Elmley1 Oct 2025Reserve reports bumper breeding year for birdsElmley Nature Reserve says it has recorded its highest number of yellow wagtails in 25 years.1 Oct 202525 Sep 2025Inquest after man dies on first night in prisonJack Tarrant, 34, was taken to HMP Elmley on 31 October 2023 and died early the following morning.25 Sep 202524 Jul 2025Curlews 'flying beautifully' after release in Kent Twenty-five chicks, hatched and reared in captivity on the Isle of Sheppey, are now flying free.24 Jul 202510 Oct 2024Man denies sexual assault at train stationAmari Ward has denied sexually assaulting a woman in the car park.10 Oct 202417 Apr 2024Appeal for volunteers to help monitor prison Unpaid volunteers are being sought to join the Independent Monitoring Board at the Sheppey prison. 17 Apr 20245 Jul 2023Conservationists hand-rear endangered birdsExperts fear the curlew faces extinction in lowland England without new breeding colonies.5 Jul 202318 Feb 2022Thousands of new prison spaces to be createdSixteen prisons will be expanded and refurbished to house more prisoners under government plans.18 Feb 2022
