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A lorry driver has been jailed for smuggling more than a million cigarettes into the country by hiding them among out-of-date food and mouldy shampoo.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

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.

Drunk pervert gropes girls on seafront

Drunk pervert gropes girls on seafront

A girl sexually assaulted by a man on Deal seafront now struggles to sleep and is on anti-depressants, her mum has said.

Mum claims £32k in benefits for children in care

Mum claims £32k in benefits for children in care

A mother blamed a 'perfect storm' of problems for a near £33,000 benefits fraud.

Midnight tribute for tragic clubber

Midnight tribute for tragic clubber

A minute’s silence has been held to pay tribute to a clubber who died after a night out in Deal.

Folk Week baby returns

Folk Week baby returns

Little Bonnie Basford is making another milestone in her life at Broadstairs Folk Week

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