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New Year party headliner announced

New Year party headliner announced

A popular band will play a celebration DJ set at an amusement park.

Friend targets play-offs

Friend targets play-offs

Skipper Liam Friend says Margate have set the benchmark with their victory over previously unbeaten Enfield.

Schoolgirl wins first Dreamland art competition

Schoolgirl wins first Dreamland art competition

A schoolgirl's picture has been picked as the winning entry in the Dreamland Trust’s first colouring competition.

Festival to honour town's history launches

Festival to honour town's history launches

A three-day celebration will involve historical parades, displays and performances.

Pensioners tear up the dance floor

Pensioners tear up the dance floor

Elderly residents have enjoyed a day of dancing to the sounds of a live orchestra at Dreamland's ballroom .

Get paid to drink beer

Get paid to drink beer

A Hungry Horse pub is offering to pay someone to drink beer and taste test their pub grub.

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'They were crying very loudly'

'They were crying very loudly'

A shipment of veal calves arriving in Kent for transportation abroad were dehydrated and stressed, say campaigners.

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Co-op store receives £515,000 revamp

Co-op store receives £515,000 revamp

A Co-op supermarket will reopen next week with an improved bakery and a new look after a face lift worth more than half a million pounds.

From doodlebugs to dance

From doodlebugs to dance

A school has been showing pupils different sides of the war experience.

Second home sales soar

Second home sales soar

The number of second homes bought have risen dramatically in some parts of Kent.

MP's campaign team failed to declare £66k

MP's campaign team failed to declare £66k

A Tory MP was “complicit” in submitting false expenses after he toppled then Ukip leader Nigel Farage in the 2015 General Election, a court heard.

Pedestrian seriously injured in car accident

Pedestrian seriously injured in car accident

A road was blocked while a pedestrian hit by a car was taken to hospital.

MP accused of plot to fiddle election expenses

MP accused of plot to fiddle election expenses

Prosecutors claim a Kent MP and party staffers concealed overspending from election regulators "to see off Nigel Farage".

Security guard grabbed round neck

Security guard grabbed round neck

Police were called as tempers flared outside a council meeting.

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Vish and chips by the seaside

Vish and chips by the seaside

A new family-run vegan chip shop is set to open in Kent.

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Taylor hails Gate workrate

Taylor hails Gate workrate

Joe Taylor believes it was Margate's superior workrate that gave them the edge in Saturday's 2-1 home win over Enfield.

Council humiliated as members rebel against motion

Council humiliated as members rebel against motion

Thanet councillors have rebelled against a motion in favour of announcing a ward vacancy for Margate Central.

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Public barred from council meeting

Public barred from council meeting

A meeting to discuss a councillor position has been closed to the public following angry scenes.

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Dog-walker attacked for phone and bank card

Dog-walker attacked for phone and bank card

Two men have been arrested after a seafront attack that left a dog-walker with head injuries.

Team-of-the-week

Team-of-the-week

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