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Hair today, gone tomorrow: schoolgirl to lose locks to help sick children.

Hair today, gone tomorrow: schoolgirl to lose locks to help sick children.

Big-hearted Medine Bilgen is cutting off her own beautiful long hair to help children who lose their hair to illness.

Fire crews tackle recycling centre blaze

Fire crews tackle recycling centre blaze

Around 30 firefighters have been battling to control a blaze at a waste recycling plant since the early hours.

Man denies trying to kill teenager found with hammer in skull

Man denies trying to kill teenager found with hammer in skull

A young man who allegedly left a hammer embedded deep in a teenager's skull has today denied attempted murder.

Station reopens after unexploded bomb found by workmen

Station reopens after unexploded bomb found by workmen

Ramsgate station has reopened after bomb disposal experts removed an unexploded Second World War device.

Police seek robber who pounced on pensioner at wine bar

Police seek robber who pounced on pensioner at wine bar

Detectives have just released an image of a suspect after a pensioner was pounced on outside a Margate wine bar.

Kent beach featured on book of 'vile and disgusting towns'

Kent beach featured on book of 'vile and disgusting towns'

A book called Sh*tsville UK has Viking Bay on its front cover ... but no mention of the Broadstairs beauty spot inside.

Legion gig for charity single launch in aid of service veterans.

Legion gig for charity single launch in aid of service veterans.

Veteran servicemen are the inspiration for the single The Common Soldier to be launched at a charity gig at Margate Royal British Legion on Saturday.

Ferry bid 'throws good money after bad'

Ferry bid 'throws good money after bad'

A council has been criticised for launching efforts to woo a new ferry company to its port as it is still owed money by its troubled former operator.

Drunk attacks policeman in street brawl

Drunk attacks policeman in street brawl

A drug addict so disorientated he mistook his own brother as the man who attacked him missed him with a blow - and struck a police officer instead.

Body found out to sea off Ramsgate

Body found out to sea off Ramsgate

Lifeboat crews recovered a body about half a mile out to sea around Thanet this morning.

New Thanet tourism plan

New Thanet tourism plan

Cashing in on visitors attracted by the unique features of Thanet underlines the exciting new Destination Management Plan (DMP) adopted by the distric

Multi-million plan for hotel on Margate seafront

Multi-million plan for hotel on Margate seafront

A stunning vision has been unveiled of a multi-million pound hotel and apartment development to regenerate Margate’s historic seafront.

Woman held after stabbing in high street

Woman held after stabbing in high street

A man was taken to hospital after being stabbed in the face in front of shocked onlookers today.

Kent Police urge look-out for hare coursing

Kent Police urge look-out for hare coursing

Police officers are on the look-out for illegal hare coursers and poachers after stopping and searching three men suspected of hunting with dogs

Teenagers seek volunteers for their Clean Up Cliftonville Day

Teenagers seek volunteers for their Clean Up Cliftonville Day

Teenagers passionate about Cliftonville call for help on their big community clean up

Animal campaigners anniversary memorial

Animal campaigners anniversary memorial

One year on from the events at Ramsgate’s port which led to the death of dozens of sheep, animal campaigners are holding an anniversary memorial.

Jail for thug who arranged beating from his cell

Jail for thug who arranged beating from his cell

An attacker who had already left his victim for dead tried to exact revenge - with a second attack - from his prison cell. WARNING: Graphic image

Stars help set charity postcard record

Stars help set charity postcard record

Success was on the cards when celebrities, artists, patients and supporters created postcard-sized works of art for auction for Pilgrims Hospices.

Woman made two drunken attacks

Woman made two drunken attacks

A Margate alcoholic has been given a stern warning by a judge after TWO drunken attacks in one night:

Battery call for Ramsgate lifeboat

Battery call for Ramsgate lifeboat

Ramsgate inshore lifeboat was launched on Sunday night to assist a small local potting boat with a flat battery off the town’s coast.

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