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Home struck by lightning damaged in fire

19 July 2014
Home struck by lightning damaged in fire

A Bobbing man says he and his wife are “lucky to be alive” after escaping from a fire at their home started by a lightning strike this morning.

Car giant deal creates 100 jobs at docks

17 July 2014
Car giant deal creates 100 jobs at docks

A multi-million pound car inspection centre will be built as part of an agreement between Volkswagen and a Kent docks.

Woman dies after diving tragedy

15 July 2014
Woman dies after diving tragedy

A 33-year-old woman has died suddenly after a scuba diving lesson at a Kent lake.

Disabled woman's walking frame stolen in 'revolting' attack

15 July 2014
Disabled woman's walking frame stolen in 'revolting' attack

Detectives have branded an attack on a disabled woman who had her walking frame stolen a 'revolting act of mindless aggression'.

Thugs smash up police station

14 July 2014
Thugs smash up police station

Brazen vandals have smashed windows and damaged a front entrance... at a police station.

Film festival team promise further summer screenings

12 July 2014
Film festival team promise further summer screenings

The final showing of an outdoor film festival proved to be a real blockbuster – and there’s more to come later in the summer.

Bid made to ease problem with roads

11 July 2014
Bid made to ease problem with roads

A possible solution to traffic problems whenever there is a serious accident on a stretch of road could be found.

TV picks up bottle message story

10 July 2014
TV picks up bottle message story

An Islander appeared on BBC’s The One Show to tell her remarkable message in a bottle story.

Island club's buildings damaged in break-in

08 July 2014
Island club's buildings damaged in break-in

An Island club had a water pump and a small safe stolen and two of its buildings damaged in a break-in.

Maintenance jobs at three prisons put out to tender

06 July 2014
Maintenance jobs at three prisons put out to tender

Some of the jobs at the Sheppey prison cluster could be privatised later this year.

Date revealed for Broadway repairs

03 July 2014
Date revealed for Broadway repairs

A £500,000 project to resurface a pothole-strewn Sheppey road, which was originally planned for the summer, has been pushed back until September.

New jobs at pharmaceutical firm

03 July 2014
New jobs at pharmaceutical firm

A medical manufacturer is looking to take on 40 skilled workers as it aims to take advantage of its newly expanded facilities.

Special verge memorial garden

02 July 2014
Special verge memorial garden

A Minster woman has paid her own special tribute to British troops by creating a memorial garden on the grass verge outside her home.

Make the most of outdoor film festival before ET goes home

28 June 2014
Make the most of outdoor film festival before ET goes home

Family classic ET will be the final showing of a free open-air film festival tonight.

League boss slams council's £55k internet plan

28 June 2014
League boss slams council's £55k internet plan

A decision to buy new electrical equipment for Swale House which will eventually allow people to watch meetings online, has been criticised.

Relief road next to bottom on growth agency’s to-do list

28 June 2014
Relief road next to bottom on growth agency’s to-do list

A top councillor has raised doubts on whether key road projects will receive hoped-for funding.

Arrest after jewellery stolen in smash-and-grab raid

26 June 2014
Arrest after jewellery stolen in smash-and-grab raid

A man has been arrested in connection with a £6,000 smash-and-grab raid on a jewellers.

Trauma of fire victims one year after huge flats blaze

25 June 2014
Trauma of fire victims one year after huge flats blaze

One year on from a major blaze that tore through a block of flats, victims have spoken of their ongoing ordeal.

Jewellery haul stolen in smash-and-grab raid

23 June 2014
Jewellery haul stolen in smash-and-grab raid

Thieves have stolen women's jewellery worth thousands of pounds after forcing open shutters in a smash-and-grab raid.

Prison officers taken to hospital after alleged assault

22 June 2014
Prison officers taken to hospital after alleged assault

Guards have hit out at low staff numbers and a lack of cell searches at a jail in Kent after three of them were injured in 'attack'.

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