after falling...

    • Thames hub is given the snub by people of Swale

      by Andy Gray agray@thekmgroup.co.uk THE Thames Hub has been given a huge snub in Swale. The political verdict appears to be...

    • Pupil wins design challenge

      AN EYE-CATCHING logo earned a talented Sittingbourne pupil first prize in a design competition.Francesca White, centre, a Year 10...

    • On the ball for shield

      COMPETITION was fierce when Iwade Herons took on Range Rovers at the weekend.The under-9 teams were playing for the Joshua Goodwin...

    • School singers looking to be No.1

      PUPILS from a village school are hoping to be top of the charts this Christmas.Children from Bredgar Primary have recorded a...

    • Superheroes spring into action

      SPIDERMAN, Buzz Lightyear and Snow White were some of the characters who put in an appearance at a fundraiser.South Avenue Day...

    • Skating for success

      Teenagers get backing for skate project by Hayley Robinson hrobinson@thekmgroup.co.uk A GROUP of teenagers criticised...

    • Presidential role for former MP

      FORMER MP Derek Wyatt is to become president of the Sittingbourne and Sheppey Labour Party. But this does not mean the 61year-old...

    • Working out an ideal answer

      WATER way to go! Two teams of young scientists from a Sittingbourne school are through to the finals of a science...

    • Town MP among Tory EU rebels

      by Emma Grove egrove@thekmgroup.co.uk GORDON Henderson was among four Kent MPs who rebelled against Prime Min- ister David...

    • Benefit cheat caught

      by Hayley Robinson hrobinson@thekmgroup.co.uk SECRET surveillance helped catch a woman who had fraudulently claimed more than...

    • Sun fails to rise for night time project

      TWO artists' plans were quite literally blown apart thanks to the weather. The giant "night sun" was due to fly at up to...

    • Don't lose your vote return form

      PEOPLE are being urged to send off their voter registration forms or they could miss out on the chance to have their say. Swale...

    • Two homes damaged by shed fire

      TWO homes in the town were damaged following a shed fire. Firefighters from Sittingbourne and Sheppey were called to an address in...

    • Gold medallist at silver night

      OLYMPIC legend Jayne Torvill helped celebrate the Swale Youth Development Fund's 25th anniversary. Trustees and other people...

    • Plan to turn sixth school into academy

      by Hayley Robinson hrobinson@thekmgroup.co.uk A CONSULTATION has begun on plans to transform a sixth town school into an...

    • Men on bail after working illegally in UK

      AN INDIAN restaurant has been told it won't be fined for employing illegal workers. Officers from the UK Border Agency found two...

    • Service remembers a Hurricane hero

      AN annual service of remembrance has been held to honour a Battle of Britain pilot.Roy Marchand died aged 22 on September 15,...

    • Farm blaze lit up sky like fireworks

      by Hayley Robinson hrobinson@thekmgroup.co.uk A FARMER has thanked fire crews who helped tackle a blaze on his land. At its...

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