A group of residents has started a petition calling for an Island to split from the rest of a borough and have an independent district council. Members of a social media community on Sheppey say change is needed as people are not being listened to on key issues, such as housing, policing, infrastructure and transport. Minster mum-of-two Niquie Trower believes the structural shift would hold a new authority to higher accountability and ensure tailored decision-making. She said: “We’ve opted for this purely because no one would take responsibility to fix or replace any of the issues that we’ve h…
