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Opinion with County Councillor Karen Constantine: Recovering a generation. Speaking up for Thanet’s children and young people
There are a few news items this week that prompted me to write this column. The first was the analysis […]

Patients with Covid treated at home thanks to new service
People who are ill with COVID-19 but did not want to go into hospital, have been able to have treatment […]

MP apologises over Manston lorry park payments gaff
North Thanet MP Sir Roger Gale has made a public apology after incorrectly stating that Manston airport owners RiverOak Strategic […]

Westgate great-grandmother’s thanks to hospital staff who saved her life in Covid-19 battle
By Liz Crudgington ‘A million pounds would not be enough to thank the NHS staff who saved my life.’ So […]

This is how qualifications – from GCSEs to occupational studies – will be awarded in 2021
The Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) has today (February 25) published documents outlining how qualification grades will be assessed […]

More people living with learning disabilities to be offered covid vaccine in priority group 6
Some 150,000 more people living with learning difficulties will be offered the covid vaccine in priority group six. The decision […]

Stagecoach to run free shuttle bus service to Thanet’s large-scale vaccination centre
Bus operator Stagecoach will provide a free shuttle bus service to Thanet’s newly opened mass vaccination centre at the Saga […]

Opinion with Melissa Todd: Anxious about the impending end of covid restrictions
I hate the expression “roadmap”, but we seem to be stuck with it, cliche and map both. When it was […]

KCC Lib Dem group leader quits after eight years at County Hall
By Local Democracy Reporter Ciaran Duggan Kent County Council’s (KCC) main opposition leader has revealed he will be leaving his role […]

Council will not “be caught with trousers down” by predicted surge of visitors to Thanet this year
Thanet council is determined not to “be caught with its trousers down” when visitors are predicted to return to the […]

Eight Thanet community organisations receive grants to support their work
Eight charitable organisations in Thanet have received a share of more than £25,000 from the Albert Burns Children’s Charitable Trust […]

Ramsgate composer wants your recordings of unique Thanet sounds for new artwork
Award-winning Ramsgate composer Emily Peasgood is looking for residents of all ages to contribute recordings of sounds from seven parts […]

Kent & Medway NHS urges residents to continue covid safety measures after vaccination
The NHS in Kent and Medway is urging people who have had a Covid-19 vaccination to continue to stay at […]

Drive-thru covid test programme at St George’s secondary as schools prepare for March 8 reopening
St George’s school in Broadstairs will be operating a drive-thru testing programme for secondary students before schools fully reopen on […]

Teenage care leaver appalled by ‘dirty’ conditions in shared home provided under county council contract
A teenage care leaver who moved into shared accommodation run by Clearsprings Ready Homes Ltd via a contract with Kent […]

Couple’s unexpected end to evening as they get caught up in theft getaway drama
A Ramsgate couple were shocked to find themselves caught up in a police hunt for catalytic converter thieves who had […]

Ramsgate couple celebrate after business scoops Family Portrait Studio of the Year award
Ramsgate photographic studio, Level 11 Photography is celebrating this week after being crowned as “Family Portrait Studio of the Year” […]

Police dog and resident reports lead to arrest of catalytic converter theft suspects
A police dog helped detain a suspect following the theft of catalytic converters in Ramsgate. Last night (February 22) at around 9pm an […]

QEQM healthcare assistant plans to rise to 100 mile challenge for charity
A healthcare assistant is hoping to rise to a challenge to raise money for East Kent Hospitals Charity. Gemma Jordan, […]

Upton pupils research global warming and the world around us
Life on the magical, marvellous, challenging and chaotic planet Earth is the theme for a term full of research, investigation […]

Prime Minister announces ‘cautious but irreversible’ roadmap out of covid restrictions
Prime Minister Boris Johnson had laid out in Parliament the planned roadmap out of covid restrictions. Calling it ‘cautious’ but […]

Margate Royal Mail delivery office short staffed due to second virus break out
The Royal Mail delivery office in Margate has been hit by covid again with inside reports of around 20 staff […]

Vehicle stopped by stinger in Minnis Bay following police pursuit
Kent Police used a stinger to stop a vehicle in Birchington after a chase from the A249 near Sittingbourne. At […]

Large scale covid vaccination site for Thanet now open at ‘for sale’ Saga building
The first jabs are now taking place at Thanet’s large-scale vaccination centre at the ‘for sale’ Saga building in Westwood. […]

Dreamland estate £7 million sale price confirmed
The Dreamland estate was sold by Thanet council to park operator Sands Heritage Ltd for £7million, it has been confirmed […]

Prime Minister to set out roadmap for easing covid restrictions
The Prime Minister will today (February 22) set out the government’s roadmap for a cautious easing of lockdown restrictions in […]

A journey through Ancient Greece for Ramsgate Arts Primary pupils
The wonders of Ancient Greece unfolded in a virtual theme day for children at Ramsgate Arts Primary. Boys and girls […]

Opinion with Matthew (and Bryan) Munson: EXTREME teddy agents and cemetery history
Cemeteries are fascinating places. Is that an odd thing to say? Well, I mean it purely as a statement of […]

Thanet community news: Rotary, RTC ‘gritting machine,’ TOFFs, SONIK, Youth Resilience and Martha Trust
Thanet Rotary Club President Hughie Horton of The Rotary Club of Thanet (RCoT), on the left in the picture with […]

Opinion with Seb Reilly: The beginning of the end of the pandemic
On my desk sits a picture frame containing a photograph of Cliff Richard. I know that sounds odd, but it […]

Margate’s Community Outreach Project appeals for help to find new base
An appeal for new premises is being made by The Community Project in Margate. The scheme supports vulnerable adults in […]

Thanet history with Martin Charlton: John Keats and Margate
Mention “poet” and “Margate” in the same sentence and most likely T.S. Eliot and The Waste Land will come to […]

Opinion with Christine Tongue: What 103-year-old May would have made of life today
What’s kept you going through lockdown? Art? Friendship? Community spirit? Laughter? For me it’s been anger. I expect we’ve all […]