Sittingbourne
Power cuts leaves thousands of homes in Chatham and Newington without electricity
Business
Thousands of residents have been left without electricity after two separate power cuts. Engineers were scrambled to the ME5 area of Chatham ...
Huge emergency response and trains cancelled across Kent after Sittingbourne railway station incident
Business
Trains across Kent were cancelled after emergency services were called to an incident at a railway station. Power to the lines towards ...
Waste company Suez apologises for bin collection fiasco after it took on contract in Swale, Maidstone and Ashford
Business
The waste company at the centre of a bin controversy has apologised and pledged to catch up with the backlog of uncollected ...
Sheppey mum’s death could have been prevented if HEM Clinical Ultrasound in Sittingbourne sent reports to clinicians, coroner finds
Health
The death of a “loving” mum-of-five could have been prevented if her cancer diagnosis had not been delayed, a coroner has ruled. ...
Gas works plans announced in Bobbing Hill and Sheppey Way, Cold Harbour Lane near McDonald’s in Bobbing near Sittingbourne
Business
Gas network upgrades will close a road for more than a month while another key route to be shut immediately after is ...
Julie Humphrey, from Sittingbourne, delayed cancer scan to help NHS
Health
A mum-of-two says she is “so lucky to be alive” after missing a critical hospital date because she didn’t want to put ...
Lang’s Bar and Cocktail Lounge in St Michael’s Road, Sittingbourne, to stay open despite Shepherd Neame sale
Business
Bosses at a popular cocktail lounge have confirmed the business will remain open – despite the site being put up for sale ...
Apple watches and tablets stolen in burglary at Fone Fix in the Forum Shopping Centre, Sittingbourne
Business
A business owner says he hasn’t been able to sleep since £20,000 of stock was stolen from his store, just weeks before ...
