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“Time well spent” – Sheppey’s new assistant on learning from the best

“Time well spent” – Sheppey’s new assistant on learning from the best

Darren Blackburn says a year working alongside manager Steve Watt at Hythe was a real benefit to his own coaching career.

Arrest after two people injured in high street disturbance

Arrest after two people injured in high street disturbance

Police are looking for witnesses after two people were taken to hospital following an assault.

‘Banks are going, shops are going - soon it’ll just be a ghost town’

‘Banks are going, shops are going - soon it’ll just be a ghost town’

There has been a backlash to a decision to close one of only two remaining banks in a town centre.

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‘I took my dogs for walk on beach…hours later they were dead’

‘I took my dogs for walk on beach…hours later they were dead’

A dog owner came home from work to find his pets had died following a stroll on his local beach.

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Person taken to hospital after motorbike crash

Person taken to hospital after motorbike crash

A person has been taken to hospital following a crash involving a motorbike and a car which blocked a busy road.

Plans submitted to turn house into care home

Plans submitted to turn house into care home

Plans to turn a house into a residential care home for adults who require 24-hour support have been submitted to a council.

New approach but same aim for Minster

New approach but same aim for Minster

David Masters hopes to bring the fun factor back to Minster as 1st XI captain - but the aim remains the same.

Two drive-thrus part of business park plan

Two drive-thrus part of business park plan

Fifty jobs could be created if plans for a new business park and two fast-food drive-thrus are approved.

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Six more arrests after mass brawl in high street

Six more arrests after mass brawl in high street

Four men, a woman and a teenage girl have been arrested after a fight involving 10 to 15 people at the weekend.

TSB to close high street branch

TSB to close high street branch

A bank chain is shutting a Kent branch as part of nationwide closures leaving a town with just three banks.

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Escapee emu spotted on the run

Escapee emu spotted on the run

A runaway flightless bird has been pictured roaming fields off a country road.

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Sheppey boss brings in another assistant

Sheppey boss brings in another assistant

Darren Blackburn admitted he had other coaching offers but felt he couldn’t turn down the opportunity to join the coaching team at Sheppey United.

‘We’re doing nothing wrong’ say people staying at beach ‘squatter camp’

‘We’re doing nothing wrong’ say people staying at beach ‘squatter camp’

People staying in camper-vans near a beach have hit back at fears from residents that the site is becoming a “squatter camp”.

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Video shows mass brawl in high street

Video shows mass brawl in high street

Footage of a fight that broke out in a high street has revealed the extent of the damage caused to a local shop.

Woman and two men arrested after mass brawl in high street

Woman and two men arrested after mass brawl in high street

Two men and a woman have been arrested following a mass brawl in a high street.

Dad munched on pizza while exposing himself on train

Dad munched on pizza while exposing himself on train

A pervert exposed himself on a train and in front of his neighbours.

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‘I killed a man. It was Rod Hull, the emu man.’

‘I killed a man. It was Rod Hull, the emu man.’

Presenter Gyles Brandreth says he blames himself for the death of friend and comedian Rod Hull, who died after falling from a ladder.

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Disabled man hurt in bin bag fall

Disabled man hurt in bin bag fall

A man says he was left bedbound after slipping on waste bags outside his home, following chronic problems with bin collections.

Historic town centre pub fails to sell at auction

Historic town centre pub fails to sell at auction

A prominent watering hole with permission for conversion into flats and a micropub was not snapped up during a three-day sale.

‘Eyesore’ fly-tipping dumped at clock tower

‘Eyesore’ fly-tipping dumped at clock tower

A sofa, door and chest of drawers have been left at the foot of an iconic town centre landmark.

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