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  • [ March 5, 2021 ] Online cookery, book launch and photo exhibition marking International Women’s Day News
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Month: February 2017

Business

Dreamland reopening date and new attractions are unveiled

February 27, 2017 Kathy Bailes 0

Dreamland Margate, will reopen on 28 April with new and refurbished rides, features and festivals. The amusement park will unveil […]

Events

Entangled: Threads & Making at Turner Contemporary

February 26, 2017 Kathy Bailes 0

Turner Contemporary is hosting Entangled: Threads & Making, a major exhibition of sculpture, installation, tapestry, textiles and jewellery from the […]

Business

East Kent College’s The Yarrow hotel is lining up for a new award

February 26, 2017 Kathy Bailes 0

East Kent College’s recently opened Broadstairs hotel, The Yarrow, is lining up for more awards after being shortlisted for two […]

Education

East Kent College is celebrating a glowing Ofsted report

February 26, 2017 Kathy Bailes 0

Staff and students at East Kent College are celebrating after receiving five ‘Outstanding’ grading’s in their recent inspection by Government […]

News

Man suffers serious face injuries in Margate pub attack

February 25, 2017 Kathy Bailes 0

Kent Police is appealing for witnesses after a man suffered serious face injuries after being attacked in a Margate pub. […]

News

Three men charged following drug investigation

February 25, 2017 Kathy Bailes 0

A Margate man will appear in court charged with producing drugs. Darren Parsons, 41, of Milton Square,  was charged on […]

News

Thanet council has agreed its 2017/18 budget

February 25, 2017 Kathy Bailes 0

Thanet council will buy up two isle multi-storey car parks, sell  more authority-owned property, create a housing company and launch […]

News

Parking in Thanet will cost more from this April

February 25, 2017 Kathy Bailes 0

There will be a rise in parking charges across Thanet  from April. The higher fees have been agreed by Thanet […]

News

Fiance of author with Broadstairs holiday home found guilty of her murder

February 22, 2017 Kathy Bailes 0

The fiancé of author Helen Bailey has today (Wednesday, February, 22) been found guilty of her murder and other offences […]

Sport

The Open will return to Sandwich

February 21, 2017 Kathy Bailes 0

One of the world’s great sporting events will return to the south east of England in 2020 when The 149th […]

Business

East Kent Mencap will open a shop in Thanet

February 21, 2017 Kathy Bailes 0

East Kent Mencap charity is hoping to open a shop in Thanet later this year, where it will sell  items […]

Business

Hornby Hobbies visitor centre will NOT be built at Ramsgate Harbour

February 21, 2017 Kathy Bailes 0

Talks are taking place with prospective new backers after it was confirmed Hornby Hobbies will not build its visitor centre […]

Business

Fujifilm apprentice scoops Rising Star award

February 21, 2017 Kathy Bailes 0

A former East Kent College student has scooped a top award from one of Thanet’s largest employers, Fujifilm. Mechanical Engineering […]

Property

Three Thanet council lots raise £369k over their guide prices

February 17, 2017 Kathy Bailes 0

Three Thanet council lots that went under the hammer as part of the authority’s asset disposal programme have raised a […]

News

Thanet council cracks down on flytippers with hefty new fines

February 17, 2017 Kathy Bailes 0

 Thanet District Council (TDC) is cracking down on flytippers blighting the isle by introducing a new £400 fine for offenders. […]

News

Four Thanet workmates are taking on a 100ft abseil to help a Birchington dad

February 17, 2017 Kathy Bailes 0

 Work colleagues at Thanet Community Transport Association will chuck themselves over a 100ft wall to raise enough money to buy […]

Galleries

Ramsgate Channel Dash service in Pictures

February 12, 2017 Kathy Bailes 0

Two buglers from the Royal Marines band in Portsmouth played an emotional “Last Post” in a moving and passionate service […]

Events

Ramsgate remembers the Channel Dash heroes

February 12, 2017 Kathy Bailes 0

This year marks the 75th anniversary of Operation Fuller (the Channel Dash), one of the most daring and courageous actions […]

Opinion

Craig Mackinlay MP: Exiting the EU

February 12, 2017 Kathy Bailes 0

It is an honour and a privilege to have been elected to the newly-created Exiting the European Union Select Committee […]

Sport

Margate Football Club signs new striker

February 12, 2017 Kathy Bailes 0

Margate Football Club has signed 25-year-old striker Jerson Dos Santos. Dos Santos started his career at Crystal Palace before featuring […]

Business

£15m cash injection for Dreamland

February 11, 2017 Kathy Bailes 0

A £15million injection into Margate’s Dreamland amusement park will be used to buy new rides, restore existing ones and upgrade […]

News

Drug dealer caught twice by Thanet police now behind bars

February 10, 2017 Kathy Bailes 0

  A drug dealer who was caught twice by police in Thanet has been jailed for more than two years. […]

Education

Thanet pupils create street sweeper vehicle art

February 10, 2017 Kathy Bailes 0

Two innovative designs created by isle pupils have been used on the sides of Thanet District Council’s new state-of-the-art street […]

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