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Seat in their sights

Seat in their sights

Three candidates will go up against each other to gain a seat on Sandwich Town Council, in May

Bigger and better food fayre will really whet your appetite

Bigger and better food fayre will really whet your appetite

A market is set to make its return next month with more stalls than ever.

Chance to see beavers

Chance to see beavers

The chance to see a community of beavers in their natural setting at Ham Fen Nature Reserve, near Sandwich, is being offered by Kent Wildlife Trust.

Approval is given for new wine bar

Approval is given for new wine bar

A new wine bar could open in Sandwich as soon as June after Dover District Council granted a licence for it to sell alcohol

Car flips on main road

Car flips on main road

Two people were treated for minor injuries after car overturned on the A256 Sandwich Bypass, today.

Mast firm pledges tech school windfall

Mast firm pledges tech school windfall

Sandwich Technology School will benefit from new phones, better broadband and savings on its communications bill from Vigilant Global UK

Just look how they’ve grown!

Just look how they’ve grown!

Purple crocuses planted in schools in Sandwich have helped children learn about polio

Tickets going fast for charity prom with Steph and Dom

Tickets going fast for charity prom with Steph and Dom

Tickets are already selling fast for a prom event at the home of Googlebox's Steph and Dom Parker, which raises money for people with disabilities.

History brought bang up to date

History brought bang up to date

The new curator at Sandwich Guildhall Museum plans to make a precious medieval document one of the stars of a display alongside the town’s Magna Carta

Don’t worry – my donkey is fine

Don’t worry – my donkey is fine

A woman who rehomed a neglected donkey has set the record straight after she was reported to the RSPCA for giving it insufficient shelter.

MP fights ‘cheap’ sat nav menace

MP fights ‘cheap’ sat nav menace

Cases of damage to historic listed buildings in Sandwich have prompted MP Craig Mackinlay to fight the issue of inappropriate use of sat navs by HGVs

Council backs leisure-centre expansion

Council backs leisure-centre expansion

Sandwich Town Council will write a general letter of support for Sandwich Sports and Leisure Centre Trust’s outline proposals to expand its premises

Villagers to form special company to help get pub back

Villagers to form special company to help get pub back

Residents believe forming a community interest company will give them the best chance to return their local pub to its former glory.

Student creates new woodland

Student creates new woodland

The creation of a new woodland in Sandwich will not only help the environment, but also a student who is raising funds for a trip to India

Three 'missing' children found by police helicopter

Three 'missing' children found by police helicopter

Three "wet and cold" children have been found in a field in Sandwich after getting lost

Bring back our town centre bike racks

Bring back our town centre bike racks

Support is growing to reinstate three well-used bike racks in Sandwich, which a cycle campaign have described as “badly needed”

Tower tours are on the way – but they need a name

Tower tours are on the way – but they need a name

People in Sandwich are being asked to suggest a name for the tower tours which will soon be available in St Peter’s Church.

Remembering two shining examples

Remembering two shining examples

Two Sandwich brothers, who were well-loved for keeping the brass door knockers of the town shining, will be honoured with a memorial bench

Men suffer burns to hands in workshop fire

Men suffer burns to hands in workshop fire

Firefighters spent more than three hours at the scene of a workshop fire, where two men sustained burns to their hands.

Learn about plans for 1,000ft mast

Learn about plans for 1,000ft mast

Residents are invited to attend a public exhibition to find out more about a planned 1,000ft mast.

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