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Sheerness horror train crash remembered 50 years on Published: 06:00, 26 February 2021 It was the story which shocked Sheerness and put the Isle of Sheppey on the front page of every national newspaper. A runaway train packed with 80 passengers ploughed through the buffers, demolished the ticket office and burst out of the railway station before coming to a halt on a taxi. Sheerness train crash photo taken by John Gamble Incredibly, only one person died in the rush-hour disaster but 11 were injured. We sift through the cuttings and meet some of the survivors who remembered the night the train...

Representing a group of local residents at last night's meeting, Kate Sargent described the proposed development as "not wanted and not needed". "I ask the committee if the need to built five houses really outweighs the impact to the environment, the village's heritage, its infrastructure and its residents," she said. "Are they prepared to set a dangerous precedent in building on Green Belt land for just five new dwellings?" Speaking publicly on behalf of the developer was James Clark, who defended the "visually attractive" proposed development, and explained how it would provide "much nee...

Stourport High administration lead Clare Whale, director of student services Kerry Maughan and PCSO Pat Roberts, loading the minibus with supplies A SCHOOL in Stourport is reaching out to its students confined to home learning by taking resources to stop off points across the town for them to collect. The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College minibus will be out and about every Wednesday from this week until school re-opens to all students. The vehicle will be stocked with pens and pencils, erasers, rulers and paper, library books, sanitary products, a small treat, fruit and wate...

to prevent neighbouring towns merging into one another;  to assist in safeguarding the countryside from encroachment;  to preserve the setting and special character of historic towns;  to assist in urban regeneration, by encouraging the recycling of derelict and other urban land. Developing land designated as Green Belt usually requires exceptional circumstances, but although rare, it is not impossible to build on. A 2014 image shows North Hertfordshire's Green Belt designation. Ickleford is just to the north of Hitchin. - Credit: North Herts District Council As part of the emerging Local...

A local man has since pleaded guilty to arson. Royal Wootton Bassett, Swindon, Stratton and Westlea fire crews raced to the scene at Warren Farm on Saturday night. Around five tonnes of baled straw was ablaze, with 200kgs of ammonium nitrate fertiliser close by in danger from the heat.  Credit: Royal Wootton Bassett Fire Station A spokesman for Royal Wootton Bassett fire station said: “We were called out at 8.46pm to a barn fire in Wroughton. We used water carrier supplying pumps from other nearby stations to extinguish the flames.” Police later arrested Matthew Robley, 27, of ...