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Lighting the sky Blackpool style

Lighting the sky Blackpool style

Part of the world-famous illuminations at Blackpool have been donated to a Kent theme park undergoing regeneration.

Witnesses sought after motorcyclist killed in crash

Witnesses sought after motorcyclist killed in crash

Police want to talk to anyone who saw a fatal crash in which a tragic biker hit several parked cars.

Shop assistant nets £20k from store penny scam

Shop assistant nets £20k from store penny scam

A young shop assistant has been spared prison after stealing thousands from her employer in a 1p piece scam.

'I'll keep supporting UKIP despite being called ting tong'

'I'll keep supporting UKIP despite being called ting tong'

A Thai woman branded a 'ting tong' by a UKIP MEP will continue to support the party after an apology in person from leader Nigel Farage.

Is it you? Winning £1.4m Lotto ticket unclaimed

Is it you? Winning £1.4m Lotto ticket unclaimed

Kent Lotto players are being urged to check their tickets while a winner worth £1.4million bought in the county goes unclaimed.

Motorcyclist killed in Ramsgate crash

Motorcyclist killed in Ramsgate crash

A motorcyclist has been killed in a road crash in Ramsgate.

Thanet Extra on the move

Thanet Extra on the move

The Thanet Extra has moved to 3 Margate Road, Ramsgate.

UKIP MEP apologises over 'outrageous' comment about Thai woman

UKIP MEP apologises over 'outrageous' comment about Thai woman

South East UKIP MEP Janice Atkinson has apologised after being recorded describing a Thai constituent as a 'ting tong.'

Hunt for knife after violent town centre attack

Hunt for knife after violent town centre attack

Police are searching for a weapon after two men suffered serious cuts to their faces and heads in an assault early on Sunday morning.

Boy, 16, attacked at music festival

Boy, 16, attacked at music festival

Detectives are appealing for witnesses to an unprovoked attack that left a teen with a fractured jaw and needing metal plates to repair the damage.

Ryman League round-up

Ryman League round-up

All the action from across three divisions in the Ryman League for Kent clubs.

Farage: 'I WILL try to become an MP in Kent'

Farage: 'I WILL try to become an MP in Kent'

UKIP leader Nigel Farage has ended months of speculation to confirm he will seek to become a Kent MP in next year's general election.

'Don't buy Manston' - pressure group

'Don't buy Manston' - pressure group

A campaigning group has urged a council to think twice before ploughing millions into buying Manston airport.

Mum's fury as girl hurt by broken glass on beach

Mum's fury as girl hurt by broken glass on beach

A mother has slammed 'morons' who smashed glass over a beach that cut her young daughter and left her in hospital.

Campaign launched to stop Farage being elected in Kent

Campaign launched to stop Farage being elected in Kent

A campaign has been launched to stop UKIP leader Nigel Farage being elected as MP for Thanet South.

'I will walk 500 miles...'

'I will walk 500 miles...'

A long-lost sister and brother have found each other after six decades... in a Facebook hunt that stretched to Scotland.

Special wedding day for Margate's Luke and Linda as appeal fund hits £22,000

Special wedding day for Margate's Luke and Linda as appeal fund hits £22,000

A teacher with terminal cancer fulfilled his most important vow on Friday when he married fiancee Linda Birzniece in an emotional ceremony at Smiths C

Town packed as Broadstairs Folk Week begins

 Town packed as Broadstairs Folk Week begins

Broadstairs Folk Week is expected to generate another cash bonanza for the area.

Town packed for Broadstairs Folk Week

 Town packed for Broadstairs Folk Week

Broadstairs Folk Week is expected to generate another cash bonanza for the area.

'Insane' man denies murder bid

'Insane' man denies murder bid

A jury will have to decide whether a man who tried to kill another was insane at the time.

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