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Helen’s happy huts got a mention

Helen’s happy huts got a mention

A Minster beach hut narrowly missed out on a nationwide award.

Man, 37, charged over burglaries

Man, 37, charged over burglaries

A suspect has been arrested over alleged burglaries in Minster and Seasalter.

Hospital a 'disgrace' as man on end-of-life care survives

Hospital a 'disgrace' as man on end-of-life care survives

A woman has branded hospital staff "a disgrace" after they said her father was dying and put him on an end-of-life pathway - and he survived.

Anger over 'terrorist mermaid' mural

Anger over 'terrorist mermaid' mural

A mural depicting a grumpy-looking mermaid with her hand on a detonator has been condemned with one critic describing the fishy female as a terrorist.

Schools withhold results until exams are re-marked

Schools withhold results until exams are re-marked

Two Kent schools have been unable to reveal their GCSE results after a number of exam papers had to be sent back to be re-marked.

Minster relishing Sidcup showdown

Minster relishing Sidcup showdown

Minster host old rivals Sidcup looking to clinch survival in Kent League Division 3 this weekend.

Sailor airlifted from ship in rescue drama

Sailor airlifted from ship in rescue drama

A 72-year-old man was winched to safety and flown to hospital after becoming ill on a tug in the Thames Estuary.

Town hit by water main burst

Town hit by water main burst

Homes and motorists were affected this morning after a major leak hit Queenborough.

Sports shop to close after 30 years

Sports shop to close after 30 years

Three decades after it first opened, bosses are shutting a High Street store...but it's not all bad news.

Drunk men rescued after rowboat capsized

Drunk men rescued after rowboat capsized

A pair of drunk men were rescued by coastguard and lifeboat crews after their rowboat capsized, leaving one suffering from hypothermia.

Stolen dog mysteriously reappears

Stolen dog mysteriously reappears

In a bizarre turn of events, a dog has been returned home one week after he was stolen during a break-in.

Organiser defends Island horse drive

Organiser defends Island horse drive

The man behind a charity fundraiser has hit out at people who have criticised the event.

'Help our homes from falling off a cliff'

'Help our homes from falling off a cliff'

Neighbours fear "horrendous" erosion is threatening to plunge more than a dozen homes into the sea.

D-Day for Island A-level students

D-Day for Island A-level students

The Oasis Isle of Sheppey Academy has revealed a pass rate of 96% in this year's A-level results.

Woman who died in canal had been drinking heavily

Woman who died in canal had been drinking heavily

Mystery still surrounds the death of a young woman who drowned in a canal after a drinking session with her boyfriend.

90,000 pints, 16,000 burgers… it all adds up to very good year

90,000 pints, 16,000 burgers… it all adds up to very good year

Thirsty punters have sunk nearly 90,000 pints at a Wetherspoon’s pub in its first year of trading.

'What if someone stole your grandma?'

'What if someone stole your grandma?'

A dog owner is appealing for the return of his beloved bull mastiff Bruno - described as one of the family - after he was stolen in a break-in.

Fun in the sun at annual event

Fun in the sun at annual event

Members of Minster Rotary Club are toasting the success of this year's beer festival.

Calls for a cycle path on ‘treacherous’ route

Calls for a cycle path on ‘treacherous’ route

There have been fresh appeals to build a cycle path along a busy route.

Hair we go again! Girls get the chop for charity

Hair we go again! Girls get the chop for charity

A big-hearted youngster is about to undergo a charity crop for the fourth time.

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