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Girl taken to hospital after crash

Girl taken to hospital after crash

A young girl was injured in crash with a car this afternoon.

Police investigate girl's sex pest claims

Police investigate girl's sex pest claims

Police have searched an area and are investigating reports a young girl was approached by an alleged sex pest near a school.

It's game on again for screen players at GEEK 2014

It's game on again for screen players at GEEK 2014

Modern gaming will be a main attraction at GEEK 2014, the South East’s biggest games expo, returning to Margate from February 21 to 23.

Council cleared over secret ferry deal

Council cleared over secret ferry deal

Auditors have cleared a council of acting unlawfully over a secret deal with a collapsed ferry firm that left it owed more than £3million.

Man denies murdering micropub boss wife

Man denies murdering micropub boss wife

The husband of a woman who ran a micropub is to go on trial accused of her murder after denying the charge today.

Author Geraldine McCaughrean and the Margate Town Read project

Author Geraldine McCaughrean and the Margate Town Read project

Thanet residents are being encouraged to take part in a unique Margate Town Read project over the next few weeks.

New honour for Emin’s art achievement

 New honour for Emin’s art achievement

Margate artist Tracey Emin has yet another accolade to add to her collection of awards and honours.

Kiss me Kent... or how we're inspiring the high street catwalks

Kiss me Kent... or how we're inspiring the high street catwalks

Forget Paris and Milan, one Kent town is fast becoming a fashion mecca.

Thanet Skills Studio students with KCC deputy cabinet member for education Cllr Margaret Crabtree

Thanet Skills Studio students with KCC deputy cabinet member for education Cllr Margaret Crabtree

Students and staff in Thanet have been praised following a top level Kent county Council education visit.

Drones business starting to take off

Drones business starting to take off

Formerly only seen in spy movies, a new company is taking advantage of the growing industry for making and selling unmanned aerial vehicles.

King Ethelbert School students are top of the Kent class for improved GCSEs

King Ethelbert School students are top of the Kent class for improved GCSEs

Students at King Ethelbert School in Birchington are top in Kent for the greatest improvement in their school’s GCSE results.

Night closure of part of car park due to stop anti-social acts

Night closure of part of car park due to stop anti-social acts

Louts behaving badly have led to Thanet council’s decision to partially close Ramsgate’s Leopold Street multi-storey car park overnight.

UKIP leader Nigel Farage stirs up storm with inflammatory grammar school statement

UKIP leader Nigel Farage stirs up storm with inflammatory grammar school statement

UKIP leader Nigel Farage stirred up a storm of controversy at a Thanet school when he cited grammar schools as the way to succeed for able students

Explorers reach coldest inhabited place on planet

Explorers reach coldest inhabited place on planet

A couple of Kent explorers were today chilling out... after a gruelling expedition to reach the coldest inhabited place in the world.

Gamers zone in on Dreamland challenge for GEEK 2014

Gamers zone in on Dreamland challenge for GEEK 2014

Dreamland amusement park is the inspiration for a Minecraft challenge for the largest gaming expo in the South East.

CCTV man jailed over child porn

CCTV man jailed over child porn

An award-winning council CCTV operator hid sick fantasies of abducting and raping a schoolgirl.

Man charged after UKIP leader assault

Man charged after UKIP leader assault

A 37-year-old man has been charged after UKIP party leader Nigel Farage was hit over the head with a placard as he met supporters.

Hollywood star swaps LA... for Margate

Hollywood star swaps LA... for Margate

Find out why an actor famous for his role in Pirates of the Caribbean has arrived in Thanet for his latest project.

EU Referendum Bill MP Visits Ramsgate

EU Referendum Bill MP Visits Ramsgate

Let the people decide - that is the clear message from EU Referendum Bill MP James Wharton during a visit to Ramsgate.

Tornado emergency landing

Tornado emergency landing

A Tornado jet made an emergency landing at Manston Airport after a ‘bad multiple birdstrike’.

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