News
Margate RNLI called to stranded fishing boat
Margate’s two RNLI lifeboats have been in action today (Saturday 6 April) after a fishing vessel was stranded following engine […]
Month: April 2019
News
Thanet feature film Leave Now to be screened in Broadstairs
A feature film shot in Ramsgate will be screened at the Palace Cinema in Broadstairs this month. Leave Now tells […]
Community
East Kent College students take part in Great British Spring Clean
Students from East Kent College hit the streets of Broadstairs on Thursday with bags and litter-pickers as part of The […]
Events
Ramsgate Montefiore Heritage kicks off season’s events with Sir Moses illustrated talk
Professor David Latchman, Master of Birkbeck College, London, will be in Ramsgate on Sunday (April 7) to give a talk […]
Events
Hi-tech gaming for players following Manston Golf Centre’s £120,000 investment
Technology that provides instant shot replays and statistical feedback on interactive game screens has been installed at Manston Golf Centre. […]
Education
Youngsters receive Ollie Kids programme awards
Margate Mayor Cllr Julie Dellar visited Quarterdeck Youth Centre on Tuesday (April 2) to award children certificates and t-shirts for […]
News
Thousands of Kent parish records spanning 400 years now published online
Family history website, Findmypast, has today (April 5) announced the online publication of thousands of original parish registers in partnership […]
News
Fifth man charged with criminal damage with intent to endanger life over QEQM power cut
A fifth man has been charged with conspiracy to steal and criminal damage with intent to endanger life after power […]
Sport
Eleven try blitz humbles Wanderers in the Sussex sun
HAYWARDS HEATH RFC 65 – 3 THANET WANDERERS RUFC This was an important match for Haywards Heath who have ambitious […]
Events
35 ideas for family fun in Thanet during the Easter holidays
Dreamland Margate The park reopens in full tomorrow (April 6) and will start the season with a park takeover by […]
Sport
Broadstairs Cricket Club gets ready for 2019 season
The 2019 season Broadstairs CC promises to be full of absorbing, high-quality action as both the 1st XI and 2nd […]
News
Thanet district election: Thanet Villages and Westgate
Thanet Villages Derek Crow-Brown UKIP Living in Minster, I have been proud to have served the five parish councils in […]
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Thanet district election: Ramsgate candidates
Central Harbour ward Raushan Ara Labour Thirty years ago I moved to Ramsgate, it was a thriving town with strong […]
Education
Easter chicks, bunnies and dinosaurs at Cliftonville primary parade
Little ones at Cliftonville Primary School have taken part in their annual Easter bonnet parade today (April 4). Children and […]
News
Council informed as Travellers’ group moves on to Dane Valley Green
Thanet council has been informed of a Travellers group moving on to Dane Valley Green once again. The group, thought […]
News
Thanet district election: Margate/Cliftonville candidates
Cliftonville east Lesley Game Conservative Living in Cliftonville with my daughter and grandchildren, we are part of the local community, […]
Community
Beacon Bingo: Thanet players talk about the loss of their favourite Margate venue
Bingo is a game of numbers and a conservative estimate puts the number of hours 88-year-old Mary Pitt has spent […]
Education
Primary schools battle it out in Six Nations rugby tournament
The annual primary schools ‘Six Nations’ tournament, run jointly by Upton School and Thanet Passport, featured 30 school teams playing […]
News
Thanet district election: Broadstairs candidates
Bradstowe ward Jill Bayford Conservative Having made several trips to Broadstairs with our young family and fallen in love with […]
News
Thanet district election: Birchington candidates
Candidates Birchington south Suzanne Brimm, Independent I have been your Thanet District Councillor for the last four years and have […]
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Seaside towns report highlights Dreamland and Turner Contemporary success but also housing and resource issues
A report highlighting the need for improvements to transport, housing and broadband and better access to further and higher education […]
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Council candidates to be in spotlight over health at hustings in Ramsgate
Health campaigners are calling on Thanet local election candidates to attend a hustings next week and explain their position on […]
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‘Missing’ Cliftonville man Lawrence Dale found safe
A Cliftonville man who had been missing since Friday, March 29, has been found safe. Lawrence Dale, 52, went missing […]
News
County councillor under investigation by Tory party for Islamophobic posts to stand as Independent in district elections
A former Conservative county councillor representing Ramsgate who admitted making social media posts branded as Islamophobic is listed as standing […]
Events
Sponsored: Swim School fun on offer with Your Leisure
Your Leisure has hosted the first Swim School Fun Day at Hartsdown Leisure Centre, Margate. Fifty-three children between the ages […]
Business
Instro Precision due to complete move out of Broadstairs this month
A Broadstairs company that produces support equipment for military and commercial electro-optical sensors is in the process of moving off […]
News
Diverse candidates to battle for local election seats – but only two currently elected UKIP councillors will stand for party again
A ‘concrete piling,’ qualified female electrician, sports journalist, nurses, radio DJs and a 24-year-old entrepreneur are among the candidates who […]
News
Thanet Coast Project officer job and activities under threat in council restructure
Thanet looks likely to suffer another blow to tourism services with a proposal to axe the Thanet Coast Project officer […]
News
King Street arrests made in connection with ‘threat to stab’ woman
A woman was reportedly threatened with a knife during an incident in Ramsgate this afternoon (April 3). Some ten police […]
News
Traveller community evicted from the Chine at Ramsgate’s Westcliff move to the East Cliff
A Traveller community evicted from the Chine on Ramsgate’s Westcliff today (April 3) have set up site just over a […]
