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Volunteers from gas distribution network SGN have been mucking in to support Sittingbourne’s Happy Pants Ranch as part of a new wellbeing initiative.
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With just six days to go until the General Election, pollsters Electoral Calculus’ new survey of 20,000 people (across Kent) suggests the Conservatives are still facing a loss in the Sittingbourne and Sheppey Constituency.
Labour is set to win 12 constituencies in the county with the Conservatives taking only 6.
Our local constituencies, both Sittingbourne & Sheppey and Faversham & Mid Kent are both set to be Labour gains on Thursday (4th July).
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Two Chalkwell Buses have been damaged after been attacked on Sonora Way in The Meads development in Sittingbourne.
The 334 service, between Sittingbourne and Sheerness, was attacked at around 6pm yesterday (Monday 17th June) with the bus company confirming that a similar incident happened last week in the same area.
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A local Sittingbourne resident has been given an honour in HM The King’s Birthday Honours List 2024 announced at 10:30pm last night (Friday 14th June).
Shirley Ellen Goodhew (pictured) is the Chair of Chatham Dockyard Historical Society and has received a BEM (British Empire Medal) for services to Heritage and to the community in Kent (Sittingbourne).
Congratulations to Shirley from us all here at the King's Award For Voluntary Services winning #TeamSFM for helping to fly the flag for Sittingbourne!
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Local bus operator Chalkwell has announced temporary amendments to it's 334 bus service to and from the island on Saturdays, following the closures of the Kingsferry Bridge over the next few months.
The 334 will not serve Quinton Road, Sheppey Way and Iwade during the closures with services operating as far as Sonora Fields and Jacinth Drive out of Sittingbourne. They will then join the main A249 and go directly to Queenborough Morrisons via The Sheppey Crossing. The opposite will happen on journeys from Sheerness.
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The first of the Kingsferry Bridge closures commenced at 10pm last night (Friday 7th June) and will continue until 5am on Monday (10th June).
Network Rail will be providing a bus replacement for service between Sittingbourne and Sheerness on Sea (calling at all stations except 'Swale') throughout all the closures to enable repais to the road/rail bridge between the Isle of Sheppey and the mainland (here in Sittingbourne).
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A 19-year-old man who used a machete to fatally injure his mother’s partner has been jailed for 10 years.
In the early hours of Wednesday 21st December 2022, David Perry was violently assaulted by Rohan Daniels after the pair had argued over missing tobacco at the family home in Medway Close, Sittingbourne.
Following the incident, Daniels, who was 18 at the time, fled the property leaving his victim with multiple stab wounds. The emergency services were called to the house where Mr Perry, aged 40, was confirmed deceased.
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A suspect has been arrested and witnesses are being sought after a man was assaulted with a noxious substance in Milton Regis.
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Kent Fire and Rescue Service were called to reports of a fire in a yard off High Street, Sittingbourne.
A call was received at 8:40 pm this evening (Thursday 11th April) and three fire engines were sent to the scene, and crews used hose reel jets and a main jet to extinguish a fire involving mattresses and hedges.
It;s believe the affected area is close to the Albany Road Car Park near the rear of the Sittingbourne Baptist Church on the High Street.
No injuries have been reported, and the cause is not yet known.
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Pizza chain Papa John's has today (Tuesday 26th March) announced ‘strategic closures to improve [it's] profitability and free up money'.
The company has announced that it plans to close 43 stores across the UK, in areas that are ‘underperforming’ after launching a review at the start of this year, and the Sittingbourne branch in West Street is among the list.
Papa John’s International announced all the affected stores will close by mid-May and it has not yet been confirmed how many staff will be impacted by the planned closures.
