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Man 'stabbed in neck with screwdriver'

Man 'stabbed in neck with screwdriver'

A man has been airlifted to hospital in a serious condition after he was reportedly stabbed in the neck with a screwdriver.

Car bursts into flames near shopping centre

Car bursts into flames near shopping centre

Firefighters were called to the scene near Westwood Cross to extinguish a burning car.

Facebook appeal over elderly man's dog bite ordeal

Facebook appeal over elderly man's dog bite ordeal

An 86-year-old man bitten by a dog cycled 16 miles for hospital treatment - before having his bike stolen.

Four arrests after drugs raids

Four arrests after drugs raids

Drugs with an estimated street value of up to £100,000 have been seized from houses in Ramsgate.

Gate maintain title bid

Gate maintain title bid

Margate defeat bottom club Bury Town to go second in the Ryman League Premier Division.

Margate Post Office to close

Margate Post Office to close

Margate’s Post Office will leave its home in Cecil Square next month.

Mother left traumatised after pervert hid sordid past

Mother left traumatised after pervert hid sordid past

A convicted sex offender began a relationship with a mother of young children – but kept his vile past a secret.

Woman punched in alleyway robbery

Woman punched in alleyway robbery

Police are hunting two robbers who hurled abuse at a lone woman before attacking her in an alleyway and stealing her money.

Pub Landlord: 'There are too many jokers in politics'

Pub Landlord: 'There are too many jokers in politics'

Al Murray's Pub Landlord officially launched his election campaign in Thanet today, where he paid 1p for a pint.

Man flown to hospital after airport explosion

Man flown to hospital after airport explosion

Emergency services have been called to the Manston airport after a man was seriously injured in an explosion.

Appiah set for African Nations Cup semi-final date with Ghana

Appiah set for African Nations Cup semi-final date with Ghana

Ex-Margate man Kwesi Appiah will play the biggest game of his life when Ghana face Equatorial Guinea in the African Nations Cup semi-finals.

Life in prison for thug who brutally beat pensioner

Life in prison for thug who brutally beat pensioner

A man who brutally beat a pensioner with a potato masher in his own home and left him for dead has been sentenced to life in prison.

Killer sectioned after hammer attack

Killer sectioned after hammer attack

A man who killed his friend because "the spirits told me to" has been detained indefinitely at a secure unit - after confessing in handwritten notes.

Airport's future discussed at Parliament

Airport's future discussed at Parliament

The Transport Select Committee heard evidence from Manston's new owners and those who want it to be kept open today.

Latest phase of Ramsgate's maritime regeneration revealed

Latest phase of Ramsgate's maritime regeneration revealed

Fishermen in Ramsgate Harbour will now have an easier job mooring their boats after the completion of a pontoon project.

Arsonists torch children's play park

Arsonists torch children's play park

A blaze which spread through a play area is thought to have been started deliberately.

Last-gasp Moss keeps Gate in touch

Last-gasp Moss keeps Gate in touch

An injury-time goal from Ryan Moss earned 10-man Margate a 2-1 win at Witham Town and kept pace with the top-two in Ryman League Premier Division.

Man slashed across face in vicious attack

Man slashed across face in vicious attack

A teenager was left needing stitches after he was slashed across the face in a brutal attack, leaving him with a three inch gash.

Election candidate speaks out over hustings meeting

Election candidate speaks out over hustings meeting

The only female prospective parliamentary candidate in South Thanet has spoken out over the exclusion of women from the Ramsgate Round Table hustings.

'It wasn't my intention to kill him'

'It wasn't my intention to kill him'

A man accused of attempting to murder a pensioner in his home has admitted inflicting the horrific injuries - but says he wasn't trying to kill him.

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