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A familiar face who ran a popular gym club for more than 30 years is the new mayor and she says she's looking forward to serving her "fantastic town".
Ten beaches, including seven in one district alone, have been named among the best in the world.
New figures have shown the worst areas in Kent for child poverty.
A legal fight to stop the closure of one of Kent's six stroke units has been launched by a patient and her supporters in the High Court today.
A man who suffered serious injuries after a town centre stabbing is wished a speedy recovery as friends call for more to be done to stop attacks.
Detectives are hunting for suspects after games consoles, tablets and an expensive pair of Beats headphones were stolen from a house.
A man has appeared in court charged with 16 burglaries in an overnight crime spree over the Bank Holiday weekend.
A pupil escaped after squeezing under a locked school gate but the head teacher says security is in place to prevent it happening again.
Brazen burglars smashed their way into a house before making off with valuable jewels, watches and electrical items.
The leader's first job will be to secure an agreement with other parties after election results leave them vulnerable to a Labour-led coalition.
A toddler seen wandering the streets alone has been reunited with his mother after police were called.
A mum has raised £1,800 to buy a piece of equipment that gives parents extra time with their babies who died after childbirth.
Officers are trying to reunite a toddler found in the streets with his family.
It's a good day for the Conservatives and great for Labour and the Greens - but no party is in overall control of Thanet District Council.
Officers were called to a polling station after a row broke out between two candidates over claims one had breached electoral rules.
Find out who has been elected in the district.
Firefighters are set scale the equivalent of the highest mountain in the world next week in a charity challenge.
Police descended on a town centre to arrest a man in connection with the suspected offences relating to a dangerous dog this afternoon.
Libertines frontman Pete Doherty has been holed up in a hospital bed after ignoring an injury caused by a hedgehog, which became infected.
A factory manager has warned about the chances of another fire ripping through a derelict industrial site ravaged by a blaze which lasted three weeks.
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