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Suspended prison sentence for Birchington man for threatening behaviour

Suspended prison sentence for Birchington man for threatening behaviour

A Birchington man has been given a suspended prison sentence for behaviour intended to cause fear or to provoke unlawful violence on the street where

Woman fighting for life after hit and run

Woman fighting for life after hit and run

A pensioner is critical in hospital after a crash in which a car failed to stop.

Man appears in court charged with murdering estranged wife

Man appears in court charged with murdering estranged wife

A man has been remanded in custody today accused of murdering the wife he ran a micropub with in a seaside town.

Ramsgate fishing quota project overwhelming success

Ramsgate fishing quota project overwhelming success

A pilot project, which has provided 26 per cent more quota to small boat fishermen as well as helping to reduce discards, has been branded an unpreced

Ramsgate Remembrance services

Ramsgate Remembrance services

People of all ages were united across Thanet in paying their respects to those who have lost their lives in past and present conflict

Husband accused of murdering his micropub boss wife

Husband accused of murdering his micropub boss wife

A man has been remanded in custody charged with murdering his wife, who ran a micropub with him in a seaside town.

Dad jailed for setting fire to house with children inside

Dad jailed for setting fire to house with children inside

A man who told his girlfriend she would not escape alive before setting fire to a house with their two children inside has been locked up.

Seven-days bank to open in supermarket

Seven-days bank to open in supermarket

Barclays customers will be able to access their bank seven days a week as it opens a branch inside a Kent supermarket.

Pupils moved on trip to First World War battlefields in Belgium

Pupils moved on trip to First World War battlefields in Belgium

Remembrance Sunday will have poignant meaning for a group of Thanet students who visited Belgian battlefields and Ypres for a moving history lesson.

Viva La Drag! The ultimate girls' night out in Margate.

Viva La Drag! The ultimate girls' night out in Margate.

Viva La Drag! is the latest hit show coming straight from the West End to Margate and features some of show business's top names

Oh, we do like to be beside the seaside!

Oh, we do like to be beside the seaside!

The economic comeback of a seaside town is continuing thanks to a number of recent good news stories.

Police release images of Margate robbery suspects

Police release images of Margate robbery suspects

Police have released electronic images of two suspects after a man was assaulted and robbed in Margate after a night out.

Terror as building collapses into street

Terror as building collapses into street

A woman has told of the terrifying moment bricks and rubble began falling into a high street today as a building collapsed yards away from her.

More than 5,000 Thanet children use KM Walk to School schemes

More than 5,000 Thanet children use KM Walk to School schemes

A new count has shown that over 5,000 Thanet children are using the KM’s Walk to School schemes this academic year.

Plans for a Kent coastal walk between Ramsgate and Folkestone

Plans for a Kent coastal walk between Ramsgate and Folkestone

An England Coast Path is becoming a reality as the next step has been made in proposals for a 36-mile coastal route from Folkestone and Ramsgate.

View Doctor Who at Vue in 3D for 50th anniversary at Westwood Cross.

View Doctor Who at Vue in 3D for 50th anniversary at Westwood Cross.

Vue Entertainment, with BBC Worldwide, is to screen the special 50th Anniversary episode of Doctor Who on the big screen at Westwood Cross

Turner Contemporary, Thanet Community Networks and other partners help Thanet District Council bid for Big Lottery funding

Turner Contemporary, Thanet Community Networks and other partners help Thanet District Council bid for Big Lottery funding

Thanet is through to the second round of an application for between £2million and £6million of Big Lottery funding.

Big Brother star Marcus Bentley joins Margate panto

Big Brother star Marcus Bentley joins Margate panto

Look who’s talking - Marcus Bentley, the voice of Big Brother for generations of television fans is joining in panto in Margate.

Crisis ferry firm TransEuropa stalled Thanet council over £3.4m debts

Crisis ferry firm TransEuropa stalled Thanet council over £3.4m debts

More details have emerged about how a secret deal with ferry company TransEuropa unravelled to leave Thanet council £3.4m out of pocket.

New firm arrives at Discovery Park

New firm arrives at Discovery Park

More jobs will be on the way soon with the arrival at Discovery Park, Sandwich, of another company attracted to east Kent.

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