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Lorry driver on cocaine smashed into car and killed dad-of-two

A trucker binged on cocaine before climbing behind the wheel of a 7.5-tonne lorry and killing a beloved dad in a horror smash.
Bradley Simmonds failed to take evasive action when his skip lorry ploughed into the back of Luc Brou’s Peugeot in Thanet, ca…

Paramedics saw BMW speed past – then found drug-driver in …

Paramedics watched as a drug-driver sped past in his BMW – only to see the same car turned into a mangled wreck minutes later.
Alexander Hathaway, from Ramsgate[1], had taken cocaine and lost control of his vehicle on the Thanet Way in Whitstable[2] ea…

What people think of new Kent railway station days after opening

The new Thanet[1] Parkway railway station opened to passengers on Monday (July 31). It is the county’s first railway station to be built in eight years.
As a result, passengers are now able to travel from Thanet Parkway to London in 70 minutes[2], Netw…

New Kent railway station opens to public

Thanet[1] Parkway station opened today (Monday 31 July), the first new station in Kent[2] for eight years.
The first train arrived on time at Thanet[3] Parkway at 04:58 this morning, and was scheduled to arrive at London[4] St. Pancras at 06:25. High-s…

Thanet to London in 70 minutes when new station opens in weeks

The new Thanet Parkway railway station which will connect to London in 70 minutes is opening to passengers within weeks. It is the county’s first railway station to be built in eight years.
Pictures show the platform, stairs, waiting shelters and bicyc…

Thanet Parkway railway station in Cliffsend near Ramsgate …

Fresh pictures have been released of a controversial multi-million pound railway station as it prepares to open.
The new Thanet Parkway station in Cliffsend, near Ramsgate[1] will open on July 31[2], promising journeys from Thanet to London in 70 minut…

New Kent station to open next month

A new station will open between Ramsgate and Minster at the end of next month.
Thanet Parkway has two 240m platforms suitable for 12-car trains, and will offer high speed services to London as well as trains to other places in Kent.
The station, which …