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Cllr Roger Truelove, leader of the council, said he has spoken with Kent County Council (KCC) this week following a question from a concerned parent about over-crowding on school buses.

In the final episode of “How to Spend It Well at Christmas with Phillip Schofield” which will air tomorrow night at 8pm on ITV, Phillip will be tucking into this year’s food and drink offerings to help you make your Christmas dinner dazzle without breaking the bank.

Conservative candidate Gordon Henderson has been re-elected as the MP Sittingbourne & Sheppey for the fourth time with a further swing gaining another 7.4% of the votes.

Millions of pounds of funding towards local NHS provision has been lost due to a failure of the NHS to capitalise on funding opportunities available to them where unsurprisingly no one is prepared to accept any responsibility.

The Forum Shopping Centre has announced plans to introduce a brand-new market and communal space in Sittingbourne – known as The Forum Market Hall.

People wanting to pay their respects on Remembrance Sunday will not have to pay to park in council car parks.

Swale council has awarded £100,00 to Murston All Saints Trust (MAST) for the restoration and development of Murston Old Church. The money will go towards the trust’s impressive plans for a creative community hub in the Murston Old Church and surrounding churchyard

Council leader Roger Truelove says plans to relocate school bus stops outside of Westlands school grounds and on to the public highway are ‘totally unacceptable’.

If memory serves me correctly this was the fourth Sci-Fi event to take place in Sittingbourne in recent years, following a gap of three years. In many respects each event has taken a slightly different form so its pretty hard to make comparisons between them, but the event this year was very well attended and as always everyone was enjoying themselves.

Sittingbourne in Bloom scoops gold award in the large town category for a third year in a row. Friday 13th proved to be a lucky day for hard working local volunteer gardeners, as they were recognised and rewarded at the RHS South, South East in Bloom Awards.