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Sheppey

/ ˈʃɛɪ /

noun

  1. Isle of Sheppey
    an island in SE England, off the N coast of Kent in the Thames estuary: separated from the mainland by The Swale , a narrow channel. Chief towns: Sheerness, Minster. Pop: 37 852 (2001 est). Area: 80 sq km (30 sq miles)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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The families live on the Isle of Sheppey, but have been offered places at schools on the mainland, which they say will mean a round trip of about 60 miles.

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The agency is investigating a number of illegal waste sites across Kent including at Hoads Wood near Ashford, Eastchurch on the Isle of Sheppey, and Swanton Lane near Canterbury.

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Kevin McKenna, Sittingbourne and Sheppey MP, became the third MP to share his HIV status as he spoke in a debate in Westminster Hall on Thursday.

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Eighth-tier Sheppey United score with their first shot of the match as James Bessey-Saldanha provides a "magical moment" but Sheppey eventually lose 4-1 to League Two Walsall.

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Gordon Henderson, the Conservative MP for Sittingbourne and Sheppey, who has three prisons in his constituency, said there had been a campaign to give staff more protection.

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