Two of Kent County Council's academies, Isle of Sheppey and Skinners, in Tunbridge Wells, will also go ahead.

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Paris was a student at the Isle of Sheppey Academy and is currently an apprentice at Swale Borough Council.

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He said that following the announcement of the closure of Thamesteel, jobs on the Isle of Sheppey were at a premium.

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Vestas, a Danish firm, wants to build a plant at Sheerness docks on the Isle of Sheppey which could create 2, 000 jobs.

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It was transported to a location two miles (3.2km) from Warden Point on the Isle of Sheppey where it was blown up.

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But its impact will be just as keenly felt as Thamesteel is one of the biggest private firms on the Isle of Sheppey.

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The story was compared to that of the "Piano Man, " who was found wandering near a beach on the isle of Sheppey, Kent, in southern England in 2005.

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The story has been compared to the "Piano Man, " who was found wandering aimlessly near a beach on the isle of Sheppey, Kent, in southern England in 2005.

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In Kent, households in the Gillingham area have had their meters put in recently, with work under way around Sittingbourne, and the Isle of Sheppey to follow in the coming months.

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