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Police appeal after bomb scare

Police appeal after bomb scare

Detectives investigating a suspected bomb hoax which sparked a major alert are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.

Firefighters tackle flat blaze

Firefighters tackle flat blaze

Crews tackled a blaze which broke out in the basement flat of a four-storey building.

Body found near harbour

Body found near harbour

Police are trying to identify a man's body found near a busy seafront.

Gate defender makes loan switch

Gate defender makes loan switch

Margate defender Adam Cash has joined Ryman League Premier Division side Leatherhead on a short term loan.

Positive Brown focused on 'opportunity'

Positive Brown focused on 'opportunity'

Terry Brown acknowledges that Saturday's trip to Hemel Hempstead is an opportunity for Margate to climb away from the foot of the table.

Man trapped in vehicle after crash

Man trapped in vehicle after crash

Crews cut man free from car after motorcycle collision

Suspicious package destroyed was hoax

Suspicious package destroyed was hoax

Police have launched an investigation after a suspicious package destroyed in a controlled explosion was declared a hoax.

Motorcyclist fighting for life after crash

Motorcyclist fighting for life after crash

A motorcyclist is fighting for his life in hospital after suffering serious head injuries in a crash.

Teens due in court after robbery bid

Teens due in court after robbery bid

A man and boy have been charged with assault and possessing a knife after an attempted robbery in August.

Council will not review Manston buyout decision

Council will not review Manston buyout decision

The long-running wrangle over whether councillors should team up with American investors to buy a former airport seems to be over.

Council leader: MP 'utterly confused' over airport buyout

Council leader: MP 'utterly confused' over airport buyout

The leader of Ukip's only council has clashed with a Tory critic over Manston.

Brown looking for swift response

Brown looking for swift response

Margate manager Terry Brown says he is pleased his side have another home game so soon after Saturday's crushing defeat to Whitehawk.

Man scarred after teen threw boiling water over head

Man scarred after teen threw boiling water over head

A teenager left his sister's partner scarred after hurling boiling water over his head in a drink and drug-fuelled rage, before going on the run.

Pupils on shortlist for a chat with astronaut Tim

Pupils on shortlist for a chat with astronaut Tim

School aims to make contact with British astronaut Tim Peake during his time aboard the International Space Station

Volleyball stars to present community sports awards

 Volleyball stars to present community sports awards

Sporting stars from across the Isle will gather to celebrate their achievements

Bouncer grabbed clubber by throat and hit him

Bouncer grabbed clubber by throat and hit him

A nightclub doorman has been ordered to pay a clubber compensation after grabbing him around the throat and hitting him in an unprovoked attack.

Woman treated by medics after kitchen fire

Woman treated by medics after kitchen fire

A woman in her 50s has been treated by paramedics after breathing in smoke during a kitchen fire.

Brown: Defensively we were shocking

Brown: Defensively we were shocking

Terry Brown labelled Margate's defending in Saturday's 6-2 home Vanarama National League South defeat to Whitehawk as shocking.

Gate beaten heavily at home

Gate beaten heavily at home

Margate suffered a humiliating home defeat against FA Cup giant-killers Whitehawk at a wet and windswept Hartsdown Park on Saturday.

Man dies after car smashes into wall

Man dies after car smashes into wall

Police are appealing for witnesses after a driver died when his Volvo collided with two telecom boxes before ploughing into a wall.

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