Sport
St Laurence Junior Academy ‘representing Wales’ at Thanet Passport Rugby Festival
St Laurence CE Junior Academy made waves at the Thanet Passport Rugby Festival, as the Year 5 and 6 team […]
Month: April 2024
Events
Wantsum Productions audition call for West Side Story
Wantsum Productions is holding auditions for the October production of West Side Story in Ramsgate. Auditions will take place on […]
News
RNLI representatives pay respects at funeral of volunteer fundraiser Sarah Hewes
By Karen Cox Yesterday (29 April) Ramsgate RNLI station came together with representatives of the flank stations to say farewell […]
Sport
Westbrook Bowls Club open day invite
Westbrook Bowls Club is hoping to welcome new members at an open day this Sunday 5th May. The lawn bowls […]
Sport
Close contest but Wanderers are worthy winners of Kent Plate
By Colin Whiteley Thanet Wanderers RUFC 2s 27-26 Beccehamian RFC 2s Wanderers kicked off into a very stiff breeze and […]
News
Sadness as charity shuts Buckmaster House in Broadstairs despite local efforts to save it
The battle to keep Buckmaster House retirement home in Broadstairs open has been lost with the doors closing for the […]
News
Friends of steam tug Cervia launch appeal to carry out restoration on historic vessel
A team of volunteers are helping to save the Cervia – the last sea-going steam tug to survive in UK […]
News
Ramsgate family conquer Pen Y Fan climb in aid of The Brain Tumour charity
A Ramsgate family has completed a climb of the highest mountain peak in southern Britain to raise funds for The […]
Education
St Laurence in Thanet Junior Academy gains Ofsted praise for ‘outstanding’ pupil development
A Ramsgate junior school has been judged “outstanding” for its pupils’ personal development and “good” in all other areas. Ofsted […]
Sport
Dane Court U18’s girls’ team winners of the Jubilee Cup
Dane Court U18 girls came home the champs after winning the Kent Cup Final of the Jubilee Cup against The […]
News
Man charged following checks on Thanet delivery drivers
A Margate man has been charged as part of work by police and partner agencies to tackle unroadworthy delivery drivers. […]
Business
Hotel Chocolat coming to Westwood Cross.
Hotel Chocolat is coming to Westwood Cross. The upmarket chocolatier chain, which has its own Saint Lucia cocoa farm, is […]
News
UPDATE: Man reported missing from Manston found safe
UPDATE: A 23-year-old man reported missing from Manston on Monday 29 April has been safely located Police officers had appealed […]
News
Permission granted for Margate hotel to be converted to 13 bedroom HMO
A bed and breakfast hotel on Margate seafront that sold at auction for £480,000 last September will be turned into […]
Education
St Nicholas at Wade Primary pupils help to transform playground
The playground at St Nicholas at Wade Church of England Primary has been transformed – thanks to the imagination of […]
Sport
Margate fat-fighting footballers shortlisted for national Man v Fat Award
Margate men who are taking part in a national weight loss programme have been shortlisted as Team of the Year […]
News
Kent’s second home owners to see council tax bills double
By Local Democracy Reporter Daniel Esson Thousands of homes across the county sit empty for much of the year, used […]
News
Fire at Ramsgate’s West Cliff Hall ‘set deliberately’
A fire at the West Cliff Hall in Ramsgate yesterday (April 28) is thought to have been set deliberately. Kent […]
Community
Community news: Lifeguards, Inner Wheel, Making Ellie Count, Thanet slimmers, sewage protest, W2W, Southeastern, diabetes, charter trustees, Rotary, RAF Manston, Salvation Army and Westwood Cross
RLSS UK/ RNLI/Thanet Lifeguard Club The RLSS UK have teamed up with Surf Life Saving Association Wales (SLSAW) to offer […]
Sport
Pitchside: Ramsgate still hopeful of promotion via play-offs despite defeat to Bridges
By pitchside reporter Andy Mason Ramsgate 1 Three Bridges 2 Joe Taylor […]
Sport
Margate FC part ways with manager Mark Stimson after relegation
Margate FC has announced it has ‘parted ways’ with manager Mark Stimson following the club’s relegation from the Isthmian Premier […]
Events
Art, poetry, music and prizes at STAK.life four-day event in Cliftonville in memory of teenager Stefan Kluibenschadl
A four-day art exhibition and a live music and poetry night raising money to provide creative, therapeutic services for neurodivergent […]
Opinion
Matthew Munson: Exploring fiction in its many forms
Well, that’s the first year of my university career done and dusted. Because I’m doing the course part-time, I won’t […]
Opinion
Navigating Neurodiversity in Thanet: A Journey of Inclusion and Community
This is the first of three columns from Neurodivergent Friends in Thanet (NDFT) featuring interviews with the group’s directors, each […]
Events
Service marks 80th anniversary of B24 Liberator Bomber “Knucklehead” crash landing in sea at Westgate
The 80th Anniversary of the US Air Force B24 Liberator Bomber “Knucklehead” crash landing into the sea at Westgate has […]
Events
Looking For Me Friend: The Music of Victoria Wood heading to Sarah Thorne Theatre
Looking For Me Friend: The Music of Victoria Wood, written and performed by Paulus ‘The Cabaret Geek’ is coming to […]
Events
Pie Factory Margate to host ‘I’ve Been Going Through Something’ by Adam Lucy
Nine new large scale works will be displayed by artist and poet Adam Lucy as part of an exhibition at […]
Business
Awards and health initiatives in Obsessions Salon’s 20 year business journey
A Ramsgate hair salon is marking 20 years in business with 20 industry awards and initiatives for mental health wellbeing […]
News
Woman charged with drug offences after police stop car in Broadstairs
A suspected drug dealer has been charged after officers stopped a car in Broadstairs. Shortly after midnight yesterday (April 25), two […]
News
Get ready for 14th annual Margate Meltdown this May
By Kane Birch Get prepared for the 14th annual Margate Meltdown coming to town on May 27, 60 years on […]