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Girl, 14, charged with arson over blaze in shopping centre yard

Girl, 14, charged with arson over blaze in shopping centre yard

A teenage girl is due in court charged with arson over a fire at a shopping centre that caused more than £20,000 of damage.

Ward and Partners Children's Awards 2013

Ward and Partners Children's Awards 2013

Looking after Isi is a 24-hour-a-day, seven days a week vocation for her family. It demands great love, dedication and attention to detail.

Woman who cried rape over park 'attack' admits lying

Woman who cried rape over park 'attack' admits lying

A woman who wasted hundreds of police hours and sparked a major investigation after reporting a rape has admitted it never happened.

Woman charged with murder bid as stab victim fights for life

Woman charged with murder bid as stab victim fights for life

A woman has been charged with attempted murder after a man was stabbed and remains in a critical condition in hospital.

Why this home is getting that sinking feeling

Why this home is getting that sinking feeling

If your house started sliding away like this one you'd probably call in the builders. Not Alex Chinneck...

Standing room only at heated medical centre meeting - in car park

Standing room only at heated medical centre meeting - in car park

Patients were forced to stand and listen in a car park to a heated meeting on issues of concern at Birchington Medical Centre.

Girl, two, knocked down at crossing

Girl, two, knocked down at crossing

A toddler has been taken to hospital with serious leg injuries after being knocked down by a car at a crossing.

Dog owners chip in ahead of new law

Dog owners chip in ahead of new law

There was a great response to Thanet's first free dog microchipping day.

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.

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