News
Fundraising walk from Ramsgate to Pegwell in memory of baby Florence Grace
A fundraising walk from Ramsgate to Broadstairs by more than 150 people will be held in memory of baby Florence […]
Month: August 2018
News
Stagecoach buses offer up to 40% off on tickets bought on app
Passengers travelling on Stagecoach buses in Kent and East Sussex can save up to 40% on their bus ticket by […]
Events
Screamland scare actor auditions to take place at Dreamland
Auditions are being held for actors who will scare the living daylights out of visitors to Screamland this Halloween. Dreamland […]
Community
Big fish, an RNLI emergency and prizes all around at Ramsgate’s annual junior fishing competition
Some 70 children have taken part in the annual junior fishing competition in Ramsgate organised by RNLI volunteer Jason Parrott […]
Events
Special screening of A Plastic Ocean to take place in Broadstairs
A special screening of A Plastic Ocean will take place in Broadstairs on Thursday (August 30). Thanet Over 50’s Forum […]
News
Margate RNLI rescue man ‘beyond depth’ in sea at Westbrook – and police arrest him
A man was rescued from the sea at Westbrook last night (August 27) following a report of two people in […]
News
Travellers have set up at Ramsgate’s Marina Esplanade car park
A Travellers group has set up at the Marina Esplanade car park in Ramsgate. Around six caravans plus cars and […]
Business
New students can sign up for classes at Cliftonville dancing school offering ‘fun and passion’
A dance school in Cliftonville that opened last December is now ready to take on new students from next month. […]
News
A person has died following suspected fall from Ramsgate clifftop
A man has died following a suspected fall from the clifftop above the former Pleasurama site in Ramsgate this morning […]
News
Traffic held up at Victoria lights after police car prang with another vehicle
Traffic was held up this morning (August 27) on Ramsgate Road, Margate, after a prang between a police car and […]
News
Emergency services called to former Pleasurama site in Ramsgate
Emergency services are at the scene of an incident at the former Pleasurama site in Ramsgate. Police, ambulance and fire […]
Events
Roundabout pop-up theatre returns to Margate with host of national and local plays
Paines Plough’s pop up theatre, Roundabout, returns to Margate this month after a sell-out run at the Edinburgh festival. The […]
Community
Success for Coastal Striders running group’s Ramsgate jog and litter pick
Members of Thanet’s Coastal Striders running group have cleaned up in Ramsgate – literally. The group jogged and picked litter […]
News
New £1.2million ‘cutter’ boat to work at Ramsgate and Sheerness
A new £1.2 million boat that will work at Ramsgate and Sheerness has just come into service as part of […]
Events
Isle photographers work on show for fourth Thanet and Beyond exhibition
A group of isle photographers are back for the fourth instalment of their group exhibition at New Kent Art Gallery […]
News
Thanet children’s home owner completes world’s longest canoe race for charity
A Thanet children’s home owner and his friend are back on home soil after completing the world’s longest canoe race […]
Opinion
Matthew Munson: An evening with Margate Rotary Club
Rotary Clubs as a concept are fairly well known, but how many of us truly know what they actually do? […]
News
9 isle properties with community value sold, or due to be sold, at auction by Thanet council over 18 months
Campaigns have been launched by members of the Vale Square Residents Association and the new Save Hartsdown group in protest […]
Community
Thanet community news: RNLI, mad hats, Dreamland fun, RAF cadets and more
Birchington Parish Garden Party and Garage Sale By kind invitation of the Interim Parish Priest, Graham Colley and his wife […]
Events
Invite to join Thanet Festival Choir open rehearsals
Have you sung in a choir at school, or in church, and want to do more singing? Never belonged to […]
Events
Food, craft, cars, birds and Tug of War all on offer at the Sandwich Festival
If you fancy venturing off the isle this bank holiday weekend, then the Sandwich Festival is in full swing and […]
Events
Ramsgate woman’s 6 mile Night To Shine walk in memory of mum Joyce Waring
A Ramsgate insurance broker will be amongst the hundreds of people taking part in the Pilgrims Hospice A Night To […]
Events
Your guide to the 2018 Addington Street Revival Fair
August is nearly over, which means one thing -it’s almost time for the annual Addington Street Revival Fair. The event […]
Events
Manston’s BW Fitness club takes on epic 12-hour, 1,000 ton challenge for baby loss bereavement suite
Twenty members of BW Fitness, based in Manston, will be taking on an epic 1,000 ton challenge tomorrow (August 26). […]
News
Westgate and Garlinge residents to march in protest at 2,000 homes plan on greenfield sites
Furious residents are planning a protest march objecting to proposals for 2,000 new homes in Westgate and Garlinge. The proposals […]
News
The final Summer Kitchen free meal scheme takes place on Monday – but that will not be the end of food plans for the isle
The final Summer Kitchen at Drapers Mills school, and St Christopher’s Church in Newington, will be celebrated on Monday (August […]
Events
Dreamland Trust to display photos and footage from park’s history
The Dreamland Trust opens its new exhibition space at Dreamland next Tuesday (August 28). Photographs from the Trust’s archives dating […]
Community
Campaign launched to buy cherry trees for Dane Park fountain site
A crowdfunder campaign has been launched in a bid to buy and plant five cherry trees around the Dane Park […]
News
Ramsgate RNLI called to drifting fishing boat
Ramsgate RNLI launched this morning (August 24) to a report of a fishing boat adrift. The Coastguard requested the luanch […]
Opinion
Ageless Thanet: Helping isle people to set up in business
Over the last couple of years there has been an increase in the number of people over 50 looking to […]