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Homeless helped by harvest collection

11 October 2013
Homeless helped by harvest collection

Charity organisers have been left delighted with a response to an appeal at the town's Forum shopping centre.

Top teacher slams Gove's stance on GCSEs

11 October 2013
Top teacher slams Gove's stance on GCSEs

Swale Academies' Trust chief Jon Whitcombe has criticised changes to the way exams are recorded.

Murdered teacher's family take fight to Whitehall

10 October 2013
Murdered teacher's family take fight to Whitehall

Friends and family of Carl Davies joined others who have lost loved ones overseas in a rally outside the Foreign Office in London.

Craft fair organisers delighted with turnout

09 October 2013
Craft fair organisers delighted with turnout

More than 300 people flocked through the doors at an annual fundraiser at the weekend.

School's expansion plans given the go-ahead

06 October 2013
School's expansion plans given the go-ahead

Plans to extend a town school have been given the go-ahead.

Hopes for new refuge centre

06 October 2013
Hopes for new refuge centre

A woman who suffered domestic violence at the hands of her husband hopes to set up a refuge centre in Swale for other victims.

Impassioned pleas made for children's centre

05 October 2013
Impassioned pleas made for children's centre

Don’t close our centre – that was the message from staff and users when Cllr Jenny Whittle visited Woodgrove Children’s Centre.

Police play down 'stranger danger' fears

03 October 2013
Police play down 'stranger danger' fears

Officers have moved to reassure parents that a man seen hanging around outside a school has been spoken to.

Brave soldier cheats death in Afghanistan... for a fourth time

02 October 2013
Brave soldier cheats death in Afghanistan... for a fourth time

A soldier was blasted into the air when a vehicle he was in on an Army tour of Afghanistan drove over an explosive device.

The thin yellow line...

01 October 2013
The thin yellow line...

Staff and parents were left with restriction-free parking spaces when council workers painted yellow lines around their cars outside a school.

Ofsted gives town nursery the nod

30 September 2013
Ofsted gives town nursery the nod

As well as marking a landmark birthday, staff and children are celebrating after inspectors gave them the thumbs-up.

Bargain hunters flock to nearly-new sale

27 September 2013
Bargain hunters flock to nearly-new sale

The National Childbirth Trust is £1,300 better off thanks to charity fundraisers.

Plans to close town's Doubleday Lodge care home

27 September 2013
Plans to close town's Doubleday Lodge care home

A consultation has begun on the future of an old people's home used by just three permanent residents.

‘We’ll support you’ pledge for groups facing eviction

26 September 2013
‘We’ll support you’ pledge for groups facing eviction

Swale council has vowed to fight KCC's decision to evict voluntary and community groups from Phoenix House next February.

Children's hospice's hi-tech gift

25 September 2013
Children's hospice's hi-tech gift

Youngsters at Bobbing's Demelza House are using the latest technology to have fun and communicate.

Singing out to beat bullies

24 September 2013
Singing out to beat bullies

A charity is set to teach school children in Swale how to write songs so they can express their thoughts on bullying and its effects.

Putting on a brave face

23 September 2013
Putting on a brave face

To the outside world, Emma Young looks like a healthy young woman, but her life could be cut short at any moment.

Jobs fair aims to tackle borough unemployment

22 September 2013
Jobs fair aims to tackle borough unemployment

More than 200 posts will be on offer at a jobs fair being held for the second year.

Old boy Steve back at Borden for prizegiving

21 September 2013
Old boy Steve back at Borden for prizegiving

GB's wheelchair rugby captain returned to his own school to present awards to star pupils.

Golf club latest victim of burglaries

20 September 2013
Golf club latest victim of burglaries

Upchurch Golf Club bosses are counting the cost after thieves forced their way in.

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