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Former UKIP man could be Conservative candidate for battleground seat

Former UKIP man could be Conservative candidate for battleground seat

Craig Mackinlay, Medway councillor and former UKIP member on three-strong Conservative shortlist for Thanet South seat

Crunch meeting with Manston owner after closure

Crunch meeting with Manston owner after closure

A high level council delegation will meet businesswoman Ann Gloag this week following the closure of Manston.

Manston injunction bid stalled again

Manston injunction bid stalled again

Flight training company TG Aviation’s bid to get an injunction against the closure of Manston Airport has been put back.

Judge slams prosecutors in biting case after Suarez ban

Judge slams prosecutors in biting case after Suarez ban

In the wake of a match ban for football biter Luis Suarez, a judge has criticised lawyers in the case of a man who did the same to two policemen.

Vigil for tragic teenager killed in gas explosion

Vigil for tragic teenager killed in gas explosion

Friends of a young father killed in a gas explosion have gathered to honour him at the spot where he died.

Police called after body found at tower block

Police called after body found at tower block

Emergency services were called when a body was discovered in a communal hallway at a block of flats.

Another tornado spotted forming over Kent

Another tornado spotted forming over Kent

Members of the public have been stunned to see what appears to be a tornado forming over the county.

Arrest after young man killed in gas cylinder explosion

Arrest after young man killed in gas cylinder explosion

A man has been arrested on suspicion of killing a teenager who died in a gas cylinder explosion that left another seriously injured.

Search for Conservative general election candidate in Thanet South stalled

Search for Conservative general election candidate in Thanet South stalled

Conservatives blame unforeseen circumstances for delay in search for general election candidate to succeed Laura Sandys

A final salute to veteran airport campaigner Doris

 A final salute to veteran airport campaigner Doris

A veteran campaigner whose dying wish was to see Manston Airport reopen has been laid to rest a short distance from the runway.

A final salute to veteran airport campaigner Doris

 A final salute to veteran airport campaigner Doris

A veteran campaigner whose dying wish was to see Manston Airport reopen has been laid to rest a short distance from the runway.

Pensioner’s shock over scooter theft

 Pensioner’s shock over scooter theft

Callous thieves have stolen a pensioner’s only form of transport.

Pensioner’s shock over scooter theft

 Pensioner’s shock over scooter theft

Callous thieves have stolen a pensioner’s only form of transport.

Dog's eye gouged out in savage attack at park

Dog's eye gouged out in savage attack at park

A mum watched in horror as her pet King Charles spaniel had its eye bitten out in a savage dog attack.

Car ploughs into house at accident blackspot

Car ploughs into house at accident blackspot

Highways engineers are refusing to investigate a notorious accident blackspot – despite a car ploughing into a house on the blighted one-way street.

'As if a bomb had gone off'

'As if a bomb had gone off'

This is the scene of devastation after a three-storey building was destroyed in a huge blaze.

Vodka-fuelled drunk armed himself with crossbow in police stand-off

Vodka-fuelled drunk armed himself with crossbow in police stand-off

A drunk came close to being shot by police after he armed himself with a crossbow in a search for vodka.

Free schools meals for all at Newington primary in Ramsgate

Free schools meals for all at Newington primary in Ramsgate

Newington Community Primary School in Ramsgate is the first in Kent to be offering free school meals to all its pupils.

Radio 4 Any Questions? comes to Margate this summer

Radio 4 Any Questions? comes to Margate this summer

BBC Radio 4’s Any Questions? will be broadcast live from Turner Contemporary in Margate this summer.

Thanet youngsters' road safety skills tested

Thanet youngsters' road safety skills tested

Pupils in the final year of primary school in Thanet will be the focus of the initiative which challenges children on road safety topics.

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