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Huge chunks of sunken boat wash up on shore

Huge chunks of sunken boat wash up on shore

A beach has been left strewn with debris from a boat that broke apart on rocks and sank, leading to the dramatic rescue of two people.

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Drury: Smith can be a Gate game changer

Drury: Smith can be a Gate game changer

Striker David Smith will make a major impact at Margate, insists manager Andy Drury.

Grieving daughter given parking fine during dad's wake

Grieving daughter given parking fine during dad's wake

A woman was shocked to discover she had been issued a parking fine by the hotel where she hosted her father’s wake.

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Plans for 200 homes on former school site

Plans for 200 homes on former school site

Proposals have been unveiled to build 200 homes on a site which was earmarked to become a new school.

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Shock as Libertines star's café closes

Shock as Libertines star's café closes

A café co-owned by Libertines frontman Carl Barât has closed - having traded for just one year.

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Rams plan works a treat

Rams plan works a treat

Ramsgate’s commitment to attack paid off as they moved five points clear in Isthmian South East.

Death crash driver 'did not know' he mowed down family

Death crash driver 'did not know' he mowed down family

A driver who mowed down a father and daughter in a horror crash claims he fled the scene not knowing he struck anybody.

Former doctor, 84, died from neglect on short-staffed hospital ward

Former doctor, 84, died from neglect on short-staffed hospital ward

Hospital trust bosses have apologised after a former NHS consultant died as a result of neglect on a short-staffed hospital ward.

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Shoplifter, 28, jailed after stealing from Tesco, Morrisons and Peacocks

Shoplifter, 28, jailed after stealing from Tesco, Morrisons and Peacocks

Magistrates heard how a man's drug addiction had cost him his job, his home and his girlfriend - before locking him up.

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RNLI rescues boat stuck on rocks

RNLI rescues boat stuck on rocks

The lifeguard was called after a vessel became trapped on rocks in a bay.

Man in court after 'history of entering UK illegally'

Man in court after 'history of entering UK illegally'

A court heard a man found in a small boat in the Channel had previously entered the country on numerous occasions.

'I fled torture after refusing to be suicide bomber - I won't kill'

'I fled torture after refusing to be suicide bomber - I won't kill'

A man has told of his harrowing escape from Iraq to the UK after being tortured for months for refusing to be a suicide bomber.

Isthmian League round-up

Isthmian League round-up

Leaders Ramsgate extended their lead at the top of Isthmian South East to five points on Saturday.

Fire crews tackle house blaze

Fire crews tackle house blaze

Four fire engines were called to a house after a garage caught fire.

'I'm in excruciating pain every time I eat'

'I'm in excruciating pain every time I eat'

A 25-year-old former "foodie" has told how she now suffers excruciating pain every time she eats.

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Events venue set to be demolished for flats

Events venue set to be demolished for flats

An "unviable" events venue that "has become a victim of our time" is set to be flattened to make way for 10 new flats.

'He has left an indescribable hole in our hearts...'

'He has left an indescribable hole in our hearts...'

The devastated parents of a "kind and caring" teenager who died after being bullied say their son was let down by a lack of support.

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Restaurant swindled out of £50,000 forced to close

Restaurant swindled out of £50,000 forced to close

A much-loved seafront restaurant has been forced to close after its owners fell victim to a “horrible” phone scam, leaving them £50,000 out of pocket.

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Margate 'one of best places to visit in the UK'

Margate 'one of best places to visit in the UK'

Margate has been named among the best places to visit in the UK thanks to its "burgeoning restaurant scene" and "respected position" in the art world.

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Fury over plans for 'abhorrent eyesore' mast in school field

Fury over plans for 'abhorrent eyesore' mast in school field

Residents fear an "eyesore" 5G mast the height of four double-decker buses will "eat up" children's space if it is erected on a school field.

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