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Thousands enjoy the Summer Squall

Thousands enjoy the Summer Squall

Colour, music, crafts and stories were whipped up for this year’s Summer Squall festival in Ramsgate.

Man's jaw broken in attack

Man's jaw broken in attack

A man needed surgery after his jaw was broken in what police are describing as an unprovoked attack in Margate.

Man recovers after vicious attack

Man recovers after vicious attack

A man needed surgery after suffering a broken jaw as he withdrew cash from a machine.

Turner Contemporary welcomes its millionth visitor

Turner Contemporary welcomes its millionth visitor

The Turner Contemporary Gallery in Margate has welcomed its millionth visitor today - smashing visitor predictions.

'Lads' mags' protests at supermarket

'Lads' mags' protests at supermarket

Protests against ‘lads’ mags’ have taken place outside a Tesco supermarket in Thanet.

Trucker smuggles million cigarettes through docks with mouldy shampoo

Trucker smuggles million cigarettes through docks with mouldy shampoo

A lorry driver has been jailed for smuggling more than a million cigarettes into the country by hiding them among out-of-date food and mouldy shampoo.

Pair arrested after street fight with samurai sword... and garden fork

Pair arrested after street fight with samurai sword... and garden fork

Police were called when two men brawled in a busy street while armed with a large sword and a garden tool.

Shamed youth sports worker admits having sick child images

Shamed youth sports worker admits having sick child images

A former youth sports organiser found with hundreds of sickening child abuse images is facing sentence after pleading guilty to a string of charges.

Truck leaves trail of destruction in village

Truck leaves trail of destruction in village

Villagers are counting the cost after a pick-up truck ploughed into cars, homes and a chip shop in a midnight wrecking spree.

Fire crews tackle blaze in 200 tonnes of straw

Fire crews tackle blaze in 200 tonnes of straw

Firefighters have been battling a blaze overnight which has set hundreds of tonnes of straw alight.

Gas explosion scare at children's play area

Gas explosion scare at children's play area

Emergency crews were called to Jungle Jims children's entertainment centre in Birchington on Bank Holiday Monday

Homeowner stabbed in face by burglar

Homeowner stabbed in face by burglar

A man who tackled a burglar as he raided his home at night was knifed in the face, it's been revealed.

Bailiffs used over 5,000 times for council tax debts

Bailiffs used over 5,000 times for council tax debts

Thanet council used bailiffs to recover unpaid council tax and business rates more than 5,000 times last year - the highest of any authority in Kent.

Lads' mags protesters to lobby outside Tesco

Lads' mags protesters to lobby outside Tesco

Protesters against magazines such as Zoo and Nuts are lobbying shoppers out Tesco in Broadstairs today.

Campaign launched to help brave Connor

Campaign launched to help brave Connor

A campaign has been launched to help a brave four-year-old boy from Westgate with a rare muscle wasting disease.

Water giant fined £200k after discharging untreated sewage into sea

Water giant fined £200k after discharging untreated sewage into sea

Southern Water has been slapped with a £200,000 fine after pumping sewage into the sea close to Blue Flag beaches.

Nominate your sporting heroes

Nominate your sporting heroes

There now a chance to nominate sporting heroes and heroines for this year’s Thanet Sports Awards.

MP 'clueless over fracking'

MP 'clueless over fracking'

A Green Party councillor has challenged Sandwich MP Laura Sandys over comments she made about fracking in Woodnesborough.

Blaze in shopping centre yard

Blaze in shopping centre yard

Smoke billowed over a shopping centre this afternoon as firefighters tackled a blaze in a service yard.

Wings of Memory: tributes to brave fighter pilot

Wings of Memory: tributes to brave fighter pilot

A fighter pilot ace who performed a dramatic raid on the Gestapo for the RAF was remembered in Minster on the 70th anniversary of his death.

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