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Music and models set the scene at The Forum

Music and models set the scene at The Forum

Shopping centre workers got the chance to strut their stuff at a special festive event.

Sad farewell to former Brickies' player

Sad farewell to former Brickies' player

Tributes have been paid to an ex-footballer and publican who has died, aged 83.

TV show’s appeal brings new hope to family

TV show’s appeal brings new hope to family

The parents of missing Sittingbourne man Matthew Green believe he could be in Australia after a TV programme revealed new information.

Family home to appear on property show

Family home to appear on property show

Property guru Phil Spencer is set to feature a Kent home in an episode of his popular Channel 4 show Secret Agent.

CONFIRMED: Community centre is saved

CONFIRMED: Community centre is saved

A week after rumours first surfaced, Kent County Council has confirmed that groups can keep using the town's Phoenix House.

Highsted duo set to do battle in the kitchen

Highsted duo set to do battle in the kitchen

Two pupils at a town school are through to the final of a prestigious cooking competition.

Mouthwatering macaroons win the day

Mouthwatering macaroons win the day

To raise awareness of mental health issues, a group of woman got together in a fund-raising bake-off contest.

Youth started blaze because he was happier in prison

Youth started blaze because he was happier in prison

A 20-year-old was so desperate to get back behind bars, he lit a fire in Sittingborne High Street and waited to be arrested.

Project gets off to flying start in shopping centre

Project gets off to flying start in shopping centre

The organisers of a community arts scheme say they are delighted with how it is going.

Tributes paid to village primary school teacher

Tributes paid to village primary school teacher

A special assembly is to be held to honour Iwade school's Belinda Gaiger who has died.

Burglars take car after stealing keys

Burglars take car after stealing keys

A Fiat Punto features in the latest News Extra list of burglaries and break-ins from across the area.

Former driver's big truck send off

Former driver's big truck send off

The family of a Teynham man hired a Kenworth American Big Rig to take him to his final resting place.

Terror of post office owner held up by masked raider with gun

Terror of post office owner held up by masked raider with gun

A post office owner has today told of the moment he pleaded with an armed robber when he pointed a gun at him in a terrifying raid.

Double signing bolsters Brickies' engine room

Double signing bolsters Brickies' engine room

Sittingbourne joint-manager Matt Wyatt has boosted his squad with two new midfielders.

Hotel stay and Jag ride for brave Emma

Hotel stay and Jag ride for brave Emma

A mum who has a brain tumour has ticked off two activities from a dream list of things to do.

Latest 'Monty' survey report released

Latest 'Monty' survey report released

The results of tests carried out on the stricken SS Richard Montgomery munitions ship have been published.

Road-users see red as bikers create huge poppy

 Road-users see red as bikers create huge poppy

Three local bikers rode around the M25 to help create the worlds biggest "poppy".

TV joins hunt for missing man

TV joins hunt for missing man

Missing Sittingbourne man Matthew Green will feature on a national television programme which is due to air tonight.

'Ugly' man stole sick woman's purse in shop

'Ugly' man stole sick woman's purse in shop

Police are hoping CCTV will help them catch a man who stole the purse of an ill woman he was pretending to help.

Women's group reminds people to honour war dead

Women's group reminds people to honour war dead

Members of a knit and natter group did their bit to remember the region's fallen by hanging a poppy garland in the window of the town's library.

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