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The second phase of Spirit of Sittingbourne roadworks in Sittingbourne town centre will be complete by October 22nd, it has been announced today.

As part of its on-going commitment to the local community, The Forum Shopping Centre in Sittingbourne is challenging all budding young writers to create a spooky story this Halloween and be in with the chance of winning a special prize for themselves and their school.

A great deal of local history is written by local authors and I am always interested to learn more about the author and the storey behind the book. So, when I heard that Vic Wise had just published a book entitled “The Sea In My Blood” I quickly arranged a meeting.

Shock as council finally reveals the true cost of preparing the last Local Plan which came in a staggering £3.6 million over budget. This totally contradicts information supplied by the council under a freedom of information request...

The recent hot weather means local farmers will be harvesting some crops slightly earlier this year, which means organic matter will be spread on to fields over the coming weeks.

To say that Sittingbourne did really well at last years RHS South, South East in Bloom Awards would be, to put it mildly, understating matters somewhat. With a gold in the large town category, a gold for the best country park and best single floral display in the whole Region Sittingbourne topped all expectations last year.

Maddison Taylor who won first prize in Sittingbourne in Blooms' annual 'Design a Flower Bed Competition’ early this year had a preview this morning of the floral display which she designed.

From Saturday 28th July until Saturday 1st September The Forum Shopping Centre will be holding its Wacky Weekends summer events programme.

The new Princes Street Retail Park was officially opened at a ribbon cutting ceremony on Monday morning.

Cllr Mike Baldock believes in a future where local democracy is conducted independently of national politics, where residents and communities are at the forefront of decision making and decisions are not simply based on towing the party line.