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Discarded cigarette ends leads to fire in block of flats

Discarded cigarette ends leads to fire in block of flats

Firefighters tackled a blaze in a four-storey building started by a discarded cigarette end.

Airport option kept alive at Manston

Airport option kept alive at Manston

The prospect of airport use at Manston has been kept on the table - under plans for the future of Thanet.

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Fire crews tackle two-car inferno

Fire crews tackle two-car inferno

Two vehicles have been wrecked by flames and a third damaged in a large fire this afternoon.

Broken light puts drug dealers in jail

Broken light puts drug dealers in jail

A broken tail light lead to a father and his son being jailed for drug dealing after more than £70,000 worth of cocaine was seized.

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Girl, 14, arrested after station 'assault'

Girl, 14, arrested after station 'assault'

A teenage girl has been arrested on suspicion of assault after police were called to a train station.

Blind cat, 18, looking for home

Blind cat, 18, looking for home

A blind cat who would be 126 years old in cat years is looking for a new home after her owner died.

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Dad's near drug death

Dad's near drug death

A near-death experience has been a wake-up call for one 23-year-old dad after he overdosed on cocaine.

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Crews tackle blaze at terraced home

Crews tackle blaze at terraced home

Firefighters used a specialist fan to clear smoke from a property after a fire broke out.

Rail delays after vehicle collides with bridge

Rail delays after vehicle collides with bridge

Passengers can expect delays of more than an hour after a vehicle struck a bridge earlier this afternoon.

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Parkway station plan gathers pace

Parkway station plan gathers pace

A project to link part of Kent to high speed rail services hopes to bring jobs and investment to the county.

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Woman sexually assaulted after passing out

Woman sexually assaulted after passing out

A man preyed on a drunk stranger after she fell asleep waiting for a cab in a taxi office.

Ex-soldier with PTSD grew drugs

Ex-soldier with PTSD grew drugs

A former soldier who suffered post traumatic stress disorder after tours in Bosnia and the Falklands has admitted growing cannabis at his home.

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Plans for park hotel to be revealed

Plans for park hotel to be revealed

Plans for a 120-bed 'branded lifestyle' hotel at a tourist attraction are set to be revealed.

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Police visit traveller encampment

Police visit traveller encampment

Police have been to a council-owned field after a number of travellers moved onto the site.

Three arrests after woman robbed

Three arrests after woman robbed

Police have identified three suspects after a woman had her bag swiped as she walked home.

Police conduct investigation after man's death

Police conduct investigation after man's death

An investigation into contact police had with a man prior to his death has been launched.

Is this Kent's most littered high street?

Is this Kent's most littered high street?

Shop owners and residents face a weekly battle against rubbish on a busy road.

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Travellers pitch up on field

Travellers pitch up on field

More than 20 caravans have set up an illegal encampment on a park.

Man in balaclava robs shop

Man in balaclava robs shop

A man wearing a black balaclava grabbed cash from a shop till before threatening staff in a reported robbery.

Racial abuse leaves shop owner afraid

Racial abuse leaves shop owner afraid

A shop owner says he has been left scared to open his business after a customer racially abused him in a furious rage.

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