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Community mourns death of sub-postmaster

Community mourns death of sub-postmaster

Residents have paid tribute to Charles 'Chas' Hollinshead who ran the town's Post Office for 24 years.

Play it cool, lads!

Play it cool, lads!

Sheppey boss Ernie Batten wants calm heads when the Ites face fellow title-chasers Corinthian on Saturday.

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Neighbours lose battle over homes

Neighbours lose battle over homes

A developer has been granted permission for a 72-home scheme on scrubland.

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Community in bid for National Lottery cash

Community in bid for National Lottery cash

Feed-back needed in focus groups to decide how to apply for cash to boost holiday Island.

Fire engine blocked by double parking

Fire engine blocked by double parking

Motorists have been reminded to park properly after a fire crew had to knock on doors to get a car moved.

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Top rapper booked for school disco

Top rapper booked for school disco

Award-winning 'clean' rapper booked by Salvation Army to perform at academy.

Twins to give beach kiosk new lease of life as cafe

Twins to give beach kiosk new lease of life as cafe

A beach kiosk is set to reopen in time for the summer.

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Why are there no brown motorway tourist signs to Kent seaside resort?

Why are there no brown motorway tourist signs to Kent seaside resort?

Educationalist Steve Chalke's battle with Highways England to get motorway signs to holiday Isle to help attract staff to one of his academies.

Two loos no trek

Two loos no trek

A council is spending more than a penny on two new toilets so seaside visitors don't have so far to walk.

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X-ray body scanners to stop inmates 'wreaking havoc'

X-ray body scanners to stop inmates 'wreaking havoc'

A Kent prison is one of only 16 getting new technology to crackdown on weapons and drug smuggling.

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Thug harassed ex-girlfriend leaving her 'petrified'

Thug harassed ex-girlfriend leaving her 'petrified'

A bully who made more than 300 calls and texts to his former lover, including threatening to burn down her home, has been locked up.

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Plans for new state-of-the-art cricket ground for Kent

Plans for new state-of-the-art cricket ground for Kent

An academy is in talks to create a first-class cricket pitch for its pupils and some of the county's top teams.

Family’s delight at fundraiser

Family’s delight at fundraiser

The family of a baby have thanked people for donations to a charity which helped fund his treatment.

Hunt is on for 'Baywatch' lifeguards

Hunt is on for 'Baywatch' lifeguards

The RNLI is appealing for people to train as lifeguards for a Kent holiday resort this summer.

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Crisis talks begin as rival company offers jobs

Crisis talks begin as rival company offers jobs

A rival firm has offered a lifeline to staff today as union negotiators were to begin talks on the future of a Kent car parts factory.

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Catholic schools rethink Kent Test policy

Catholic schools rethink Kent Test policy

Academy bosses have been forced to think again about a policy banning pupils from taking the Kent Test on Catholic school property.

Batten: It's no home banker

Batten: It's no home banker

Sheppey host lowly Punjab on Saturday – but Ites boss Ernie Batten is not taking three points for granted.

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Care home threatened with closure

Care home threatened with closure

Staff and residents at a council-owned care home have been told it could close.

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Private school gets 'thumbs up' from Ofsted inspectors

Private school gets 'thumbs up' from Ofsted inspectors

A primary school which 'needed improvement' two years ago has turned itself around and is now 'good' in all areas. Here's why...

Time to look again at millennium time-line?

Time to look again at millennium time-line?

After 20 years, campaigners say one of Kent's millennium time-lines needs to be repaired. Do you have photos of the original?

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