News
Beaver rescued from the beach at Ramsgate loses fight for life
A beaver rescued from the beach at Ramsgate yesterday (March 25) has sadly died. Medics from British Divers Marine Life […]
Month: March 2021
News
Car crashes into barrier in Ramsgate
Police are at the scene in Ramsgate after a car collided with a barrier today (March 26). The vehicle hit […]
Business
Thanet Virtual High Street looks forward to meeting customers face to face at April events
An online ‘high street’ that was created last July to help independent businesses continue to trade through the covid lockdown […]
Covid
Kent and Medway NHS to hold public workshops to help develop Long Covid services
NHS Kent and Medway Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is working with hospitals, GPs and other professionals providing support and care […]
News
Ramsgate’s Joe Shaw urges council to make town more accessible for wheelchair users
A Ramsgate attack survivor who is rebuilding his life after suffering horrific injuries in 2018 is appealing to Kent County […]
News
An unusual visitor has been rescued from the beach in Ramsgate
Medics from British Divers Marine Life Rescue, the RSPCA, Wildwood and Margate Coastguard were all called to Ramsgate sands (King […]
News
London teen charged over Margate county line drug dealing offences
A suspected teenage drug dealer has been charged after officers investigating county line activity in Margate made an arrest in […]
Education
Artistic achievements celebrated at The Royal Harbour Academy
There has been a lot to celebrate at The Royal Harbour Academy with Year 10 students artistic achievements. Last week […]
Business
Santander to shut Margate branch this Summer
The Santander bank in Margate will shut as part of 111 closures across the country. The High Street branch will […]
News
Thanet council makes ‘call for sites’ for development
Thanet District Council has today (March 25) launched a ‘Call for Sites’ in which developers, landowners and members of the […]
News
Government pledge to ‘tackle cowboy parking firms’
A single independent appeals service is to be created as part of government plans “to curb unfair tickets and tackle […]
News
New ‘beach and coast PSPO’ powers to tackle anti-social behaviour come into force in Thanet on April 1
New powers to tackle anti-social behaviour across Thanet will be introduced on Thursday, April 1. Thanet District Council’s Cabinet has […]
Opinion
Opinion with Chair of Access Thanet Helen Kemp: A plea to open the Viking Bay lift
Helen Kemp is a founder member of Access Thanet, a disability campaign group and mum to an adult son who […]
News
QEQM domestic assistant cleaner Tina Hughes scoops national Health Hero award
Tina Hughes, a domestic assistant cleaner at Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital (QEQM) in Margate, has been named UNISON […]
News
Temporary halt of first jab appointments at mass vaccination centres in April due to reduced supplies
A temporary halt for first jabs at the mass vaccination centres in Kent and Medway, including the Saga building in […]
News
Thanet council offers port and harbour dredging contract
Thanet council is offering a four year contract for dredging at Ramsgate Port and Harbour. The authority wants to work […]
Education
Pupils plant wild flower meadow at Ramsgate Arts Primary
Green fingered pupils have taken part in a planting project at Ramsgate Arts Primary. Children have planted bulbs and sown […]
Business
Thanet to receive £191k government funding to help high streets reopen
Thanet District Council will receive £191,456 of government funding aimed at helping high streets reopen and attracting shoppers and tourists. […]
Opinion
Opinion with Jane Wenham-Jones: A year of pandemic and lighting a candle for those we have lost
So it’s a year today since we gathered around the TV to watch Boris implore us to “Stay at Home” […]
News
Paid poll clerk positions for May election on offer
Polls clerks are needed to work at polling stations across the district in the elections taking place on Thursday 6 […]
Education
Bake off and art for Upton junior pupils
Children at Upton Juniors have been exploring their creativity in the kitchen and with their artwork. Year 6 girls and […]
News
Kent Police issue 2,588 fines for covid restriction breaches in the last year
As the UK marks one year since the country’s first national lockdown, Kent Police is reminding people to continue to […]
News
Hundreds of anti-social behaviour complaints made in Ramsgate’s Central Ward
Anti-social behaviour in Ramsgate’s Central Harbour ward – which includes the seafront, town centre, Ellington Park and Warre Rec -resulted […]
News
Man and teenage boy arrested on drug supply charges after Ramsgate raid
Crack cocaine was seized and two suspects were arrested when Kent Police carried out a raid at a Ramsgate property […]
News
National Day of Reflection and a look back at 12 months since Lockdown 1 began
A year has now passed since the first national lockdown was introduced in the UK as coronavirus began to take […]
Covid
Gradual easing of covid restrictions moves to next stage
The government has today (March 22) set out regulations which will pave the way to the easing of all covid […]
Education
Chilton pupils take on crazy hair challenge for Comic Relief
An eye-catching crazy hair day was a burst of colour and invention as Chilton Primary School, Ramsgate, turned on the […]
Events
Bounce Fest to take place in Thanet this April
Bounce Fest is coming to Thanet in April. The outdoor bounce extravaganza will be hosted by Under 1 Roof Thanet […]
Education
Red Nose Day fun at Ellington Infant School
Children at Ellington Infant School in Ramsgate have been having superhero fun for Red Nose Day. The children had a […]
Business
Permission granted for bar and bistro plan at former Port and Anchor pub in Ramsgate
The former Port and Anchor pub in Ramsgate is destined to become a bistro bar and holiday lets after planning […]