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  • [ March 5, 2021 ] Your experiences wanted to help Kent and Medway develop Long Covid support service Coronavirus Help
  • [ March 5, 2021 ] Online cookery, book launch and photo exhibition marking International Women’s Day News
  • [ March 5, 2021 ] Bid for up to £20million funding for Ramsgate to be made by Thanet council News
  • [ March 5, 2021 ] MP and county councillor call for rethink over ‘low’ 1% pay increase for NHS staff News
  • [ March 5, 2021 ] World Book Day fun at Upton Education
  • [ March 4, 2021 ] This Island Raw exhibition through the lens of three Thanet photographers Events
  • [ March 4, 2021 ] Man arrested after suspected class A drugs and knuckleduster found in car in Ramsgate News
  • [ March 4, 2021 ] Ramsgate sea scouts appeal for your pictures and stories about harbour Ice House Community
  • [ March 4, 2021 ] Thanet PCSO organises knitting campaign to help isle’s homeless Community
  • [ March 4, 2021 ] Police operation cracks down on drug dealing in Thanet News
  • [ March 4, 2021 ] Thanet pubs get ready for outdoor service from April 12 Business
  • [ March 4, 2021 ] Margate to receive £22m Town Deal funding News
  • [ March 4, 2021 ] Friends launch St Peter’s Sausage Company Business
  • [ March 4, 2021 ] Newington parents to receive ‘home school hero’ awards Education
  • [ March 3, 2021 ] County council working towards reopening of library services News
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Month: April 2018

Education

Chilton pupils inspired by vibrant Aboriginal art

April 30, 2018 Kathy Bailes 1

The vibrant art of Aborigines has inspired children at Chilton Primary School in Ramsgate. They have researched and studied various […]

News

A man has died after being swept off the East Pier

April 30, 2018 Kathy Bailes 0

A man has sadly died from his injuries after being swept off Ramsgate’s East Pier this morning (April 30). Ramsgate […]

News

Isle beach huts suffer damage and swept out to sea due to high winds

April 30, 2018 Kathy Bailes 3

Beach huts have been damaged and washed into the water in Ramsgate, Broadstairs, Westbrook and Minnis Bay today (April 30). […]

News

Westwood Cross shopping centre has now fully reopened

April 30, 2018 Kathy Bailes 1

Westwood Cross shopping centre is now fully open for business again following the closure of part of the site this […]

News

Westwood Cross closes part of centre due to ‘dangerously hanging signs’

April 30, 2018 Kathy Bailes 2

Severe weather has caused issues with signs at Westwood Cross resulting in part of the centre being shut off. The […]

News

RNLI called to report of people washed off East Pier

April 30, 2018 Kathy Bailes 7

Ramsgate RNLI was called to a report of people being washed off of the East Pier this morning (April 30). […]

News

Arson suspected at Margate motorcycle business premises

April 30, 2018 Kathy Bailes 0

Kent Police is appealing for witnesses following a report of arson at a business premises in Margate. The contents of […]

Education

Foreland Fields celebrates opening of new infant playground

April 30, 2018 Kathy Bailes 0

The new infant playground at Foreland Fields School in Ramsgate has been officially opened. Guests, which included the many charitable […]

Galleries

Photos: Thanet Vintage Bus Road Run

April 29, 2018 Kathy Bailes 4

The Thanet Vintage Bus Road Run took place today (April 29) with a route from Ramsgate to Minnis Bay via the […]

Events

Invite to Margate celebration for 70th birthday of the NHS

April 29, 2018 Kathy Bailes 0

Save Our NHS in Kent (SONIK) will be holding a party in Margate next weekend to celebrate the 70th birthday […]

Opinion

Matthew Munson: Confession – I just don’t get rap music

April 29, 2018 Kathy Bailes 4

I don’t get rap music. There, I’ve said it. I needed to get that “out there” right from the word […]

Events

New musical adaptation of Great Expectations to debut in Broadstairs

April 29, 2018 Kathy Bailes 0

A new musical adaptation of Charles Dickens classic Great Expectations will have its premiere in Thanet next month (May). Writer […]

