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Water provider due in court over huge sewage spill

Water provider due in court over huge sewage spill

Southern Water will appear in court this week after a massive sewage spill in 2012 saw beaches closed for nine days.

Child cancer charity needs help to survive

Child cancer charity needs help to survive

A desperate parent is appealing for help to save the charity she set up after her daughter was diagnosed with cancer from closing.

Drivers targeted by car thieves and vandals

Drivers targeted by car thieves and vandals

Police are warning motorists to take their valuables indoors after a spate of reports of vandalism and theft.

Key route closed after crash

Key route closed after crash

A crash has closed a main road in Thanet.

Three charged in gang-rape investigation

Three charged in gang-rape investigation

A total of three people have now been charged after a woman reported being raped.

Crash pilot 'froze' at controls

Crash pilot 'froze' at controls

A helicopter pilot became "frozen" at the controls just moments before crashing at Manston, an investigation's revealed.

Burglar targets church in broad daylight

Burglar targets church in broad daylight

Police are appealing for witnesses after a thief stole from a church and the property next door.

'This is kicking us when we're down'

'This is kicking us when we're down'

A break in at a football club already struggling to survive has devastated players and staff.

Time to pull together

Time to pull together

New chairman Alistair Bayliss has vowed he is in it for the long haul but admits the next two games could be crucial to Margate's immediate prospects.

Woman cut free after crash

Woman cut free after crash

Motorists are suffering long delays after two separate crashes - one of which saw a woman cut from her wrecked car.

Long delays after two car crash on busy road

Long delays after two car crash on busy road

Motorists are suffering long delays after a two-car crash on a busy road.

Dramatic crash leaves two trapped in car

Dramatic crash leaves two trapped in car

Two people were freed from a car by fire crews after it was involved in a crash with a motorbike.

Gate need to face facts

Gate need to face facts

Margate host St Albans on Saturday with boss Nikki Bull admitting there is no getting away from the fact that they are in a relegation battle.

'I wish I was dead so I don't have to live with the memories'

'I wish I was dead so I don't have to live with the memories'

The victim of a restaurateur sex attacker has told a jury how a pervert has ruined her life - as he's jailed for 16 years.

Squatter jailed after 'decorating' property dressed as builder

Squatter jailed after 'decorating' property dressed as builder

A squatter dressed as a builder and started redecorating after entering property undergoing renovation work.

Sex offender barred from hugging doll in dock

Sex offender barred from hugging doll in dock

A defendant who believes they're a five-year-old girl sat in a court's dock hugging a large doll and sucking their thumb.

GEEK festival heads to amusement park

GEEK festival heads to amusement park

A gamer convention is on the move in a change of venue for next year's gathering.

Is this the worst Christmas tree in Kent?

Is this the worst Christmas tree in Kent?

Is this the county's least-decorated festive centrepiece? Organisers have defended the festive tree, but what do you think?

Blades boss leads support for Bayliss

Blades boss leads support for Bayliss

Alistair Bayliss admits he has been overwhelmed by the goodwill he has been shown since agreeing to become Margate chairman.

Evacuation after fire at residential home

Evacuation after fire at residential home

Up to 30 people got out of a residential home after fire erupted

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