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Mum’s stunning cake bouquets scoop national awards

Mum’s stunning cake bouquets scoop national awards

A mum who started a ”cake floristry” business after finding her talent while baking for her kids’ birthdays has smashed a national contest.

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Plans to turn £1.65m boutique hotel into care home

Plans to turn £1.65m boutique hotel into care home

A luxury hotel could be transformed into a care facility amid a huge predicted shortfall of beds in the area.

‘I’m ready for this’: Riverside pub to reopen after nine month closure

‘I’m ready for this’: Riverside pub to reopen after nine month closure

A pub which closed suddenly is set to welcome back its loyal customers with a new landlord at the helm.

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Brickies go for knockout blow

Brickies go for knockout blow

Sittingbourne manager Ryan Maxwell believes he has the players to finish the job in their FA Cup replay at Dover.

Concerns grow over missing Alexia, 15

Concerns grow over missing Alexia, 15

Police are appealing for help in tracing a 15-year-old girl reported missing since yesterday.

New bridge installed in £32m road revamp

New bridge installed in £32m road revamp

Our reporter went behind the scenes as a key milestone was hit in a major road project.

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Plans for 570-home development near village with shops and nursery

Plans for 570-home development near village with shops and nursery

A public consultation is set to be held for the construction of up to 570 homes on farmland.

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FA Cup first qualifying round round-up

FA Cup first qualifying round round-up

Two goals in added time denied Sittingbourne an FA Cup first qualifying round upset against Kent rivals Dover.

Season ends with a club first

Season ends with a club first

Kent Kings will bring their 2024 campaign to a close by hosting a first-ever international fixture at the Old Gun Site.

Packaging firm hits back at protestors after second break-in

Packaging firm hits back at protestors after second break-in

A packaging company says it is the victim of law-breaking protestors who wrongly believe it supplies products to the arms industry.

‘I’ve been tied up and held at gunpoint but stayed because I love the job’

‘I’ve been tied up and held at gunpoint but stayed because I love the job’

A newsagent who started as a paperboy 51 years ago has reflected on the highs and lows of his career - including being held up at gunpoint.

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‘This is so needed’: New lease of life to be given to former vaccine centre

‘This is so needed’: New lease of life to be given to former vaccine centre

A building left empty since the pandemic is being transformed into a new low-cost community space which will also serve those most in need.

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Bomb squad called in after package sent to home

Bomb squad called in after package sent to home

The police and army were called to a quiet street after a resident received a suspicious package.

Maxwell: We’re going to go for it

Maxwell: We’re going to go for it

Ryan Maxwell says Sittingbourne’s FA Cup Kent derby against Dover is the biggest match of his time as manager.

Councillor accused of sex offences to stand trial alongside wife and son

Councillor accused of sex offences to stand trial alongside wife and son

A borough councillor charged with multiple sex offences dating back nearly 40 years has appeared in court alongside his wife and son.

Work to make former pub more attractive to buyers continues

Work to make former pub more attractive to buyers continues

An historic pub that has planning permission to become flats and a micropub is undergoing work to attract a developer.

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Streets packed as carnival returns for first time in five years

Streets packed as carnival returns for first time in five years

A town’s carnival has made a welcome return after last being held in 2019.

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Man denies killing cyclist in crash

Man denies killing cyclist in crash

A 37-year-old man accused of killing a cyclist in a crash while over the drug-drive limit has entered a not guilty plea.

Shed and fencing destroyed by fire

Shed and fencing destroyed by fire

A bonfire near a house got out of control last night, causing a shed and part of a fence to go up in flames.

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‘No doubt there’ll be more clubs watching’

‘No doubt there’ll be more clubs watching’

Sittingbourne boss Ryan Maxwell believes there will be further Football League interest in striker Mitchell May.

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