Education
St Laurence juniors meet knights and soldiers on Dover Castle trip
Year 4 pupils from St Laurence Junior Academy in Ramsgate have visited Dover Castle. The trip on Tuesday (May 1) […]
Month: May 2018
News
Knife carrying teen dealer who used Margate home as drugs base is jailed
A drug dealer caught by police as he sold heroin and crack cocaine in Margate has been jailed for six […]
News
London lawyer offers legal backing to tenant threatened with eviction over Brexit sign
A wind farm worker who has been threatened with eviction from his Margate flat for putting a Brexit protest banner […]
News
In numbers: Thanet Winter Shelter success
The second year of the Thanet Winter Shelter scheme, run by Thanet District Council and the Salvation Army, supported 35 […]
Community
‘Out and about’ Ramsgate mayor voted in for fourth term
Ramsgate mayor Trevor Shonk has been elected to the role once again – for the fourth year running. Cllr Shonk […]
Events
Thanet POW invite to sign up for 2019 festival
Organisers of the Thanet Power of Women (POW) festival are planning next year’s event and calling for expressions of interest […]
Events
Thanet Writers to launch anthology at Margate Bookie festival
Shoal, a collection of short stories by Thanet-linked writers, will be launched on Monday (May 7) at the Margate Bookie […]
News
Anger at proposed order for seasonal parking charges on The Parade
The introduction of parking charges for on-street parking at The Parade in Minnis Bay has been branded as ‘council greed’ […]
News
Consultation on east Kent A&E and health service changes pushed back to unknown date
Plans for public consultation on changes to hospital services, including accident and emergency care, in east Kent have been pushed […]
News
Fundraiser launched to help Thanet hutters with storm damage aftermath
A Westbrook beach hut user has launched a fundraiser to help others whose sites were damaged or destroyed by severe […]
Education
Newington primary pupils inspired by trip to top London musicals
Two of the world’s most popular musicals are inspiring learning at Newington Community Junior School in Ramsgate. A wide variety of […]
Business
Ramsgate pub The Foresters Arms sold at auction
A Ramsgate pub been sold at auction for £200,000. The Foresters Arms in Boundary Road went under the hammer at […]
Education
Royal Harbour Academy restructure to result in up to five compulsory redundancies
A restructure to ensure the Royal Harbour Academy in Ramsgate does not fall into a financial deficit will mean up […]
News
New book charts tale of two ‘Wall of Death’ families in Thanet
Margate and Ramsgate feature in a book charting two Wall of Death families united by the marriage of the author’s […]
News
First 60ft pylon completed for Richborough Connection project
National Grid has finished building the first of 60 new pylons for the Richborough Connection project, a new 400kV overhead […]
Events
Folk duo Luke Daniels and Tim Edey to perform at Ramsgate Music Hall
Two acclaimed folk musicians combine in a live show at the Ramsgate Music Hall on May 10. Luke Daniels and […]
Education
Bromstone pupils join the rock hunting craze in Thanet
Pupils at Bromstone Primary School in Broadstairs have joined the rock hunting craze. The youngsters in Year 3 have been […]
News
East Kent Hospitals welcome 13 new midwives
Thirteen midwives have been recruited to East Kent hospitals,which includes Margate’s QEQM, following a large number of applications from candidates […]
News
QEQM special baby care unit manager demands apology from Canterbury MP
South Thanet MP Craig Mackinlay is backing calls from neonatal unit staff at Margate’s QEQM for Labour MP Rosie Duffield […]
News
MoD confirm hand grenade destroyed in St Nicholas-at-Wade controlled explosion
The Ministry of Defence has confirmed a World War Two grenade was destroyed in a controlled explosion in St Nicholas-at-Wade […]
Events
Gorilla Circus is coming to Dreamland
The Gorilla Circus is returning to Dreamland this month (May) and will be entertaining visitors through until September. In celebration […]
News
Your Leisure vows to help council and private beach hut users with weather damage clear up
The clear up continues today (May 1) after dozens of beach huts were damaged and/or washed out with the tide […]
Opinion
Christine Tongue: Snowflake or shrimp – how I ‘came out’ as disabled
“You can’t be a snowflake fairy and a shrimp”, said my ballet teacher in 1956. Well, no brainer – who’d […]
News
Group swept from Ramsgate’s East Pier confirmed as Dutch yachtsmen
A man who died after being swept off the East Pier in Ramsgate yesterday (April 30) and two others who […]
News
Archived images of Dreamland have been used to create an animated film
An animated film featuring memories from Dreamland has been launched by the Dreamland Trust. My Dreamland is a short film […]
News
Service to be held to celebrate life of Broadstairs ‘dog hotel’ owner James Langton Way
A service to celebrate the life of former Army and then police officer James Langton Way will be held at […]
