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Prankster gaining thousands of fans

Prankster gaining thousands of fans

A mischievous Margate prankster has become an internet sensation by playing tricks on unsuspecting members of the public.

Thanet Council cleared of 'secret' deal

Thanet Council cleared of 'secret' deal

Auditors have cleared Thanet Council of acting unlawfully over a secret deal with the ferry company Transeuropa.

Tributes paid to Thanet football coach

Tributes paid to Thanet football coach

Tributes have been paid to Thanet football coach Colin Hill, who died last week

‘I plead guilty to manslaughter’

 ‘I plead guilty to manslaughter’

A killer who successfully appealed against his conviction for murdering his partner admitted manslaughter at a court appearance on Friday.

X Factor's Rebecca Ferguson set for Margate concert

X Factor's Rebecca Ferguson set for Margate concert

Friday, March 14, is a red letter day for X Factor star Rebecca Ferguson and Margate Winter Gardens.

Dispersal order to help with trouble-makers

Dispersal order to help with trouble-makers

Uniformed officers, including PCSOs, will have added powers to disperse groups congregating in the designated area causing intimidation, alarm or dist

Health spend increase for Thanet

Health spend increase for Thanet

NHS Thanet Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) will receive a 2.14 per cent increase from the government in the financial year 2014/15.

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

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