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Clock tower to be removed from High Street next week

Clock tower to be removed from High Street next week

An iconic Kent clock tower will be removed from its High Street home next week to be restored to its former glory.

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Ground-breaking community supermarket launched in a bus

Ground-breaking community supermarket launched in a bus

One of Britain's first mobile community supermarkets has been launched in a converted red London double-decker bus. But it needs volunteer drivers.

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'Experienced with bombs? We need you.'

'Experienced with bombs? We need you.'

Companies are being asked if they would have the know-how to assess the bombs on board a sunken liberty ship.

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New school would stop 1,200-pupil exodus

New school would stop 1,200-pupil exodus

Parents are celebrating after education bosses say a favoured option is another school is needed to prevent a daily exodus of 1,200 pupils.

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Crash between car and motorbike closes main road

Crash between car and motorbike closes main road

A motorcyclist was airlifted to London hospital with serious leg injuries after a crash with a car.

'Island gives much more than just kiss-me-quick hats'

'Island gives much more than just kiss-me-quick hats'

Why is Sheppey so often treated with ridicule across Kent and used as an insult? Reporter John Nurden sets the record straight.

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Biker and passenger seriously injured after crash with car

Biker and passenger seriously injured after crash with car

A motorcyclist and his passenger remain in hospital with serious injuries following a crash with a car.

£5k sticker strategy was a 'success'

£5k sticker strategy was a 'success'

A Kent council insists its decision to pay to £5,000 tell residents how to recycle has paid off.

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Facebook trolls abuse innocent mum after namesake's conviction

Facebook trolls abuse innocent mum after namesake's conviction

Facebook trolls have sent vile comments to an innocent mum after her namesake was convicted of defrauding a vulnerable couple.

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Air ambulance called after motorbike crash

Air ambulance called after motorbike crash

Emergency services including police and the air ambulance have been called to a crash.

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New restaurant owner wants Sheppey's first Michelin star

New restaurant owner wants Sheppey's first Michelin star

A new fine dining restaurant is set to open later this month, with the owner setting his sights on the Isle of Sheppey's first Michelin star.

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Moo Mop returns after break

Moo Mop returns after break

A mysterious street artist who draws a popular mouse cartoon has returned to its home in Kent after a short-break elsewhere in the county.

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Tributes to ‘much-loved’ former matron

Tributes to ‘much-loved’ former matron

A retired matron who cared for people with learning difficulties during her career has died, aged 85.

School spends £30k to give all pupils iPads

School spends £30k to give all pupils iPads

A primary school in Kent is hoping to kick start a £30,000 tech revolution by giving its pupils an iPad of their own.

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Date set for work to begin on £92m roundabout revamp

Date set for work to begin on £92m roundabout revamp

Work to transform journeys along one of the county’s most gridlocked roads will begin in January, it has been confirmed.

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Actor appears alongside film heavyweights for gangster role

Actor appears alongside film heavyweights for gangster role

A Kent man has featured in the latest instalment of one of the most popular British gangster film franchises of all time.

Mum had just dropped son off before fatal crash

Mum had just dropped son off before fatal crash

An inquest has been told a young mum was on her way to work when her car collided with a lorry.

Delay to Island’s only special free school

Delay to Island’s only special free school

Pupils are expected to walk through the doors of Sheppey's new and only special free school a year later than originally planned.

Crossing reopened after person brought down off bridge

Crossing reopened after person brought down off bridge

The Sheppey Crossing has now reopened following a police incident involving a person on the bridge.

3,000 cannabis plants found in disused nightclub

3,000 cannabis plants found in disused nightclub

Thousands of cannabis plants have been discovered in a former nightclub following a police raid.

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