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Adorable but unwanted and in need - can you help?

Adorable but unwanted and in need - can you help?

Kitten refugees at Thanet's RSPCA animal centre are in urgent need of new homes in a record year for unwanted cats.

Hope for jobless women and entrepreneurs at free event.

Hope for jobless women and entrepreneurs at free event.

Opportunity beckons women who are unemployed and those who want to start their own business at a special free event at East Kent College.

More unwanted cats in Thanet

More unwanted cats in Thanet

Tough economic times and irresponsible owners have led to an all-time high in the number of abandoned and unwanted cats at Thanet RSPCA’s Woodchurch A

10,000 more reasons to love your Thanet Extra

10,000 more reasons to love your Thanet Extra

Your Thanet Extra sports a new look this week - and thousands more readers can enjoy the island’s best weekly read.

Doors open at new £6.5 million building at East Kent College.

Doors open at new £6.5 million building at East Kent College.

Staff are moving into a new £6.5 million building at East Kent College.

Help MP Laura design her Christmas card

Help MP Laura design her Christmas card

Budding young artists can help South Thanet MP Laura Sandys celebrate the festive season

Staff move in to new building at college

Staff move in to new building at college

The keys have been handed over at a £6.5m development for students studying environmental technologies.

German bomber flies again

German bomber flies again

Footage of the Dornier DO17 German bomber that was recovered from the sea bed off the Goodwin Sands has been shared with the world thanks to cutting e

Chance to see the Dornier again

Chance to see the Dornier again

Footage of the Dornier DO17 German bomber that was recovered from the sea bed off the Goodwin Sands has been shared with the world thanks to cutting e

Mixed judgements in new report on Birchington Medical Centre

Mixed judgements in new report on Birchington Medical Centre

Troubled Birchington Medical Centre has been found by the Care Quality Commission to be adequate in some respects but failing in others.

Sale of Manston Airport agreed... for £1

Sale of Manston Airport agreed... for £1

The sale of Manston Airport has been agreed for just £1 - to a buyer described as having “a vision” for its development.

Long delays on trains through east Kent

Long delays on trains through east Kent

Commuters have been facing cancellations and long delays on trains through east Kent this morning because of over-running engineering works.

New business venture honours baby killed by rare conditon

New business venture honours baby killed by rare conditon

A new community business venture in Ramsgate is raising awareness of the rare genetic condition that claimed the life of its tiny namesake

Where you get your Thanet Extra

Where you get your Thanet Extra

More than 40,000 copies of the Thanet Extra are now being delivered free every week, but don't worry if you don't receive one.

Growing fears for safety of missing elderly man

Growing fears for safety of missing elderly man

Fears are mounting for vulnerable elderly man David Mirams who went out for a walk on Thursday and did not return

Why Medine's hair-raising experience is inspirational

Why Medine's hair-raising experience is inspirational

Losing her own beautiful hair to help others has left young Medine Bilgen light-headed and inspired on a mission to help others.

Concerns about breast screening unit at Tesco Extra dismissed

Concerns about breast screening unit at Tesco Extra dismissed

Worrying rumours about the future of the breast screening unit at Tesco Extra at Westwood Cross are unfounded, say supermarket bosses.

New parking system at QEQM hospital a mixed blessing?

New parking system at QEQM hospital a mixed blessing?

A new pay-on-foot parking system has started at Margate's QEQM hospital to benefit visitors - but not everyone is happy.

"Getting paid to learn - it's a no brainer"

"Getting paid to learn - it's a no brainer"

Having completed his apprenticeship in 2002, Richard Bonell is now engineering manager at the UK’s largest greenhouse complex Thanet Earth.

Lucky teenager's shocking tale following lightning strike

Lucky teenager's shocking tale following lightning strike

Teenager Keely Stiller is “one in a million” after surviving electrocution through her laptop following a lightning strike at her home.

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