The family of Bernadette Lee, who froze to death in the January snowfall, have appealed for people to remember how dangerous snow can be. In a heartfelt tribute to the former Walmer School pupil, 25, her father Roger and sister Jodie Lee said her death had devastated their family and her many friends.

The 26ft mobile home intended as an annexe for an elderly couple has been removed from Cavell Square, Deal, after failing to get planning permission.

With her sad eyes and lowered ears, Hope is the first Albanian laboratory dog to be rehomed in England. The seven-year-old lurcher collie cross is happy and healthy with her new owner, Mandy Flisher, who has waited more than two months for her arrival from Greece after being freed from the testing centre in Albania.

A French family have been reunited with their stolen cat after an extraordinary international police operation. The green-eyed tabby, with the French name of Poussey, was found wandering on the car deck of a cross-Channel ferry

Garrick Porteous overcame brutal weather conditions plus talented Finnish opponent Toni Hakula to win the 118th Amateur Championship at the Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club. It was only the thrid time the Deal club had staged the championship, and this week’s East Kent Mercury has produced a souvenir special to mark it.

These are some of the top stories in this week's East Kent Mercury - out now.