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OhSoRetro revs up for ninth year of classic and retro vehicle show
August 16, 2022
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OhSoRetro revs up for its ninth year next month with more than 1,500 classic and retro vehicles on show. The […]
News
Kent Film Foundation bid to take on Granville Cinema rejected
August 16, 2022
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A community bid to take on the Granville Cinema in Ramsgate submitted by the Kent Film Foundation has not been […]
News
Demonstration held to protest over cuts to Stagecoach bus services in Thanet
August 16, 2022
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A protest over planned cuts to Stagecoach bus services in Thanet has been held outside the company’s depot in Westwood […]
News
Inquest into death of Ramsgate baby suspended while police investigation continues
August 16, 2022
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An inquest into the death of a baby boy who died in a London hospital after a call to police […]
News
Enquiries ongoing after burnt out car discovered on beach by Walpole Bay
August 16, 2022
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Police officers are investigating after a car was found burnt out on the beach by Walpole Bay – Queen’s Promenade […]
News
Eat Well Spend Less roadshows coming to Thanet to help people struggling with rising food costs
August 16, 2022
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A series of roadshows are coming to Thanet to give help and advice to people who are struggling as a […]
News
Thanet council denies claim of public toilet closures in Ramsgate
August 15, 2022
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Thanet council says rumours circulating today (August 14) that the authority is planning to shut down public toilets in Ramsgate […]
News
Armed officers attend Margate ‘disturbance’ incident and recover machete
August 15, 2022
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Armed police have attended an incident in Margate where a man was arrested and a machete recovered. Kent Police, including […]
News
Driver leaves the scene of crash in Margate
August 15, 2022
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A driver involved in a collision in Margate last night (August 14) is being sought by police after leaving the […]
News
Public meeting to be held and calls for 20mph zone in Ramsgate town following fatal Leopold Street collision
August 15, 2022
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A public meeting will be held and calls are being made for a 20mph zone in Ramsgate town. The calls […]
News
Margate councillor calls for emergency action over isle’s unaffordable rents and increasing homelessness
August 15, 2022
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A rarely used ‘councillor call for action’ is being used to have Thanet’s housing crisis discussed as an emergency item […]
Events
The Libertines announce exclusive gig at The Oval Bandstand in Cliftonville
August 15, 2022
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The Libertines will perform an exclusive matinee gig at The Oval Bandstand and Lawns in Cliftonville this week. The band, […]
News
Pensioner driven to brink by five year battle with Orbit homes over ‘Concorde’ noise in flat from heating pumps
August 15, 2022
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A Ramsgate pensioner says she has been driven to tears, forced at one point to sleep in her car and […]
News
Police appeal after report of assault and attempted robbery on teens by two youths in Westgate
August 15, 2022
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Detectives investigating an attempted robbery in Westgate are appealing for witnesses to come forward. It was reported that between 10pm […]
Opinion
South Thanet MP Craig Mackinlay: Shock at tragic Ramsgate collision, heatwave and the cost of living crisis
August 15, 2022
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All across our community will have been shocked and saddened by the appalling crash in Leopold Street, Ramsgate leaving two […]
News
Architectural Heritage Fund charity award of £77,300 to Pugin Studios project in Ramsgate
August 15, 2022
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A project to refurbish the historic site Pugin’s Granville Hotel in Ramsgate for exhibitions, community events, shared working and conferences […]
Opinion
Matthew Munson: I’m going to talk to you about a tree in Pierremont Park…
August 14, 2022
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I want to start this week’s column by talking about a tree. I know, I know, you might well be […]
Sport
Last gasp point for Blues earns draw in Kingstonian match
August 14, 2022
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Margate 1 Kingstonian 1 Margate rescued a last gasp point against Kingstonian in their opening game of the 2022/23 season […]
Events
Hundreds of people join Kent Wildlife Trust celebration event
August 14, 2022
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Hundreds of people joined Kent Wildlife Trust and their partner organisations at Sandwich and Pegwell Bay last weekend to celebrate […]
Community
Thanet community news: Scout group litter pick, Culmer’s allotments, jamboree fundraiser, beach clean, singalong, netball and more
August 14, 2022
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Westgate-on-Sea Scout Group Last Saturday 1st Westgate-on-Sea Scout Group joined forces with Westgate-on-Sea Town Council and their Litter Picking Corps […]
Sport
Pitchside: Rams FC victory over Cray Valley
August 14, 2022
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By pitchside reporter Andy Mason Ramsgate 3 Cray 0 3rd min Chiedozie (p) 54 min, 65 min Ajayi […]
Galleries
Photos: Wave of colour at Margate Pride 2022
August 13, 2022
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Crowds packed out The Oval Bandstand and Lawns today (August 13) for a host of Margate Pride events before the […]
News
Birchington duo, and dog Eve, take on next leg of 200-mile walk in aid of Parkinson’s UK
August 13, 2022
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Two Birchington women, and a 12-year-old dog, are due to take on the next leg of a 200 mile walk […]
Events
I’ve Got Gershwin to be staged at Thanet Indoor Bowls Centre
August 13, 2022
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Veteran Thanet entertainer Gordon Clarkson is stepping back into the spotlight with a personal favourite production in a new venue […]
News
Young woman suffers serious injuries in fall from roof in Ramsgate
August 13, 2022
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A young woman is in a London hospital being treated for serious injuries after a fall from a ‘flat’ roof […]
Galleries
Photos: Open day at Margate’s Masonic centre Union Lodge
August 13, 2022
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Photos by Frank Leppard Freemasons in Margate opened the doors to their venue this month to give the public a […]
Events
Travelling creatives market heads for Dreamland
August 13, 2022
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A travelling creatives market is coming to Dreamland this month. City Core Creatives says its aim is to support small […]
News
Artist Tracey Emin receives Honorary Freewoman of Margate title from town’s charter trustees
August 13, 2022
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Artist Tracey Emin has been made an Honorary Freewoman of Margate. The Margate Charter Trustees conferred Tracey Emin with the […]
News
Distress in Cliftonville streets over broken paladin bins and ‘unending’ tide of waste ‘with no end in sight’
August 13, 2022
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Residents in Cliftonville’s Athelstan Road and neighbouring streets Dalby Square and Ethelbert Road are living with “an unending” tide of […]
News
Road shut following two vehicle collision
August 13, 2022
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A two vehicle crash near Cliffsend has led to the road being closed both ways this morning (August 13). Kent […]
News
Man due in court charged over deaths of daughter and father and serious injury of child in Ramsgate collision
August 13, 2022
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A man has been charged with offences including two for causing death by dangerous driving following a collision in Ramsgate […]
Events
The Ramsgate flat turned into an amazing art showpiece
August 12, 2022
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From the outside a property in Ramsgate’s Royal Road containing four flats looks unremarkable. But, if you go inside and […]
News
Our Kitchen takeover by Social Enterprise Kent as founder Sharon Goodyer announces ‘retirement’ plans
August 12, 2022
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A ‘gradual’ takeover of Our Kitchen on the Isle of Thanet will be carried out next month by Social Enterprise Kent (SEK). […]
