News
Dad still campaigning for justice over son’s murder 13 years on
Thirteen years ago, on March 1 2008, a gunman took the life of Thanet dad-of-three David O’Leary at his home […]
Month: February 2021
Opinion
Opinion with Matthew Munson: Learning about life at home and at school
Teaching children is hard, isn’t it? Teachers usually bear the brunt of the formal education – and, in fact, are […]
Community
Thanet community news: Margate Rotary, St Laurence juniors, Friends of QEQM, Disabled riding fundraiser, Broadstairs Town Council and Wards donation
Margate Rotary Club Hospital grounds were given an early spring clean thanks to volunteers from Margate Rotary Club. Members gave […]
News
Residents take action to fill in ‘hidden drop’ below water at ‘Winter Gardens’ slipway
Residents have rallied to fill in a ‘hidden drop’ under a deceptively shallow-looking water area at the slipway behind the […]
News
Amazing Broadstairs teen takes on charity walk after beating bone cancer and covid
A determined 13-year-old from Broadstairs who has beaten bone cancer and covid will take on a 25km walk in London […]
News
A dog has died in a Margate flat fire
A dog has died in a Margate flat fire. Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to reports of the […]
Property
Permission granted for 40-bed hotel in Cliftonville
Planning permission has been granted for the creation of a 40-bed hotel in Cliftonville. The development, submitted by Long Eaton […]
Education
Exploding volcanoes at Upton Junior School
Hands-on experiments to understand why volcanoes explode are erupting at Upton Junior School in Broadstairs. Children from Year 4 used […]
Business
Two popular Margate pubs will not reopen with current landlords due to impact of covid restrictions
Two popular Thanet pubs will not be reopening their doors with the current landlords when businesses begin to resume this […]
News
Emergency services called to A299 crash near Cliffsend
Emergency services were called to a collision on the A299 by Cliffsend this morning (February 27). Kent Police was called […]
News
Ramsgate house ‘closed down’ over drug dealing, assault and noise complaints
A house in Ramsgate has been ‘closed down’ following repeated complaints about drug dealing and anti-social behaviour at the address. […]
News
Man and woman assaulted in Westgate by two males wearing balaclavas
Police are appealing for information after a man and a woman were assaulted in Westgate during the early hours of […]
News
Rise in Thanet covid rates but also acceleration of vaccination programme
A rise in the covid rates in Thanet over the last recorded seven days is due to increased cases relating […]
News
Man issued with penalty after police called to ‘unlawful gathering’ on Ramsgate seafront
A man has been issued with a fixed penalty notice for breaching covid restrictions following a report to Kent Police […]
News
‘Heartbreak’ over vandalism to forest school and allotments in Dane Valley
Kent Police officers are making enquiries following vandalism at Bright Start Community Forest School and allotments at Dane Valley. CCTV […]
Education
Ramsgate Arts Primary pupils explore the great outdoors
Children are being encouraged to explore the great outdoors as part of Ramsgate Arts Primary’s ‘wander and wonder’ learning. Boys […]
News
Margate Independent Foodbank in urgent search for new base
By Twinkle Troughton Margate Independent Food Bank is in urgent need of new premises after being given six weeks to […]
News
Body of striped dolphin rarely seen in UK waters found at Minnis Bay
British Diver Marine Life Rescue medics were called out to Minnis Bay yesterday (February 24) to a report of a […]
News
Westgate man one of four jailed over County Lines drug networks
A Westgate man is one of four drug dealers involved in supplying heroin and crack cocaine to the Medway towns […]
Opinion
Opinion with County Councillor Karen Constantine: Recovering a generation. Speaking up for Thanet’s children and young people
There are a few news items this week that prompted me to write this column. The first was the analysis […]
Covid
Patients with Covid treated at home thanks to new service
People who are ill with COVID-19 but did not want to go into hospital, have been able to have treatment […]
News
MP apologises over Manston lorry park payments gaff
North Thanet MP Sir Roger Gale has made a public apology after incorrectly stating that Manston airport owners RiverOak Strategic […]
Covid
Westgate great-grandmother’s thanks to hospital staff who saved her life in Covid-19 battle
By Liz Crudgington ‘A million pounds would not be enough to thank the NHS staff who saved my life.’ So […]
Education
This is how qualifications – from GCSEs to occupational studies – will be awarded in 2021
The Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) has today (February 25) published documents outlining how qualification grades will be assessed […]
Covid
More people living with learning disabilities to be offered covid vaccine in priority group 6
Some 150,000 more people living with learning difficulties will be offered the covid vaccine in priority group six. The decision […]
News
Stagecoach to run free shuttle bus service to Thanet’s large-scale vaccination centre
Bus operator Stagecoach will provide a free shuttle bus service to Thanet’s newly opened mass vaccination centre at the Saga […]
Opinion
Opinion with Melissa Todd: Anxious about the impending end of covid restrictions
I hate the expression “roadmap”, but we seem to be stuck with it, cliche and map both. When it was […]
News
KCC Lib Dem group leader quits after eight years at County Hall
By Local Democracy Reporter Ciaran Duggan Kent County Council’s (KCC) main opposition leader has revealed he will be leaving his role […]
News
Council will not “be caught with trousers down” by predicted surge of visitors to Thanet this year
Thanet council is determined not to “be caught with its trousers down” when visitors are predicted to return to the […]
Community
Eight Thanet community organisations receive grants to support their work
Eight charitable organisations in Thanet have received a share of more than £25,000 from the Albert Burns Children’s Charitable Trust […]