It has never been easier to keep up to date with news, sport and views from across the area.

As well as this website, we now have a permanent home on Facebook and Twitter.

We want to build on the success of the Sheerness Times Guardian and Sittingbourne Messenger newspapers and create large, vibrant online communities as well.

And we want you to take part and tell us all about what you're doing and what is happening around your part of the world.

Joining us in cyberspace is simple - click on these links and 'like' us on Facebook and 'follow' us on Twitter:

Times Guardian Facebook group;

Times Guardian Twitter page;

Sittingbourne Messenger Facebook group;

Sittingbourne Messenger Twitter page.

You can also follow members of the news team:

Editor Matt Ramsden tweets;

News editor Gemma Constable tweets;

Chief reporter Hayley Robinson tweets;

Reporter Emma Grove tweets.