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'I won't let the thieves break me down'

'I won't let the thieves break me down'

A jewellery seller is set to hire security to deter thieves after a shoplifter stole two display busts full of necklaces from her stall.

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'I make £3k a month selling Prime drinks'

'I make £3k a month selling Prime drinks'

An entrepreneurial 19-year-old is making a small fortune selling a range of celebrity-backed drinks at a huge profit amid unprecedented demand.

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Historic seafront hotel's revamp project launches fundraiser

Historic seafront hotel's revamp project launches fundraiser

A heritage group has launched a fundraising campaign to restore a historic hotel that once entertained royalty but has been closed for decades.

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Appeal after flats bid snubbed over lack of affordable housing

Appeal after flats bid snubbed over lack of affordable housing

A developer has lodged an appeal against the rejection of plans for a 34-flat scheme which attracted a wave of opposition from neighbours.

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Neglected fountain that ran dry four decades ago could flow again

Neglected fountain that ran dry four decades ago could flow again

A historic park fountain that ran dry in the 1980s could be revived after a long-running campaign to restore it to its former glory.

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Drug-driver who ran away as victims lay dying jailed for 16 years

Drug-driver who ran away as victims lay dying jailed for 16 years

A drug-driver who ran away after mounting a pavement and mowing down a family, killing a father and his pregnant daughter, has been jailed.

Sex attack on teenage girl in park

Sex attack on teenage girl in park

A man has been arrested after a teenage girl was sexually assaulted in a park.

Drug-driver guilty of causing father and daughter's deaths

Drug-driver guilty of causing father and daughter's deaths

A drug-driver who mounted a pavement and mowed down a family, killing a father and daughter, has been convicted of causing death by dangerous driving.

Plans revealed for 300 new council homes

Plans revealed for 300 new council homes

Proposals have been unveiled to build as many as 300 council homes in a bid to tackle the housing crisis.

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Huge chunks of sunken boat wash up on shore

Huge chunks of sunken boat wash up on shore

A beach has been left strewn with debris from a boat that broke apart on rocks and sank, leading to the dramatic rescue of two people.

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Drury: Smith can be a Gate game changer

Drury: Smith can be a Gate game changer

Striker David Smith will make a major impact at Margate, insists manager Andy Drury.

Grieving daughter given parking fine during dad's wake

Grieving daughter given parking fine during dad's wake

A woman was shocked to discover she had been issued a parking fine by the hotel where she hosted her father’s wake.

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Plans for 200 homes on former school site

Plans for 200 homes on former school site

Proposals have been unveiled to build 200 homes on a site which was earmarked to become a new school.

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Shock as Libertines star's café closes

Shock as Libertines star's café closes

A café co-owned by Libertines frontman Carl Barât has closed - having traded for just one year.

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Rams plan works a treat

Rams plan works a treat

Ramsgate’s commitment to attack paid off as they moved five points clear in Isthmian South East.

Death crash driver 'did not know' he mowed down family

Death crash driver 'did not know' he mowed down family

A driver who mowed down a father and daughter in a horror crash claims he fled the scene not knowing he struck anybody.

Former doctor, 84, died from neglect on short-staffed hospital ward

Former doctor, 84, died from neglect on short-staffed hospital ward

Hospital trust bosses have apologised after a former NHS consultant died as a result of neglect on a short-staffed hospital ward.

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Shoplifter, 28, jailed after stealing from Tesco, Morrisons and Peacocks

Shoplifter, 28, jailed after stealing from Tesco, Morrisons and Peacocks

Magistrates heard how a man's drug addiction had cost him his job, his home and his girlfriend - before locking him up.

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RNLI rescues boat stuck on rocks

RNLI rescues boat stuck on rocks

The lifeguard was called after a vessel became trapped on rocks in a bay.

Man in court after 'history of entering UK illegally'

Man in court after 'history of entering UK illegally'

A court heard a man found in a small boat in the Channel had previously entered the country on numerous occasions.

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