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  • [ January 23, 2021 ] Kent farmers facing ‘significant pain’ amid Covid restrictions News
  • [ January 23, 2021 ] Broadstairs Christmas market shutdown decision defended at county council review News
  • [ January 22, 2021 ] Litter bag dispensers installed along Margate seafront to encourage people to ‘do their bit’ Community
  • [ January 22, 2021 ] Birchington entertainer thanks QEQM teams who cared for him as he battled covid Coronavirus Help
  • [ January 22, 2021 ] Large scale covid vaccination site will be set up in Thanet Coronavirus Help
  • [ January 22, 2021 ] Thanet mum ‘sobbed’ as Family Court Judge said child would be adopted if case ‘went on and on,’ Appeal Judges hear News
  • [ January 21, 2021 ] Ramsgate covid vaccination programme completes all elderly care home residents and staff jabs Coronavirus Help
  • [ January 21, 2021 ] Five vehicles seized and 14 people reported for offences in Thanet traffic operation News
  • [ January 21, 2021 ] Large scale vaccination centre to open in Kent next week Coronavirus Help
  • [ January 21, 2021 ] East Kent Hospitals pledges improvements in ‘Excellence in Maternity Care’ plan News
  • [ January 21, 2021 ] Drive-through HPV immunisation service trialled at St George’s Secondary School in Broadstairs Education
  • [ January 21, 2021 ] Sad loss of Thanet Wanderers rugby legend Colin Brown News
  • [ January 21, 2021 ] Tribute paid to ‘true gent’ and Minster stalwart Clive Attwell News
  • [ January 20, 2021 ] Birchington family’s quirky new furniture shop proves a hit despite covid restrictions Business
  • [ January 20, 2021 ] Watch, carriage clock and cash among items stolen in Ramsgate burglary News
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Month: August 2020

News

Flowers to be cast into the sea as arts champion Lana Vanzetta makes her final journey

August 30, 2020 Kathy Bailes 4

The funeral of Margate arts champion Lana Vanzetta, who tragically died following a fall from a window in July, will […]

Opinion

Opinion with Matthew Munson: It is almost time for a return to school

August 30, 2020 Kathy Bailes 0

School is coming. Next Wednesday it starts again after five and a half months; my word, where has that time […]

News

Drop-in sessions and a People’s Panel planned for Margate Town Deal bid

August 30, 2020 Kathy Bailes 7

Residents and businesses are being invited to have their say on plans for the Margate Town Deal. Margate was one […]

Community

Thanet community news: Therapists’ thank you to NHS, Sainsbury’s Westwood, Rotary, POW!, Whisteblowers’ meeting and a nature watch

August 30, 2020 Kathy Bailes 1

Massage Warehouse Massage and complementary therapists in Thanet have joined colleagues across the UK for #MassageTherapistsTogether. The campaign donates free […]

Property

Objections lodged over ‘community housing hub’ plan for former British Legion club site in Margate

August 30, 2020 Kathy Bailes 24

Numerous objections have been made to Thanet council over plans to convert the former Royal British Legion Club building in […]

Events

Poldark photo shoot held at Margate’s Tudor House

August 30, 2020 Kathy Bailes 0

Margate’s Tudor House has been used as the backdrop for a ‘Poldark’ photo shoot. Hobbyist photographer Mike Grantham, from Westgate, […]

Community

Missing dog Tia found in Tivoli Woods

August 29, 2020 Kathy Bailes 0

A Boxer/Mastiff cross who went missing after possibly being hit by a car has been found. The young female dog […]

News

Environmental group launches Manston airport opposition ‘guerrilla campaign’

August 29, 2020 Kathy Bailes 62

Environmental group Extinction Rebellion (XR) Thanet has launched a ‘guerrilla campaign’  today (August 29) to demonstrate its opposition to freight […]

Events

Cliffsend mum’s aim to raise cash for British Lung Foundation – while she ‘still can’

August 29, 2020 Kathy Bailes 2

Cliffsend mum-of-one Kelly Wells struggles to do many things that most other 30-year-olds can. A walk along the road leaves […]

Events

Friends plan Ramsgate Book Swap Club launch

August 29, 2020 Kathy Bailes 0

A new book swap club is being created by Ramsgate friends Eddie Gibbs and Daniella Moon. The pair say the […]

News

Ramsgate RNLI crew called after man drives mobility scooter over harbour wall

August 29, 2020 Kathy Bailes 6

Ramsgate RNLI was called out this morning (August 29) after a man went over the harbour wall on his mobility […]