Community

Thanet community news: Fundraisers, line dancing and a May Day rally

April 29, 2018 Kathy Bailes 0

Sundowners, Margate Sundowners recently held a charity event in memory of one of their customers, Daniel Holland, who sadly took […]

Community

Thanet brothers take on Pilgrims Hospices cycle challenge in memory of dad Dave Morgan

April 29, 2018 Kathy Bailes 0

Two brothers from Thanet are once again peddling away for this year’s Pilgrims Hospices Cycle Challenge on May 6, hoping […]

News

Hundreds turn out for Broadstairs meeting over Stagecoach bus service changes

April 29, 2018 Kathy Bailes 10

Hundreds of people turned out for a meeting to air concerns over changes to the 8a bus service from Kingsgate […]

Business

Couple who took on Ramsgate pub with car smash damage celebrate refurbishment

April 28, 2018 Kathy Bailes 0

Taking on a pub for the first time is a daunting step –  signing up to your first boozer when […]

News

Labour’s parliamentary hopeful for South Thanet says residents will help to shape local party policy

April 28, 2018 Kathy Bailes 22

Putting together a local economic plan for South Thanet, continuing to campaign against cuts in the health service and tackling […]

News

CCTV images released after man hit over head with a pool cue in Ramsgate pub

April 28, 2018 Kathy Bailes 0

Police have released CCTV images of a man they would like to speak to about an assault in a Ramsgate […]

Business

Couple open Margate store in bid to offer bargain vintage clothing and reduce landfill

April 28, 2018 Kathy Bailes 0

Vintage clothes from as little as £1 are on offer at a new thrift store in Margate whose owners are […]

News

Charges for replacement recycling bins and bags start on Monday

April 28, 2018 Kathy Bailes 18

Charges for replacement recycling bins and bags will come into force on Monday (April 30). Thanet council says it can […]

Property

7 isle properties shortlisted for Town Pride Awards

April 28, 2018 Kathy Bailes 2

Seven properties out of 15 nominated for this year’s Town Pride Awards have made the shortlist. The annual event, run by Margate […]

News

Former Labour MEP for the south east to pay £85k Proceeds of Crime confiscation order

April 27, 2018 Kathy Bailes 0

Disgraced former MEP for the south east Peter Skinner has been ordered to pay £85,436.96 to satisfy a confiscation order under the […]

News

A London drug dealer caught with heroin and crack in Ramsgate has been jailed

April 27, 2018 Kathy Bailes 0

A London drug dealer who lied about his identity and had his drug stash found during a stop-check by police […]

Education

St Laurence juniors step back to Ancient Greece

April 27, 2018 Kathy Bailes 0

Year 5 pupils at St Laurence Junior Academy in Ramsgate have taken a step back in time with an Ancient […]

News

Breakout escape room planned for Ramsgate’s former Penn’s fish shop

April 27, 2018 Kathy Bailes 2

The former Penn’s wet fish and chip shop in Southwood Road is to become an escape room. Ramsgate business partners […]

Property

Site of former Butlins hotel in Cliftonville on market for circa £4.5million

April 27, 2018 Kathy Bailes 0

The site of the former St George’s Hotel in Cliftonville is being marketed with advertising information requesting offers in the […]

News

Police issue image of man in appeal over Ramsgate burglary

April 27, 2018 Kathy Bailes 0

Kent Police has issued a computer-generated image of a man as part of an appeal for information into a report […]

Events

Ninety-year-old Ramsgate artist exhibits Every Picture Tells a Story

April 27, 2018 Kathy Bailes 0

Ninety-year-old Ramsgate artist Michael Blaker is putting on an exhibition at the Pie Factory, Margate Old Town, of his paintings […]

Business

Quex Barn in Birchington has won a national ‘Rural Oscar’

April 27, 2018 Kathy Bailes 0

Quex Barn owners and staff are celebrating after scooping a national ‘Rural Oscar.’ The barn, which has a butchery, deli, […]

Business

Sixty jobs created with new tenants and expansions at Discovery Park

April 26, 2018 Kathy Bailes 0

Sixty new jobs are being created at Discovery Park in Sandwich with the addition of six new tenants and the […]

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