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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.

So at the last minute, the start of the roadworks connected with the town centre redevelopment has been slightly delayed until 8pm tonight, at least that is what the current official line is. More importantly, The Spirit of Sittingbourne has chosen to change part of the diversion route, although in their usual abysmal style of communications this is not even mentioned.

Following the public consultation on the M2 Junction 5 improvement scheme which took place at the end of last year, Highways England has actually listened to the public and abandoned its favoured Option 12A which was set to cost £100 million and drawn up new plans which include a flyover.

Nando’s the South African restaurant known for its flamed grilled PERi-PERi chicken has been revealed as the latest big name to sign up for the Spirit of Sittingbourne leisure quarter, with construction currently scheduled to start in early September and potentially opening in the autumn of 2019

According to the Spirit of Sittingbourne, the next phase of works in the Spirit of Sittingbourne regeneration programme commenced today; however, following feedback from town centre businesses and the general public the Spirit of Sittingbourne are pausing the advertised road closures.

Medway & Maidstone athletics club would appear to be unstoppable producing yet another winner Lee McMeekin with a winning time of 35:25.