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Students are exam system change 'guinea pigs' warns top head

26 August 2014
Students are exam system change 'guinea pigs' warns top head

Andy Somers, chair of Thanet Headteachers, is calling for a fixed seven-year timescale to be set without any alterations of exam criteria.

Mass street brawl leaves man in hospital with head injuries

21 August 2014
Mass street brawl leaves man in hospital with head injuries

A street fight involving more than 20 people has left a man in hospital with head injuries.

Mum's fury as girl hurt by broken glass on beach

12 August 2014
Mum's fury as girl hurt by broken glass on beach

A mother has slammed 'morons' who smashed glass over a beach that cut her young daughter and left her in hospital.

Recycling scheme ‘just one big con’

06 August 2014
Recycling scheme ‘just one big con’

A Kent council has been accused of mixing recyclable and non-recyclable rubbish the same week as introducing a zero tolerance policy for residents.

Margate fan on the mend after heart attack

05 August 2014
Margate fan on the mend after heart attack

A fan who suffered a heart attack at the gates of Margate Football Club last week is recovering in hospital and has had a visit from club representati

Sunshine and colour for Margate's carnival parade

05 August 2014
Sunshine and colour for Margate's carnival parade

Colour, crowds and music were enjoyed in Margate on Sunday as the carnival wound its way through the town.

Return of the Mac

04 August 2014
Return of the Mac

You better move quick - leading fummyman Michael McIntyre to play two nights in Kent this autumn.

Arsonists blamed after seven beach huts destroyed in blaze

29 July 2014
Arsonists blamed after seven beach huts destroyed in blaze

Police are treating a blaze which destroyed seven beach huts and damaged two others as suspicious.

Yes, we have some bananas...

27 July 2014
Yes, we have some bananas...

A couple didn't slip up when their first crop of bananas fruited... after just 11 years' hard work!

Save Manston protest goes to Downing Street

23 July 2014
Save Manston protest goes to Downing Street

The Save Manston Airport group took their protest to the very top this week as they visited to 10 Downing Street to hand in their petition.

Kent's first PCSO lifeguard saves life... on first day

10 July 2014
Kent's first PCSO lifeguard saves life... on first day

The county's first ever lifeguard police officer has made waves... after helping save a life on his first day on the job.

Vigil for tragic teenager killed in gas explosion

26 June 2014
Vigil for tragic teenager killed in gas explosion

Friends of a young father killed in a gas explosion have gathered to honour him at the spot where he died.

Pensioner’s shock over scooter theft

24 June 2014
 Pensioner’s shock over scooter theft

Callous thieves have stolen a pensioner’s only form of transport.

Pensioner’s shock over scooter theft

24 June 2014
 Pensioner’s shock over scooter theft

Callous thieves have stolen a pensioner’s only form of transport.

Car ploughs into house at accident blackspot

23 June 2014
Car ploughs into house at accident blackspot

Highways engineers are refusing to investigate a notorious accident blackspot – despite a car ploughing into a house on the blighted one-way street.

Hunt for company to run Dreamland begins

13 June 2014
Hunt for company to run Dreamland begins

Council bosses announced today they are looking for an operator to run long-dormant amusement park Dreamland on a 35-year contract.

Investigation after pub engulfed by huge blaze

10 June 2014
Investigation after pub engulfed by huge blaze

An investigation is under way into the cause of a huge pub blaze tackled by dozens of firefighters who saved a woman and two dogs.

Public meeting to air plans for Pilgrims future

03 June 2014
 Public meeting to air plans for Pilgrims future

The future of Thanet’s Pilgrims Hospice will be discussed at a special meeting next week.

Duke of Kent reopens Ramsgate wartime tunnels

27 May 2014
Duke of Kent reopens Ramsgate wartime tunnels

The Duke of Kent followed in his father’s footsteps today to reopen Ramsgate Tunnels for the first time in almost 70 years

Protesters march as fight to save Manston airport continues

22 May 2014
Protesters march as fight to save Manston airport continues

A 98-year-old Royal Air Force veteran was among a group protesting the closure of Manston airport at a march through Margate.

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