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Boxing Day tsunami victims remembered in Margate by charity

Boxing Day tsunami victims remembered in Margate by charity

Fund raisers from Thanet gathered yesterday for the ninth successive year to remember Sri Lankan victims of the Boxing Day tsunami.

Tributes to man killed in crash with wall

Tributes to man killed in crash with wall

Friends of a young man who died after the car he was driving hit a wall have been paying tribute to the "genuine diamond".

Solicitors' staff box joy for mums and children at Oasis refuge

Solicitors' staff box joy for mums and children at Oasis refuge

Generous solicitors' staff donate more than 100 parcels to brighten Christmas for children and mums at a domestic abuse refuge.

South Thanet MP Laura Sandys welcomes road safety inquiry

South Thanet MP Laura Sandys welcomes road safety inquiry

A highways inquiry has been promised to campaigners who are continuing their fight for improved road safety around Broadstairs schools into 2014.

Motorist dies after car hits wall

Motorist dies after car hits wall

Police have launched an appeal for information following an accident last night in which a man was killed.

Boy, five, hurt after being hit by truck

Boy, five, hurt after being hit by truck

A five-year-old boy has been taken to hospital with a head injury after being hit by a truck during this morning's rush-hour.

Man, 26, in hospital after stabbing

Man, 26, in hospital after stabbing

Witnesses after being sought after a young man suffered a stab wound and head injury in an alleged attack.

Major step forward for under-sea electricity project

Major step forward for under-sea electricity project

Planners have given the go-ahead for work at a former power station site as part of a project to channel electricity under the sea from Kent.

Armed police scrambled after 'shots fired from car' in street

Armed police scrambled after 'shots fired from car' in street

Five people have been arrested after armed police were called to a high street following reports of shots being fired from a car this afternoon.

Murder conviction quashed nine years after mum's strangling death

Murder conviction quashed nine years after mum's strangling death

A man found guilty of murdering his disabled partner is to face a retrial after having his conviction overturned on appeal.

Four held after machete raid on store

Four held after machete raid on store

Two men and two women have been arrested after jeweller's staff were threatened with a machete in an attempted robbery.

Police detective told 'rape victim' to phone charity advice line

Police detective told 'rape victim' to phone charity advice line

A detective is under investigation by Kent Police after advising an alleged rape victim to ring the Citizens Advice Bureau, a court heard.

Robber drags pensioner along road as she clings to handbag

Robber drags pensioner along road as she clings to handbag

An elderly woman was hurt when she was attacked and dragged along St Patricks Road, Ramsgate, clinging desperately to her bag.

Snow, Santas and sparkle put smiles on faces outside a Margate home

Snow, Santas and sparkle put smiles on faces outside a Margate home

Smiles on children’s faces are the reason one man devotes his own time, money and imagination to creating a fantastic display of festive lights.

New Gate boss Brown says club big enough for the Football League

New Gate boss Brown says club big enough for the Football League

Margate have appointed Terry Brown, one of the biggest managerial names in non-league football, as their new boss.

MP Sir Roger Gale says Manston Airport can keep business in UK

MP Sir Roger Gale says Manston Airport can keep business in UK

Manston Airport is an immediate solution to the South East’s need for an additional runway identified in a new report, says Thanet North MP Sir Roger

Pensioner needs 40 stitches after savage beating in his own home

Pensioner needs 40 stitches after savage beating in his own home

A 76-year-old man has suffered multiple fractures and needed 40 stitches in his face after a "savage and sustained" beating in his own flat.

Early Christmas present delights Thanet North MP Sir Roger Gale

Early Christmas present delights Thanet North MP Sir Roger Gale

A wonderful early Christmas present is being celebrated today by Thanet North MP Sir Roger Gale and his family.

Eleven sheep 'scared to death' after dog attack

Eleven sheep 'scared to death' after dog attack

Eleven pregnant ewes died and there are fears 40 more could abort after a harrowing dog attack. WARNING: Graphic image inside

A trio of Santas will provide a taste of cheer at Cliftonville Farmers' Market

A trio of Santas will provide a taste of cheer at Cliftonville Farmers' Market

Rousing music and a trio of Father Christmases will make shopping for fine festive fare a treat in Cliftonville on Sunday.

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