Opinion

Opinion with Jane Wenham-Jones: You can hum Britannia while you clear the table

August 29, 2020 Kathy Bailes 11

Boris Johnson thinks we should stop “our cringing embarrassment about our history,” and allow the full vocals of ‘Rule, Britannia!’ […]

News

Jo’s goal to inspire people to good health and fitness after winning her fight against breast cancer

August 28, 2020 Kathy Bailes 0

“It changes you. You want to live and experience everything life has to offer,” says Jo Griffiths, three years after […]

News

Next chapter for Ramsgate Arts Barge project with new directors and a call for volunteers

August 28, 2020 Kathy Bailes 4

A project to save a 130-year-old Dutch cargo barge brought to Ramsgate harbour one year ago has been taken on […]

News

Woman taken to hospital after collision in Broadstairs

August 28, 2020 Kathy Bailes 5

A woman has been taken to a local hospital after being hit by a van in Broadstairs. Kent Police received […]

News

Bursaries to be made in memory of QEQM nurse Aimee O’Rourke and William Harvey’s Adekunle Enitan

August 28, 2020 Kathy Bailes 1

Canterbury Christ Church University and East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust will honour the memory of Margate nurse Aimee […]

Property

Virtual tour and release of apartment prices marks official launch of Royal Sands development in Ramsgate

August 28, 2020 Kathy Bailes 19

A video animation and 360 degree virtual tour have been released today (August 28) for the official launch of the […]

News

Tough upbringing in Westgate and marvellous marriage remembered as Joan Jarrett marks 100th birthday

August 28, 2020 Kathy Bailes 2

A few hours after Joan Jarrett was born in Margate hospital to an unmarried mother, she was placed in a […]

News

A woman has died after falling from cliff area in Cliftonville

August 28, 2020 Kathy Bailes 0

A woman has died after falling from a cliff above Newgate Lower Promenade in Cliftonville in the early hours of […]

News

Second Judicial Review appeal bid over changes to stroke services in Kent and Medway still to be considered

August 28, 2020 Kathy Bailes 7

A second application for right to appeal  against a ruling to reject a Judicial Review on changes to stroke services […]

News

Kent’s 13 smaller councils ‘should be scrapped’, report recommends

August 28, 2020 Kathy Bailes 22

By Local Democracy Reporter Ciaran Duggan Scrapping Kent’s 13 smaller councils and merging them into a larger unitary authority could […]

Events

Pop up photo exhibition to open in Ramsgate from Historic England book of the town and its seaside heritage

August 28, 2020 Kathy Bailes 1

Large prints of beautiful professional photographs will be popping up as part of ‘Picturing Ramsgate’ – an outdoor exhibition celebrating […]

Events

New stallholders join this month’s Cliftonville Farmers’ Market

August 28, 2020 Kathy Bailes 0

The next Cliftonville Farmers’ Market takes place this Sunday (August 30) on the Oval Lawns, Eastern Esplanade, Cliftonville, from 10am […]

News

Extra police patrols to target illegal gatherings this bank holiday weekend

August 28, 2020 Kathy Bailes 3

Unlawful gatherings will be targeted by Kent Police who will have additional officers on patrol this bank holiday weekend Legislation […]

News

Five Thanet playgrounds to be refurbished

August 28, 2020 Kathy Bailes 3

Five playgrounds in Thanet will be refurbished as part of a project by Thanet District Council. Vincent Close, Memorial Rec, […]

News

Thanet care home staff and residents put at risk by Covid test kit delivery backlog

August 27, 2020 Kathy Bailes 11

Scores of care home staff and residents are being put at risk because they cannot obtain Covid testing kits and […]

Community

Westgate councillor’s car wash fundraiser for charity

August 27, 2020 Kathy Bailes 0

Westgate councillor Bertie Braidwood will be raising cash for two charities by offering car washes for golf club members in […]

News

Ramsgate offender who viewed indecent images of children jailed after officers find secret dark web laptop

August 27, 2020 Kathy Bailes 2

A Thanet sex offender who viewed indecent images of children via the dark web then absconded to Scotland after he […]

News

Judicial Review appeal bid over acute stroke unit changes in Kent and Medway is refused

August 27, 2020 Kathy Bailes 13

A bid to appeal against a ruling to reject a Judicial Review on changes to stroke services in Kent and […]

News

Birchington couple hiking to support NHS colleagues after wedding and honeymoon postponed

August 27, 2020 Kathy Bailes 1

By Liz Crudgington Physiotherapist Kim Steel should have spent her summer enjoying life as a newlywed, with a honeymoon in […]

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