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'He brings the best out of the boys and himself as well'

'He brings the best out of the boys and himself as well'

Skipper Ben Greenhalgh has been praised by Margate manager Andy Drury.

Man's face cut with knife in burglary horror

Man's face cut with knife in burglary horror

A man's face was cut after two thugs armed with knives stormed into a home and demanded cash.

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Emergency housing need almost doubles in Kent's most deprived district

Emergency housing need almost doubles in Kent's most deprived district

The number of households in emergency accommodation in Kent's most deprived district has almost doubled in a year - and is “likely to get worse”.

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Lovell: Just another game

Lovell: Just another game

Steve Lovell has played down the significance of Ramsgate’s top-of-the-table clash with Ashford.

More cash for divisive new railway station plan

More cash for divisive new railway station plan

A controversial project to construct a new railway station that has split opinion has been given a further cash boost to help get it built.

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'We could have caught hepatitis'

'We could have caught hepatitis'

Conservationists scrapped plans to carry out "extremely important" seaside surveys on the coast amid fears they would contract hepatitis.

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Child hit by car near primary school

Child hit by car near primary school

Police and ambulance crews were called and a road was partly closed after a child was hit by a car near a primary school.

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Appeal as probe stepped up into theft of dying man's funeral fund

Appeal as probe stepped up into theft of dying man's funeral fund

Detectives have stepped up their investigation into a burglary that saw a dying man lose the £3,000 he had saved for his own funeral.

All asylum seekers 'cleared' from crisis-hit processing centre

All asylum seekers 'cleared' from crisis-hit processing centre

An immigration processing centre hit with complaints about cramped, "inhumane" conditions has reportedly been emptied of asylum seekers.

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Why GP is spending Sundays outside Kent MP's base

Why GP is spending Sundays outside Kent MP's base

A doctor is braving the wind and the rain to devote his Sundays to sitting outside a Kent MP’s office.

Housing plans for pub destroyed in 'arson attack' rejected

Housing plans for pub destroyed in 'arson attack' rejected

A bid to tear down a fire-ravaged pub to make way for a new housing development has been dismissed on appeal.

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Fears grow for pensioner missing for three weeks

Fears grow for pensioner missing for three weeks

Concerns are growing for the welfare of a missing 73-year-old, as the search enters a fourth week.

Cult music legend to be commemorated on tower block

Cult music legend to be commemorated on tower block

An "iconic" seafront tower block is to be adorned with a blue plaque commemorating the life of former resident and space rock legend Robert Calvert.

Opening date announced for new Home Bargains store

Opening date announced for new Home Bargains store

Budget chain Home Bargains has announced an opening date for a new store in a former Aldi building, which is set to create 70 jobs.

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Death of asylum seeker 'wasn't due to infectious disease'

Death of asylum seeker 'wasn't due to infectious disease'

A man who died at Manston processing centre did not catch an infectious diseases there, the immigration minister has confirmed.

Calls for 'urgent action' after death of asylum seeker

Calls for 'urgent action' after death of asylum seeker

Support groups have called for urgent action to overhaul the immigration system after the death of a man staying at the Manston processing centre.

Dying man 'overwhelmed' as donations flood campaign

Dying man 'overwhelmed' as donations flood campaign

Thousands has been raised for a man dying of cancer who had the £3,000 he had saved for his own funeral stolen.

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Man held at Manston immigration centre dies in hospital

Man held at Manston immigration centre dies in hospital

A man being processed at a controversial immigration centre has died in hospital, the Home Office has confirmed.

Fresh bid for 70-bed care home sparks privacy and traffic fears

Fresh bid for 70-bed care home sparks privacy and traffic fears

Plans have been submitted for a fourth time to build a care home in a residential area - sparking renewed concerns from residents.

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Huge pile of fly-tipped waste blocks road

Huge pile of fly-tipped waste blocks road

The owners of waste dumped in the middle of a road are being tracked down.

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