IPhone 3GS shutdown and won't restart. Can it be fixed?

My iPhone 3gs turned itself off last night. It was about 3/4 charged. Now it won't turn on, I have tried charging it - nothing, plugging it into iTunes - nothing, it isn't even recognised. Also I can't restore/reset as the sleep button stopped working some time ago.
Will a new battery help?
Clearly it would be useful to get the sleep button fixed too if it is repairable.
Happy to take in to apple but don't really want to spend £25 to be told it is beyond repair and I'll need to buy a new one anyway!
Any advice on the likely recovery with appropriate TLC would be great.
Thanks

Apple does NOT charge for phone diagnostics.  Bring the phone in to the Apple store and get it looked at.  You'll then know what your options are.

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