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Litterbugs fined for dropping cigarette ends
09 October 2015Fines in excess of £300 have been dished out to three littering offenders who were caught dropping cigarette butts.
People pledge support for Wayfarers
08 October 2015Residents in Sandwich have pledged support for Wayfarers after it was announced the care home will be sold.
Reinstating loading bay could ease traffic chaos
05 October 2015A business owner is calling for a loading bay to be reinstated to ease traffic problems.
Expansion behind shop move
04 October 2015A vintage furniture tore is moving towns to expand its premises and run more workshops.
Laura’s charity concert tribute to blind friend
04 October 2015A charity fundraiser from Sandwich is organising a concert to mark World Sight Day in honour of blind friend.
Firefighters tackle blazes involving 10 cars
04 October 2015Smoke billowed from an industrial estate after a fire broke out involving several vehicles.
Don't miss your First Class school pictures
03 October 2015Hundreds of Kent schoolchildren will be featured in our popular First Class supplements this month.
Traffic chaos after bus crashes into train gates
03 October 2015There was traffic chaos in Sandwich yesterday after a bus crashed into the train gates.
Visitors flock to Sandwich for Magna Carta
02 October 2015More than a thousand visitors have flocked to Sandwich for the exhibition which is the only place in the world the two charters can be seen together.
Fears supermarket plans are under threat
01 October 2015Plans for two supermarkets could be about to collapse before a brick has been laid according to a district councillor.
District to house 12 Syrian families
01 October 2015Twelve asylum seeking families will be housed in the district, said council leader Paul Watkins.
The gloves are on
01 October 2015The latest firm to move to Kent is a company which has made a sterile iPad case which doctors can use in hospitals while wearing surgical gloves.
The top idea that managed a fortune
01 October 2015Five years ago in the spare bedroom of their family home, two brothers started a luxury villa business that today manages property worth over £3.2bn.
TV couple share their top tips in guide to life
30 September 2015Sandwich couple Steph and Dom Parker have been promoting their new book Steph and Dom’s guide to life.
Teens 'minutes from being killed'
29 September 2015A mother-of-three potentially saved the lives of three boys spotted playing on the tracks at a railway station just minutes before a train was due.
Care homes to be shut with loss of jobs
28 September 2015Four care homes are to be shut across Kent, with the potential loss of hundreds of jobs.
'Certain sectors will find the living wage a challenge'
28 September 2015Care, retail and hospitality firms face a big jump in their staff bills when the minimum wage increases this week... and then again in April.
Use your voice and vote
27 September 2015Sandwich MP Craig Mackinlay is asking young people to get in touch with local issues and get involved with politics.
Residents upset by homes plan
26 September 2015Residents have criticised an application for housing in Woodnesborough Road, Sandwich
Allotment holders and club agree to share site
25 September 2015Sandwich Tennis Club and allotment holders have agreed to share the Sandown Road allotment site after an on-going feud.
