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LSD paedo convicted of rape, drugs and firearms offences

LSD paedo convicted of rape, drugs and firearms offences

A 66-year-old man caught with cocaine, LSD, an illegal rifle and ammunition has been found guilty of repeatedly abusing and raping a young girl.

Are you always being told you look like a famous person?

Are you always being told you look like a famous person?

David and Victoria Beckham, Daniel Craig and the Queen have helped to launch a lookalike competition.

Boy, 16, fights for his life after cliff plunge

Boy, 16, fights for his life after cliff plunge

A teenage boy is fighting for his life in hospital after falling from cliffs.

Police uncover cannabis factory

Police uncover cannabis factory

Officers investigating a "disturbance" discovered a cannabis factory with more than 150 plants.

Bull: I don't want relegation to be legacy

Bull: I don't want relegation to be legacy

Nikki Bull admits Margate are in the thick of a relegation dogfight and worried how they will cope

Gate beaten again

Gate beaten again

Margate suffered their ninth successive Vanarama National League South defeat at the hands of title-contenders Sutton United.

Driver dies week after crash

Driver dies week after crash

A driver has died of his injuries a week after crashing into two parked cars.

Boys still fighting, says Gate boss

Boys still fighting, says Gate boss

Nikki Bull admits Margate will be big underdogs when they host title-chasing Sutton United on Saturday, but says he is not ruling out an upset.

Child abuser loses appeal against sentence

Child abuser loses appeal against sentence

A pervert who abused young girls deserved every day of his 13-year jail-term according to top judges, who rejected his appeal against the sentence.

Bull: I understand why Bob left

Bull: I understand why Bob left

Nikki Bull has revealed he has spoken to Bob Laslett for the first time since the 70-year-old businessman stepped down as Margate owner/chairman.

Friend rushed to hospital with bleed on brain after attack

Friend rushed to hospital with bleed on brain after attack

An argument over £10 needed to buy cannabis left a man fighting for his life in a London hospital.

Frightened wife called police nine times before murder

Frightened wife called police nine times before murder

A woman strangled and beaten to death by her husband phoned police NINE times - including on the morning she died to say he was in her garden.

Have you got the X Factor?

Have you got the X Factor?

The X Factor's search for the next singing superstar is coming to Kent.

Charity calls for government action after abuse at college

Charity calls for government action after abuse at college

After shocking abuse was uncovered at a college for deaf people, a charity is calling on the government to ensure it never happens again.

Disgust at leaflet using image of murdered soldier

Disgust at leaflet using image of murdered soldier

Leaflets using the image of murdered British Army soldier Lee Rigby have caused outrage after being delivered to homes.

'Shocking' abuse uncovered at college for deaf

'Shocking' abuse uncovered at college for deaf

Residents at a college for deaf people were physically harmed by the very people who should have been caring for them, according to inspectors.

Bull: I had hoped to keep Fred

Bull: I had hoped to keep Fred

Nikki Bull says Freddie Ladapo's departure could not have come at a worse time for Margate, but he wishes the striker every success at Crystal Palace.

Caravan destroyed by fire while family slept inside

Caravan destroyed by fire while family slept inside

Father taken to hospital after fighting fire which destroyed a caravan where his family were sleeping.

Artist reveals plans for giant swing on popular Kent beach

Artist reveals plans for giant swing on popular Kent beach

A London-born designer swings into action by unveiling plans to install a giant playground attraction between chalk stacks on a beach in Kent.

Taxi rank attack leaves driver with bruising

Taxi rank attack leaves driver with bruising

Police hunt for two men after assault in the early hours of Easter Saturday.

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