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Ferry firms announce new Ramsgate service

The Norman Spirit will be running from Ramsgate to Ostend by the end of March

Monday, February 08, 2010

​Ramsgate will get a new passenger ferry as part of a tie-up between two cross-Channel firms.

LD Lines and Transeuropa have announced plans to run the massive Norman Spirit ferry between Ramsgate and Ostend, with services due to start before the end of March.

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KFC blaze closes roads in Thanet

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Monday, February 08, 2010

​SCORES of stranded shoppers watched in horror as fire crippled a fast food restaurant in Broadstairs. Large, black plumes of smoke bellowed out...

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OAP in hospital after Westgate crash

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Friday, February 05, 2010

​AN ELDERLY woman was airlifted to a London hospital after she was seriously injured in a road traffic accident in Westgate. The woman, in her...

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Broadstairs rape claim woman charged

Friday, February 05, 2010

​A WOMAN who sparked a police hunt after claiming to have been raped on Viking Bay in Broadstairs has been charged with wasting police time.The...

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Trust boss vows Turner centre in Margate is value

Friday, February 05, 2010

​THE Turner Contemporary will receive at least £1 million in public money a year once it opens.A trust is due to take over the running of...

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Margate pothole peril warning after scooter accident

Margate pothole peril warning after scooter accident

Friday, February 05, 2010

A TEENAGER has blamed a pothole in Canterbury Road, Margate, for an accident in which she came off her scooter   on Monday (February...

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Council axe Broadstairs tourist centre

Council axe Broadstairs tourist centre

Friday, February 05, 2010

​THANET council is to axe the staffed visitor information centre (VIC) in Broadstairs, replacing it with a telephone.The decision to axe the VIC...

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Salty pool is sweeter for Margate swimmers

Friday, February 05, 2010

​A NEW water-treatment system installed at Margate’s Hartsdown leisure centre uses salt instead of chlorine as the main disinfectant.The...

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Yolanda named as Future Leader

Musical maestro: Yolanda Brown's talents and academic ability earned her recognition as a future leader

Thursday, February 04, 2010

A MOBO award-winning PhD student from the University of Kent has been named as one of the country's black figureheads. Trailblazing Yolanda Brown was...

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My Canterbury Tale: Cecil Humphery-Smith

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Thursday, February 04, 2010

CECIL Humphery-Smith is a man of many talents. Not only was 81-year-old retired bio-chemist the man from Heinz who said "yes" to the Italian tomato...

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