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Future of gang rape restaurant in doubt

Future of gang rape restaurant in doubt

The premises licence held by one of four men convicted of gang rape is to be reviewed following a police application.

RNLI respond to engine fire Mayday call

RNLI respond to engine fire Mayday call

A motor cruiser was forced to issue a Mayday call following a suspected engine compartment fire.

Teenage robbers punch woman to ground

Teenage robbers punch woman to ground

Police are hunting three teenagers who punched a woman in the head and continued to attack her as she cowered on the ground in a town centre robbery.

Outrage at McDonald's bid to open 24 hours

Outrage at McDonald's bid to open 24 hours

Locals who say burgers have been pushed through letterboxes and cars splattered with ketchup are opposing a bid by McDonald's to open round the clock.

Arrests over wine bar fight

Arrests over wine bar fight

Two men have been arrested in connection with a brawl in a wine bar.

Arrests made over chippie acid attack

Arrests made over chippie acid attack

A man and woman have been arrested over a suspected acid attack outside a fish and chip shop.

Town's carnival day is here

Town's carnival day is here

Thanet's got carnival fever as this coastal town gears up for their carnival today, to be lead by Sanger's Stage Show.

Suspected acid attack outside fish and chip shop

Suspected acid attack outside fish and chip shop

A man has been taken to hospital after being assaulted with a substance, believed to be acid, outside of a fish and chip shop

Residents woken by police helicopter

Residents woken by police helicopter

A police helicopter was scrambled to search for a man amid concerns for his welfare.

Backlash as complaints force pub licence review

Backlash as complaints force pub licence review

A popular pub may have its licence revoked following 'numerous complaints'

Litter menace slapped with order for dumping rubbish

Litter menace slapped with order for dumping rubbish

A woman responsible for 69% of complaints about dumped rubbish will be arrested if she litters again in the first case of its kind in Kent.

Feral cats found breeding in rubbish heap

Feral cats found breeding in rubbish heap

Owners are urged to get pets neutered after feral cats were found breeding uncontrollably in a heap containing needles, faeces and rotting waste.

Labour wins by-election

Labour wins by-election

Labour has won another seat on Thanet council after it took the Margate Central ward.

Filming for Juliet, Naked in the district splits opinions

Filming for Juliet, Naked in the district splits opinions

Stars including Ethan Hawke and Chris O'Dowd shooting a film in two towns has split opinions from locals.

Sanger's Stage Show locked out and have bike stolen

Sanger's Stage Show locked out and have bike stolen

Dreamland predecessor descendants finished a 200 mile pilgrimage only to find they were locked out of where they were meant to stay.

Car dumped by travellers 'blown up'

Car dumped by travellers 'blown up'

A car left behind by travellers has been 'blown up by local yobs'.

Homeless man charged following cash point theft

Homeless man charged following cash point theft

A man has been charged after a woman reportedly had cash stolen at a cash point.

Kent could get ferry services to Poland

Kent could get ferry services to Poland

A foreign company has opened talks with a local authority to potentially provide passenger and cargo services to a city on the Baltic coast.

Two arrested as police seize cash, mobiles and drugs

Two arrested as police seize cash, mobiles and drugs

Two men have been arrested in connection with drug dealing as police seize cash, mobile phones and 'class A drugs'.

Person taken to hospital following accident

Person taken to hospital following accident

A busy road had to be shut and a person has been taken to hospital following a crash.

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