Inside ‘dead’ seaside town blighted by yobs who set playgrounds on fire as fed-up locals say ‘tear it down & start over’

NOT far from where Britain’s first aeroplanes were built and some of the Royal Navy’s finest ships sailed, there is little hope for the future. Walk along the high street of Sheerness on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent and the locals will tell you the same thing – “this town is dead”. 9 Closed shops next to Sheerness’s 120-year-old clock tower Credit: Darren Fletcher 9 Sheerness could be blown to smithereens if a volatile nearby sea wreckage is disturbed Credit: Darren Fletcher That sense of despondency can be seen in the huge mural next to the amusement arcades closed… Read Full Article