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Woman killed by train

Woman killed by train

A woman has died after being hit by a train at a station - the second fatality on Kent's railway network today.

Green: So much more to come

Green: So much more to come

Danny Green believes Margate will take some stopping once they get into their stride in Vanarama National League South.

Brown: Truro game as hard as they come

Brown: Truro game as hard as they come

Terry Brown believes Saturday's Vanarama National League South home point against Truro could turn out to be one of the hardest Margate will earn.

Ten-man Gate held after leading

Ten-man Gate held after leading

Danny Green's second-half header was not enough to give Margate victory in their Vanarama National League South opener.

Police use pepper spray to break up gangs at family event

Police use pepper spray to break up gangs at family event

An iconic Kent folk festival has been marred by fights among groups of youngsters.

We're going to need a bigger beach

We're going to need a bigger beach

Organisers of an open air screening of Jaws at a Kent beach appear to have bitten off more than they could chew as the viewing has been cancelled.

Plant bursts through roof of greenhouse

Plant bursts through roof of greenhouse

A rare species of plant which blooms once every 100 years has outgrown a Ramsgate greenhouse.

Op Stack and Manston: How it will work

Op Stack and Manston: How it will work

Highways England has revealed how it hopes plans to incorporate Manston in Operation Stack will work - and the routes traffic will take to the site.

Manston: Give us the financial information we need says council

Manston: Give us the financial information we need says council

A council has demanded to know where the money will come from if firm wants to buy Manston Airport.

Chelsea Pensioners enjoy day by the seaside

Chelsea Pensioners enjoy day by the seaside

Red coats and tricorn hats could be seen in Margate today as the Chelsea Pensioners enjoyed a day by the seaside.

No plans for cross-channel ferry service at port

No plans for cross-channel ferry service at port

Thanet council has confirmed there is no agreement with Euroferries Express for a cross-channel ferry service between Ramsgate and Boulogne.

Manston 'ready for Stack'

Manston 'ready for Stack'

Manston airport could take lorries tonight if Op Stack is brought in - as work is carried out to mark out white lines for lorries.

Brown ready for tough start

Brown ready for tough start

Terry Brown admits Margate’s introduction to life in Vanarama National South is a testing one.

Woman hunts for sister lost since mother's murder

Woman hunts for sister lost since mother's murder

Since her mother was murdered in 1938, Olive Rose Butcher hasn't seen her sister Everall - but now she is on the hunt for her long-lost sibling.

Do you recognise this man?

Do you recognise this man?

Officers have released a CCTV image of a man they would like to speak to after a phone went missing on a bus.

Museum reopens after burglars’ raid

Museum reopens after burglars’ raid

Ramsgate Maritime Museum has reopened after an army of volunteers helped repair damage from a burglary last week.

Sex abuse inquiry launched into former Prime Minister

Sex abuse inquiry launched into former Prime Minister

Kent Police is among four forces investigating alleged child sexual abuse by Kent-born former Prime Minister Sir Edward Heath.

Cliff fall leaves man critical

Cliff fall leaves man critical

A man in his 20s has been seriously injured after plummeting from a clifftop.

Teen 'stabbed' as he sat on a garden wall

Teen 'stabbed' as he sat on a garden wall

Police are investigating reports an 18-year-old was attacked by six unknown men in the early hours.

Disabled woman devastated after plants stolen from display

Disabled woman devastated after plants stolen from display

A winner of a Cliftonville gardening competition is appealing for her plants to be found after they were taken from her display.

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