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Margate RNLI crew rescue runaway dog Bear from the sea near Botany Bay
Volunteers from Margate RNLI lifeboat station have helped rescue a dog from the sea near Botany Bay. UK Coastguard received […]
Three men arrested following discovery of cannabis farm in Ramsgate
Three men have been arrested after more than 1,000 cannabis plants were seized at a cultivation in Ramsgate. Kent Police […]
Pet Shop Boys filming new music video in Margate
Photos by Frank Leppard Synth-pop duo, the Pet Shop Boys are in Margate filming a video for a new single. […]
Latest designs for a Green Campus scheme on show ahead of planning application submission
Latest designs for a Green Campus scheme to create spaces for training, enterprise and light industry along Military Road, Ramsgate, […]
Daughter’s sadness as 70-year-old dad spends 29 hours on bed in QEQM Hospital corridor
The daughter of a 70-year-old Ramsgate man who spent 29 hours on a bed in a corridor at QEQM Hospital […]
Golden oldie cat spends nearly 200 days at Thanet RSPCA branch waiting for forever home
The RSPCA is appealing for a special home for a senior cat who was rescued after her previous owners moved […]
Pitchside: Disappointment for Rams in play off against Chichester
By pitchside reporter Andy Mason Ramsgate 0 Chichester City 1 The heavens open prior to the kick off, the floodlights […]
Thanet band Sun Messiah heading to finals of Metal 2 the Masses competition
A Thanet band has stormed its way into the finals of the Metal to the Masses competition. Sun Messiah is […]
Fair Play trophy for St Gregory’s at Thanet schools rugby festival
Fair play is the name of the game at St Gregory’s Catholic Primary in Margate – and to further underline […]
Ramsgate woman jailed for manslaughter and four men sentenced for murder after man lured to his death in London
A Ramsgate woman has been sentenced to three years after being found guilty of manslaughter and four men jailed for […]
St Laurence Junior Academy ‘representing Wales’ at Thanet Passport Rugby Festival
St Laurence CE Junior Academy made waves at the Thanet Passport Rugby Festival, as the Year 5 and 6 team […]
Wantsum Productions audition call for West Side Story
Wantsum Productions is holding auditions for the October production of West Side Story in Ramsgate. Auditions will take place on […]
RNLI representatives pay respects at funeral of volunteer fundraiser Sarah Hewes
By Karen Cox Yesterday (29 April) Ramsgate RNLI station came together with representatives of the flank stations to say farewell […]
Westbrook Bowls Club open day invite
Westbrook Bowls Club is hoping to welcome new members at an open day this Sunday 5th May. The lawn bowls […]
Close contest but Wanderers are worthy winners of Kent Plate
By Colin Whiteley Thanet Wanderers RUFC 2s 27-26 Beccehamian RFC 2s Wanderers kicked off into a very stiff breeze and […]
Sadness as charity shuts Buckmaster House in Broadstairs despite local efforts to save it
The battle to keep Buckmaster House retirement home in Broadstairs open has been lost with the doors closing for the […]
Friends of steam tug Cervia launch appeal to carry out restoration on historic vessel
A team of volunteers are helping to save the Cervia – the last sea-going steam tug to survive in UK […]
Ramsgate family conquer Pen Y Fan climb in aid of The Brain Tumour charity
A Ramsgate family has completed a climb of the highest mountain peak in southern Britain to raise funds for The […]
St Laurence in Thanet Junior Academy gains Ofsted praise for ‘outstanding’ pupil development
A Ramsgate junior school has been judged “outstanding” for its pupils’ personal development and “good” in all other areas. Ofsted […]
Dane Court U18’s girls’ team winners of the Jubilee Cup
Dane Court U18 girls came home the champs after winning the Kent Cup Final of the Jubilee Cup against The […]
Man charged following checks on Thanet delivery drivers
A Margate man has been charged as part of work by police and partner agencies to tackle unroadworthy delivery drivers. […]
Hotel Chocolat coming to Westwood Cross.
Hotel Chocolat is coming to Westwood Cross. The upmarket chocolatier chain, which has its own Saint Lucia cocoa farm, is […]
UPDATE: Man reported missing from Manston found safe
UPDATE: A 23-year-old man reported missing from Manston on Monday 29 April has been safely located Police officers had appealed […]
Permission granted for Margate hotel to be converted to 13 bedroom HMO
A bed and breakfast hotel on Margate seafront that sold at auction for £480,000 last September will be turned into […]
St Nicholas at Wade Primary pupils help to transform playground
The playground at St Nicholas at Wade Church of England Primary has been transformed – thanks to the imagination of […]
Margate fat-fighting footballers shortlisted for national Man v Fat Award
Margate men who are taking part in a national weight loss programme have been shortlisted as Team of the Year […]
Kent’s second home owners to see council tax bills double
By Local Democracy Reporter Daniel Esson Thousands of homes across the county sit empty for much of the year, used […]
Fire at Ramsgate’s West Cliff Hall ‘set deliberately’
A fire at the West Cliff Hall in Ramsgate yesterday (April 28) is thought to have been set deliberately. Kent […]
Community news: Lifeguards, Inner Wheel, Making Ellie Count, Thanet slimmers, sewage protest, W2W, Southeastern, diabetes, charter trustees, Rotary, RAF Manston, Salvation Army and Westwood Cross
RLSS UK/ RNLI/Thanet Lifeguard Club The RLSS UK have teamed up with Surf Life Saving Association Wales (SLSAW) to offer […]
Pitchside: Ramsgate still hopeful of promotion via play-offs despite defeat to Bridges
By pitchside reporter Andy Mason Ramsgate 1 Three Bridges 2 Joe Taylor […]
Margate FC part ways with manager Mark Stimson after relegation
Margate FC has announced it has ‘parted ways’ with manager Mark Stimson following the club’s relegation from the Isthmian Premier […]
Art, poetry, music and prizes at STAK.life four-day event in Cliftonville in memory of teenager Stefan Kluibenschadl
A four-day art exhibition and a live music and poetry night raising money to provide creative, therapeutic services for neurodivergent […]
Matthew Munson: Exploring fiction in its many forms
Well, that’s the first year of my university career done and dusted. Because I’m doing the course part-time, I won’t […]