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Seat in their sights
21 April 2016Three candidates will go up against each other to gain a seat on Sandwich Town Council, in May
Bigger and better food fayre will really whet your appetite
20 April 2016A market is set to make its return next month with more stalls than ever.
Dog rescued by lifeboat after cliff fall
18 April 2016Lifeboat crews pulled a dog from the water after it fell over a cliff edge.
Chance to see beavers
17 April 2016The chance to see a community of beavers in their natural setting at Ham Fen Nature Reserve, near Sandwich, is being offered by Kent Wildlife Trust.
Singer Carolyn is inspired by mum and dad’s letters
17 April 2016She has been turning heads in Deal as the Mercury’s advertising executive, but Carolyn Moore’s singing pursuits mean the same is happening in Thanet.
Approval is given for new wine bar
16 April 2016A new wine bar could open in Sandwich as soon as June after Dover District Council granted a licence for it to sell alcohol
Car flips on main road
16 April 2016Two people were treated for minor injuries after car overturned on the A256 Sandwich Bypass, today.
Mast firm pledges tech school windfall
15 April 2016Sandwich Technology School will benefit from new phones, better broadband and savings on its communications bill from Vigilant Global UK
Look who’s investing in drugs firms
14 April 2016Kent County Council is trying to make money by taking a share in growing science businesses.
Row brews over Starbucks plans
13 April 2016An overwhelming number of objections have been made to proposals for Starbucks to take over a former shoe shop.
Council says schools could help meet demand for sports facilities
11 April 2016Opening school sports halls to the public could ease pressures on leisure facilities in the district.
Just look how they’ve grown!
10 April 2016Purple crocuses planted in schools in Sandwich have helped children learn about polio
Tickets going fast for charity prom with Steph and Dom
09 April 2016Tickets are already selling fast for a prom event at the home of Googlebox's Steph and Dom Parker, which raises money for people with disabilities.
Model maker’s tourist plan going off the rails
08 April 2016Proposals to build a new £1.6 milllion visitor centre for Hornby are under threat as the maker of Scalextric reviews its loss-making business.
History brought bang up to date
08 April 2016The new curator at Sandwich Guildhall Museum plans to make a precious medieval document one of the stars of a display alongside the town’s Magna Carta
Fashion show and sale help boost carnival
07 April 2016A mother and daughter who feel their summers wouldn’t be the same without Deal’s carnival are doing their best to support it.
Sex offender Robin Cheesewright dies in prison
07 April 2016A pervert who was jailed for “monstrous” child sex crimes, has died in a Kent prison.
Don’t worry – my donkey is fine
06 April 2016A woman who rehomed a neglected donkey has set the record straight after she was reported to the RSPCA for giving it insufficient shelter.
MP fights ‘cheap’ sat nav menace
03 April 2016Cases of damage to historic listed buildings in Sandwich have prompted MP Craig Mackinlay to fight the issue of inappropriate use of sat navs by HGVs
Pollution warning as temperatures rise
03 April 2016There are fears 'agricultural smog' could hit Kent on what is expected to be the hottest day of the year so far.
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