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‘I was left lying in agony on hospital floor for five hours’
A woman has told how she was left lying on a hospital floor for more than five hours, vomiting and in agony, as staff walked straight past her.
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Watch: Family’s shock as thief steals £10 Christmas wreath from door
Footage captured the moment a Home Bargains wreath was taken from a dad’s front door as his family watched a festive film together.
‘We reported him missing weeks ago - police should have done more to find him’
The family of a man found dead in a churchyard believe police should have done more to locate him when he was reported missing weeks earlier.
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Almost 300 speeding fines a week on ‘rollercoaster’ road – and still no repair plan in place
Almost 300 drivers a week are being fined for breaking a temporary 50mph limit on a “rollercoaster” stretch of road - with one clocked at 99mph.
Man hit by car following antisocial behaviour reports
A man was taken to hospital after being struck by a car.
Youth centre saved from auction in ‘best Christmas present ever’
A youth centre which was “at-risk” of closure has been saved from being auctioned off.
Footwear brand fills former Superdrug unit at shopping centre
An international footwear brand has opened its fourth Kent store at a shopping centre.
Footwear brand Skechers opens new store at Westwood Cross
Footwear brand, Skechers, has today (Friday 19 December) opened its new store at Westwood Cross shopping centre. The new Westwood [...]...
Man who fell from cliff named as inquest opens
A man who died following an incident at a beach – sparking a huge emergency service response – has been named.
Large emergency response as man and dogs cut off by tide
A man and two dogs cut off by the tide sparked a huge emergency response at a beach.
Ramsgate RNLI rescues man and dogs cut off by tide
Ramsgate’s all weather lifeboat was launched to a walker with two dogs trapped by the incoming tide this morning (December [...]...
Margate PC Jon Odell remembered on 25th anniversary of his death
Kent Police officers have today (December 19) remembered Thanet PC Jon Odell who was killed in Margate 25 years ago. [...]...
Council agrees purchase of 4 temporary accommodation homes as those sent out of area slashed by two-thirds
Four more properties are being bought by Thanet council to be used for temporary accommodation. The homes at Westwood Point [...]...
Asylum seeker staying in Kent hotel jailed after seafront sex attack on lone woman
An asylum seeker staying in a Kent hotel who launched a sex attack on a lone woman walking along a nearby seafront has been jailed.
Arrest after reports of ‘multiple assaults’ in one town
A man is due in court and an appeal has been launched following multiple alleged assaults in one town.
Government funding ‘uplift’ for Thanet council
Thanet council has received a ‘sizeable uplift’ in funding from government, says East Thanet MP Polly Billington. The MP says [...]...
Royal Harbour Academy theatre club delights audience with Snow White Christmas panto
Students in the RHA Theatre Club have presented a festive production of Snow White at the school’s Upper Site, entertaining [...]...
Man sentenced to nine years for sexually assaulting woman in Cliftonville
A man who sexually assaulted a woman shortly after meeting her by chance in Cliftonville has been jailed. Amer Mohammed carried [...]...
Inquest opens into sudden death of much-loved mum-of-five
A “one in a million” mum-of-five who was found dead at home suffered a drug-related cardiac arrest the day before her birthday.
Call for witnesses and victims to come forward over reports of multiple assaults in Margate
Witnesses and potential victims are sought by officers investigating multiple assaults reported in Margate. Kent Police was called to Marine Drive shortly [...]...