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Broadstairs Dickens Festival takes to the streets

Broadstairs Dickens Festival takes to the streets

Broadstairs time-travelled back to the days of Victorian England as celebrations heralded this week’s annual Dickens Festival.

Beach hut destroyed in blaze

Beach hut destroyed in blaze

This is what's left of a beach hut after it was destroyed in a blaze overnight.

'Friend' plundered double amputee's savings

'Friend' plundered double amputee's savings

A woman who befriended a disabled man plundered his bank account then claimed he spent the cash on "crack cocaine and prostitutes".

Man arrested by armed police

Man arrested by armed police

A man is in police custody after armed officers were scrambled to a residential road.

Tory quest to find a new would-be MP in South Thanet

Tory quest to find a new would-be MP in South Thanet

We need a Eurosceptic to head off UKIP challenge in key election target seat

Video: Moment car goes up in flames after 'baby saved'

Video: Moment car goes up in flames after 'baby saved'

Footage has emerged of a car erupting into a fireball - just moments after a baby is said to have been pulled from the vehicle.

Metal raid on Dreamland will cost £30k to fix

Metal raid on Dreamland will cost £30k to fix

Two men caught with metal stolen from Dreamland - Britain's oldest amusement park - have left damage that will cost £30,000 to repair.

Council boss on leave of absence pending inquiry

Council boss on leave of absence pending inquiry

A council's chief executive is on a leave of absence as an investigation into a planning row gets under way, it has been revealed.

Investigation after pub engulfed by huge blaze

Investigation after pub engulfed by huge blaze

An investigation is under way into the cause of a huge pub blaze tackled by dozens of firefighters who saved a woman and two dogs.

'Stop hurting mummy!' Girl, six, pleads with dad in brutal attack

'Stop hurting mummy!' Girl, six, pleads with dad in brutal attack

A six-year-old girl begged her father to stop a horrifying attack on her mother - before being led away in tears by her brave brother.

Man suffers serious head injury after being attacked in street

Man suffers serious head injury after being attacked in street

A man suffered a serious head injury after being assaulted in the early hours of this morning.

Margate pervert tricked girl into posing topless over the internet

Margate pervert tricked girl into posing topless over the internet

A convicted sex offender posed as a 16-year-old boy to get a teenage girl to pose topless and perform sex acts over the internet.

Victoria Hotel opens in Margate

Victoria Hotel opens in Margate

The changing face of Margate is embodied in the town’s latest hotel, The Victoria which opens this week at Fort Crescent.

Remember our service men and women says North Thanet MP

Remember our service men and women says North Thanet MP

We must make sure that our remembrance of servicemen and women who have died in conflict is ‘active not passive’.

House occupant escaped safely from fire which destroyed bedroom

House occupant escaped safely from fire which destroyed bedroom

A person escaped safely from a fire which virtually destroyed the bedroom of a Margate house

Pervert lures girl by posing as teenage boy on internet

Pervert lures girl by posing as teenage boy on internet

A convicted sex offender has been jailed after posing as a boy to get a 13-year-old girl to pose topless.

DNA evidence led to jail for prolific Margate burglar

DNA evidence led to jail for prolific Margate burglar

A prolific Margate burglar has been jailed for three years after his DNA linked him to three offences.

Drunk driver in Ramsgate incident nearly four times over legal alcohol limit

Drunk driver in Ramsgate incident nearly four times over legal alcohol limit

An alcoholic driver nearly four times over the drink drive limit in Ramsgate has received a 30-month driving ban and suspended prison sentence

Barnes forced to delay holiday to face watchdog

Barnes forced to delay holiday to face watchdog

Kent's crisis-hit police commissioner has been forced to delay a three-week holiday to appear before a committee where she faces a no-confidence vote.

Frank Skinner tour date for Margate

Frank Skinner tour date for Margate

Frank Skinner is set to extend his new stand-up show Man In a Suit into the autumn with a show at Margate Winter Gardens on Friday, November 14.

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