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Litter menace slapped with order for dumping rubbish

Litter menace slapped with order for dumping rubbish

A woman responsible for 69% of complaints about dumped rubbish will be arrested if she litters again in the first case of its kind in Kent.

Feral cats found breeding in rubbish heap

Feral cats found breeding in rubbish heap

Owners are urged to get pets neutered after feral cats were found breeding uncontrollably in a heap containing needles, faeces and rotting waste.

Labour wins by-election

Labour wins by-election

Labour has won another seat on Thanet council after it took the Margate Central ward.

Filming for Juliet, Naked in the district splits opinions

Filming for Juliet, Naked in the district splits opinions

Stars including Ethan Hawke and Chris O'Dowd shooting a film in two towns has split opinions from locals.

Sanger's Stage Show locked out and have bike stolen

Sanger's Stage Show locked out and have bike stolen

Dreamland predecessor descendants finished a 200 mile pilgrimage only to find they were locked out of where they were meant to stay.

Car dumped by travellers 'blown up'

Car dumped by travellers 'blown up'

A car left behind by travellers has been 'blown up by local yobs'.

Homeless man charged following cash point theft

Homeless man charged following cash point theft

A man has been charged after a woman reportedly had cash stolen at a cash point.

Kent could get ferry services to Poland

Kent could get ferry services to Poland

A foreign company has opened talks with a local authority to potentially provide passenger and cargo services to a city on the Baltic coast.

Two arrested as police seize cash, mobiles and drugs

Two arrested as police seize cash, mobiles and drugs

Two men have been arrested in connection with drug dealing as police seize cash, mobile phones and 'class A drugs'.

Person taken to hospital following accident

Person taken to hospital following accident

A busy road had to be shut and a person has been taken to hospital following a crash.

Man's body found in town centre park

Man's body found in town centre park

The body of a man has been discovered in a town centre park.

Council respond amid fears tribute has been painted over

Council respond amid fears tribute has been painted over

A council has responded to fears that street art in tribute to rail victim Taiyah-Grace Peebles has been painted over.

Church warden admits having 'obscene' child sex doll

Church warden admits having 'obscene' child sex doll

A former school governor and church warden has admitted importing and having sex with an "obscene" doll that depicted a realistic child.

Primark store re-opens after sinkhole fixed

Primark store re-opens after sinkhole fixed

A Primark store has re-opened today, months after it was forced to partially close when a sinkhole appeared in the car park.

Pair deny murder after body found in house

Pair deny murder after body found in house

Two men have denied murdering a 38-year-old who was found dead following an alleged fight at a house.

Micropub to re-open

Micropub to re-open

A popular micropub has announced it will re-open after it was forced to close when its licence was revoked.

Festival organisers 'devastated' by waterslide cancellation

Festival organisers 'devastated' by waterslide cancellation

Organisers of a giant waterslide along Ramsgate seafront have been "left reeling" after a last-minute financial row forced them to cancel the event.

RSPCA blame 'careless idiots' for gull's death

RSPCA blame 'careless idiots' for gull's death

The RSPCA has called on anglers not to be 'careless' after a bird was found with hooks deep in its mouth.

Paedophile jailed for 14 years

Paedophile jailed for 14 years

A 48-year-old man has been jailed after abusing a primary school-age child.

Rescue operation after teens cut off by tide

Rescue operation after teens cut off by tide

Quick thinking lifeguards saved three teenage walkers after they became cut off by the tide at a popular bay.

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