Events
New Year’s Day dips coming up in Thanet
If you are feeling brr-ave and want to plunge into the waves alongside crowds of other crazy swimmers, there are […]
Month: December 2022
Events
New Year fireworks display in Ramsgate cancelled
A New Year’s fireworks display in Ramsgate has been cancelled due to rain and high winds. Ramsgate Town Council had […]
News
Thanet Way reopened following car accident
The Thanet Way London-bound has reopened following an accident this morning (December 31). A car hit the central barrier near […]
News
Cliftonville entrepreneur championing diversity and equality in tech industry named in 2023 New Year honours list
Cliftonville resident Anisah Osman Britton has been made an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) for services […]
News
Second series of A Model World going behind the scenes at Hornby to air on Yesterday channel
Update: The first episode was delayed but will now be screened on Monday 16th January at 8pm. A second series […]
Community
Garlinge mum’s latest fundraising challenge for Cancer Research UK
Thanet Slimming World consultant Clarissa Rolfe, from Garlinge, has completed a Boxing Day swim in her latest challenge to raise […]
Events
Sonia Boyce exhibition Feeling Her Way to open at Turner Contemporary in February
Video, collage, music and sculpture will feature in an exhibition by Sonia Boyce at Turner Contemporary in February. Feeling Her […]
News
Designer and campaigner Dame Vivienne Westwood dies, aged 81
Designer and campaigner Dame Vivienne Westwood has died at the age of 81. Dame Vivienne, who was largely responsible for […]
Events
New Year’s fireworks event in Ramsgate
Update: This event has been cancelled The New Year will be welcomed in with a firework display in Ramsgate. This […]
News
Two charities recycling Christmas trees in return for donation towards their vital work
Pilgrims Hospices Christmas Tree Recycling is returning to Thanet this festive season. The environmentally-friendly fundraising initiative means you can enjoy […]
News
Youngster taken to hospital after being hit by car in Broadstairs
A youngster was taken to hospital yesterday (December 28) after being hit by a vehicle in Broadstairs. The collision took […]
News
Multi-agency search carried out in Westbrook Bay following concerns over missing teenager
Police, Margate RNLI crews, Margate and Herne Bay Coastguard and the Coastguard helicopter from Lydd took part in a search […]
News
Spitfire & Hurricane Museum plans for memorial to World War II’s Bomber Command to mark work of veteran and volunteer Gerry Abrahams
A lasting memorial to World War Two’s Bomber Command will be installed at the RAF Spitfire and Hurricane Memorial Museum […]
Education
Ramsgate Arts Primary pupils explore light and shadows
By Peter Barnett The magical northern lights natural phenomenon lit the way for an inspiring exploration of light at Ramsgate […]
News
Broadstairs councillor now independent after expulsion from Labour Party over left alliance support
A popular Broadstairs district and town councillor will continue in his role as an independent after being expelled from the […]
Events
Dancing in the Dark exhibition to open at Margate’s Liminal Gallery
Dancing in the Dark – a solo exhibition by artist Alexis Soul-Gray – opens at Liminal Gallery in Margate in […]
Business
New ‘next level’ Lost Island adventure golf opens upstairs at Flamingo arcade in Margate
Angry gods, chattering monkeys, a mineshaft that plunges downwards ‘forever’ and a host of interactive features can be found by […]
News
Warning of ‘severe disruption’ to Southeastern services in January due to strike action
Southeastern is warning there will be severe disruption to train services in the first week of January as strike action […]
Education
Chilton pupils learn life-saving skills with Kent Surf School’s Andy Webb
Children at Chilton Primary School have learned a very important lesson – how to save a life. Year 6 pupils […]
Sport
Pitchside: Ramsgate triumph in Boxing Day clash with Cannons
By pitchside reporter Andy Mason Hythe Town 0 Ramsgate 1 […]
Galleries
Photos: Dippers brave the waves at Ramsgate’s Western Undercliff
Wacky hats, a Power Ranger and scores of mad dippers rushed into the waves at Ramsgate’s Western Undercliff today (December […]
Business
Globe-trotting manager Marc Duvauchelle brings ideas and new menu to Royal Albion Hotel
By Angela Cole Globe-trotting pub and hotel manager Marc Duvauchelle honed his hospitality skills in San Francisco and learnt a […]
Sport
Margate FC ‘part ways’ with First Team Manager Andy Drury
Margate FC has parted ways with first team manager Andy Drury just eight months after he was appointed. Drury replaced […]
News
21 dates and events coming up in Thanet for 2023
GMB members in the ambulance service will take industrial action on January 11. GMB union members at ambulance service trusts […]
News
Pursuit in Ramsgate ends with suspects crashing into four vehicles – including police car
Two men have been arrested following a police chase in Ramsgate this morning (December 26) which ended with the suspects […]
News
A look back at some of the news in Thanet during 2022
January Thanet lost one of its most colourful characters with the death of Dan O’Leary – also known as Desperate […]
Business
Margate entrepreneur opens the doors of glitzy new Ramsgate cocktail bar Ronnies
The doors of a glitzy new cocktail bar have opened in Ramsgate tonight (December 24). Ronnies is the latest venture […]
Opinion
Matthew Munson: Christmas has arrived and memories will be made
Well, here it is. Christmas has arrived. Feliz Navidad. Joyeux Noel. And so on. My Christmases have changed something chronic […]
News
An invite to Chill on the Hill in Ramsgate
If you are already looking ahead for things to do after Christmas, Chill on the Hill is set to take […]
Community
Thanet community news: Cheerful Sparrows, Westgate & Birchington Inner Wheel and Martha Trust
Cheerful Sparrows We are delighted to bring the good news that we have supported more than 60 families throughout this […]