Community
Kitchen Social Broadstairs on a mission to help residents eat well – and big plans for the future
Broadstairs neighbours who set up a community group in February focused on cooking and affordable, quality ingredients have turned their […]
Month: June 2020
Business
Urchin Wines in Cliftonville shuts up shop but will continue online business
Family run Urchin Wines in Cliftonville has closed up shop – although the business will continue online. In a message […]
Community
Cliftonville community group launches new grocery voucher scheme
Community group, GRASS Cliftonville has launched a grocery voucher and food parcel scheme designed to help households struggling during the […]
Education
A look at the completed first phase of Hartsdown Academy £10 million new build
The first phase of a £10 million new build at Hartsdown Academy in Margate has been completed – and the […]
Covid
Council urges eligible businesses to apply for discretionary grant as deadline looms
Some 110 applications have been made to Thanet council’s Discretionary Business Grants Scheme aimed at helping those who have been […]
Education
Viking Academy Trust summer games challenge underway
The 2020 Olympics in Tokyo and major sporting events around the globe have been cancelled – but the Viking Academy […]
News
Ramsgate pervert sentenced for ‘upskirting’ offences
A Ramsgate sex offender who took secret ‘upskirt’ photographs of two children is the first to be successfully prosecuted by […]
News
County Council says Kent care homes struggling to get staff and residents tested for Covid
Care homes in Kent are struggling to get staff and residents tested for Covid-19 because swabs don’t turn up or […]
News
Preparations underway for anticipated early July opening of beach huts
Preparations are being made to reopen beach services and beach huts in Thanet by an expected date in early July. […]
Business
Margate takeaway receives one star hygiene rating after ‘partially eaten’ food complaint
Ramsgate Fried Chicken in Margate has been given a one star food hygiene rating following an inspection on May 5. […]
Community
Take on a virtual Hadrian’s Wall hike in aid of Pilgrims Hospices
Hike the historic Hadrian’s Wall Path… virtually for Pilgrims Hospice care. The event is the first of @Pilgrims Hospices Virtual […]
Business
New DropLocal service urges businesses and drivers to get involved
A new venture for local deliveries is putting out a call for drivers and businesses to join up. DropLocal is […]
News
Two people arrested in Cliftonville on suspicion of weapon and drug offences
Two people have been arrested after weapons, cash and drugs were seized in a property in Cliftonville. Knuckle dusters, knives […]
News
Birchington twins on a mission to create a Hedgehog Highway
Twin sisters in Birchington are creating a hedgehog highway with help from their mum and the neighbours. Birchington primary pupils […]
News
Groups dispersed in Broadstairs and Margate and teen arrested for ‘nunchucks’ weapon possession
Thanet police officers dispersed three large groups of people at Viking Bay and Margate beach on Tuesday (June 2) and […]
News
Thanet council faces income loss of £5.5million due to Covid crisis impact
Thanet council is planning a report to Cabinet members next month to assess the financial impact of COVID-19 on the […]
Business
Thanet designer creates handmade, natural sanitiser spray
Broadstairs perfumer and designer Alex Verier has created an all natural, vegan sanitiser with every bottle being handmade in his […]
News
Two George Floyd protests to be held in Thanet
A peaceful protest in solidarity of Black Lives Matter following the killing of American George Floyd in Minneapolis will be […]
Property
Flats plan submitted for Kingsgate College
A former college which sold for just under £3 million in February could be converted to 18 apartments. Kingsgate College […]
News
A £42,000 grant and food club plans for Our Kitchen on the Isle of Thanet
Our Kitchen on the Isle of Thanet, which has been working with the isle’s established food banks and Ramsgate Town […]
Community
Behind the scenes at Margate food service that had to ban two people for selling on parcels
A food bank service in Margate says it has had to ban two people after they were found to be […]
Community
Overflowing bins at Botany Bay – after volunteers clear 100kg of litter – lead to questions over adequate facilities
These photos show the mess at Botany Bay – after volunteers had litter-picked more than 100kg of trash. The Friends […]
News
Information sought over concerns of commercial shellfish harvesting on Thanet coastline
Thanet Coast Project is asking for information to help gauge the amount of commercial collecting and harvesting of shellfish that […]
Events
Fourth Ramsgate International Film & TV Festival to take place online
The Coronavirus pandemic has led to public events being cancelled or postponed worldwide. But the fourth edition of the Ramsgate […]
Education
Pupils enjoy return to Newington Primary School
Children and parents have been welcomed back to Newington Community Primary in Ramsgate as the first week of the return […]
News
Application to extend Thanet Offshore Wind Farm rejected
The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Alok Sharma, has rejected a Development Consent Order application submitted by […]
News
Percentage of Thanet people claiming out of work benefits rises to highest level in more than 20 years
The coronavirus pandemic has had a huge impact on the number of people needing to claim out of work benefits […]
Education
Upton Junior School pupils celebrate a message of kindness
Kindness in its many and varied forms is being celebrated and highlighted by children at Upton Junior School in Broadstairs. […]
News
Westgate nursing home manager says ‘care homes have been treated with lack of respect’ during pandemic
By Local Democracy Reporter Ciaran Duggan A Thanet care home manager says the sector has been treated with a “lack […]
Covid
Thanet Together fundraiser launched for isle food banks as demand continues to rise
Thanet council has launched a community fundraiser on behalf of the isle’s food bank services. The Thanet Together fundraiser aims […]
