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Teddy bear hospital opens in town

Teddy bear hospital opens in town

If you have a favourite teddy in need of some love and care then you may wish to take a trip to the bear hospital.

Bull: Time to bring in new faces

Bull: Time to bring in new faces

Manager Nikki Bull says he is prepared to bring in new faces in an attempt to re-invigorate his Margate squad.

Gate's losing run continues

Gate's losing run continues

Margate suffered their fourth successive defeat in Vanarama National League South when they were beaten at home by Oxford City.

Man in hospital after coming off scooter

Man in hospital after coming off scooter

Ambulance crews take man to hospital and police close road in town as man comes off his scooter.

Police called to Tesco after woman suffers head injury

Police called to Tesco after woman suffers head injury

Officers were called to the scene at a Tesco superstore as a woman is taken to hospital with head injuries.

Rooftop protest man charged with assaulting three police officers

Rooftop protest man charged with assaulting three police officers

A man who staged a rooftop protest is charged with three counts of assaulting police officers including intending to cause on grievous bodily harm.

Bull ready to go back to basics

Bull ready to go back to basics

Nikki Bull is reverting to the formula that served him so well in transforming Margate's season.

Man appears in court after 24-hour rooftop protest

Man appears in court after 24-hour rooftop protest

A man who staged a 24-hour rooftop protest appeared in court charged with 14 offences, including assault, wounding and criminal damage.

Lottery winner fails to repay stolen £20,000

Lottery winner fails to repay stolen £20,000

A burglar who stole his former partner's life savings has still not paid back a penny - despite winning the lottery.

Violent thug jailed for horrific attacks on women

Violent thug jailed for horrific attacks on women

A vicious thug who brutally beat two women, leaving one of them with bruises all over her body, has been locked up for eight years.

Smart cars crash in town centre

Smart cars crash in town centre

Two Smart cars have collided in a town centre this evening.

Court to decide if dog lives or dies

Court to decide if dog lives or dies

Lovelace will have its fate decided in court after allegedly biting a baby on the hand.

Bull sees best and worst of Gate

Bull sees best and worst of Gate

Margate boss Nikki Bull reflects on a third successive defeat in National League South.

Anger over crowds who encouraged man to jump off roof

Anger over crowds who encouraged man to jump off roof

Onlookers who called for a man to jump as police tried to talk him down from the roof of a three-storey building have been condemned.

Drunk jailed after attacking priest

Drunk jailed after attacking priest

A drunk who threatened to carve up a priest and racially abused his wife has been jailed.

Pensioner jailed for possessing dead animal porn

Pensioner jailed for possessing dead animal porn

An elderly pervert has been jailed after police found thousands of sick images on his computer, including some showing sex acts with a dead animal.

Rooftop protest ends as man arrested

Rooftop protest ends as man arrested

A man is in custody this morning after finally being removed from the roof of a house following a stand off that lasted almost 24 hours.

Wife forced to sell crack to pay off dead husband's debt

Wife forced to sell crack to pay off dead husband's debt

Before she'd even buried her dead husband, Kirsty Vaughan was bullied into selling heroin and crack to pay off his debts to dealer Jose Vita.

Ukip council defector rejoins party after four months

Ukip council defector rejoins party after four months

One of four former Ukip councillors who quit party has rejoined it

Police close home found to be drug dealing hotspot

Police close home found to be drug dealing hotspot

A flat dubbed a violent drugs den by neighbours has been shut down after police swooped.

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