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Battle of the strugglers

Battle of the strugglers

Ashford and Ramsgate clash on Tuesday night with just one win between them so far this season.

Gate a work in progress

Gate a work in progress

Steve Watt admits he has been encouraged by the start his Margate side have made but still feels there is room for improvement.

Violent thug repeatedly hit man with hammer

Violent thug repeatedly hit man with hammer

A brute who forced his way into his victim's home and hit him repeatedly over the head with a hammer in a 'nasty' attack has been jailed.

'Blue plaque' recognition for council support?

'Blue plaque' recognition for council support?

Councillors have called for blue plaque-style recognition for how their authority has helped regenerate Margate.

Armed police arrest suspected gunman

Armed police arrest suspected gunman

Firearms officers made four arrests after being called to a fight reportedly involving a weapon.

Man arrested on suspicion of carrying fake gun

Man arrested on suspicion of carrying fake gun

A 21-year-old man is in custody after armed police arrested him on suspicion of carrying an imitation firearm.

Firefighters tackle bin blaze

Firefighters tackle bin blaze

Emergency services were called to a blaze in a residential street, reportedly after bins caught fire.

Man in his 70s accidentally drives mobility scooter over harbour wall

Man in his 70s accidentally drives mobility scooter over harbour wall

A pensioner was rushed to hospital after driving his mobility scooter over the edge of a sea wall while looking at boats.

Four locked up for teen's brutal gang rape

Four locked up for teen's brutal gang rape

Four gang rapists who subjected a lost teenager to 'the most horrendous crimes imaginable' after she asked for help have been locked up for 49 years.

Ex-church warden jailed for having child sex doll

Ex-church warden jailed for having child sex doll

A former church warden and school governor is behind bars today after being caught trying to import a sex doll depicting a realistic child.

Ex-councillor injured worker as she fled with garden centre goods

Ex-councillor injured worker as she fled with garden centre goods

A former Ukip councillor piled a trolley high with stolen goods before fleeing from a garden centre - injuring a worker in the process.

Ex-church warden faces jail for having child sex doll

Ex-church warden faces jail for having child sex doll

A former church warden and school governor faces jail today after being caught trying to import a sex doll depicting a realistic child.

Four to be sentenced for takeaway gang rape

Four to be sentenced for takeaway gang rape

Four rapists who launched a brutal sex attack on a teenage girl in a flat above a takeaway after she turned to them for help face long jail sentences.

Ex-councillor: 'I thought goods were paid for'

Ex-councillor: 'I thought goods were paid for'

A former councillor accused of shoplifting and then hitting the store manager with her car has told a jury she thought the goods were paid for.

New year, new school

New year, new school

Pupils chalk up their first day at their new £4million site.

Ex-councillor 'stole goods from garden centre'

Ex-councillor 'stole goods from garden centre'

A former councillor injured a staff member as she tried to get away from a garden centre with hundreds of pounds of stolen goods, a court heard.

Disqualified drink-driver arrested for involvement in two crashes

Disqualified drink-driver arrested for involvement in two crashes

An Audi driver involved in two crashes has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving and driving while disqualified.

Runners hail from far afield

Runners hail from far afield

There were many excellent performances and personal bests from the runners of this year’s Kent Coastal Marathon and Half-Marathon.

Three arrested and one taken to hospital following assault

Three arrested and one taken to hospital following assault

Three men were arrested on suspicion of assault at a train station after a man was taken to hospital.

Coward punched stranger from behind

Coward punched stranger from behind

A cowardly thug who punched a man from behind in a "senseless and entirely unprovoked" assault has been jailed.

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