Sittingbourne & Sheppey News
News from Sittingbourne and the Isle of Sheppey — including Sheerness, Minster and Queenborough — in the Swale borough of north Kent. We cover Swale Borough Council, planning and regeneration, the Sheppey Crossing and A249, the prisons cluster on Sheppey, court cases and fire and rescue incidents.
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Daily Briefing Kent Weekend Briefing — Sunday, 27 September 2026
Kent Weekend Briefing Sunday, 27 September 2026 9 stories · 4-minute read 1066: William the Conqueror set sail from the Somme, launching…
27 September 2026 -
Investigations Have Britons given up on voting? A century of turnout, and what the people who stay at home say
In 1950, 84 in every 100 registered voters cast a ballot. In July 2024 it was fewer than 60, and in Sittingbourne and Sheppey barely half…
26 September 2026 -
Local News Kent-made horror film Slaughter of the Damned to premiere in Sittingbourne
Filmed in the Kent countryside and at a studio in Farningham, the independent creature feature uses puppets and miniatures instead of…
24 September 2026 -
Council Updates Two code of conduct complaints against parish councillors resolved through training and mediation in Swale
Swale Borough Council’s Standards Committee considered an update on conduct complaints against parish councillors at its meeting on 22…
23 September 2026 -
Kent Football Sheppey United 1-0 Snodland: FA Cup match report
Sheppey United won 1-0 away to Snodland in the FA Cup.
19 September 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Morning Briefing — Friday, 18 September 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Friday, 18 September 2026 13 stories · 4-minute read 2014: Scotland voted against independence from the United…
18 September 2026 -
Crime & Justice Three Kent Police officers honoured for saving man’s life after Sheerness crash
PC Braden Farrow, PC Abbie Penfold and PC Emily Savage received Royal Humane Society recognition after keeping a trapped, unconscious…
17 September 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Weekend Briefing — Sunday, 13 September 2026
Kent Weekend Briefing Sunday, 13 September 2026 9 stories · 4-minute read 1993: Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat shook hands at the White…
13 September 2026 -
Kent Football Deal Town 3-0 Sheppey United: FA Trophy match report
Deal Town won 3-0 at home to Sheppey United in the FA Trophy.
12 September 2026 -
Local News Danny Dyer and Becky Hill to join Leysdown water protest, organisers say
SOS Whitstable says Danny Dyer, Dani Dyer and Becky Hill will join its Stop the Sewage protest at Leysdown-on-Sea on Sunday 20 September.
12 September 2026 -
Council Updates Officers recommend against securing Swale House undercroft despite councillors’ earlier call for fencing
Officers at Swale Borough Council recommended against installing physical security measures at the undercroft of Swale House in…
10 September 2026 -
Council Updates Swale Borough Council moves to formalise new parish councils ahead of local government reorganisation
Swale Borough Council’s Policy and Resources Committee considered a recommendation to delegate authority to senior officers to complete the…
10 September 2026