News
Refurb of seven Thanet play parks gets underway
Work is taking place to refurbish seven play areas in Thanet. The cost of the works is £235,000, funded by […]
Month: September 2026
News
Community gathers at vigil to remember Ramsgate dad Ashley Jones following fatal stabbing
A crowd of some 100 people gathered in Ramsgate town yesterday (September 4) to remember a dad whose life was […]
News
Stagecoach set to launch Canterbury-Thanet service this month amongst other changes
Stagecoach’s 44 service is set to launch on 20th September, providing a direct connection between Canterbury and Thanet – serving […]
Events
Margate Bookie festival to return with a packed programme of talks and workshops
The litfest by the sea, Margate Bookie, is set to return for its 11th edition this October. The programme includes talks […]
Community
A View from The Garden Gate Project: Growing Through the Seasons
By Nick Condron From Summer’s Heat to Autumn’s Harvest As the hottest summer on record gradually recedes into memory, autumn […]
Business
Rewilding themed events at Best of Times in Broadstairs
By Jessica Taggart Rose From wolves in Northern Europe to bison and beavers in Kent and wildflower meadows in Broadstairs, […]
Business
Broadstairs restaurant closed with immediate effect following family’s ‘difficult’ year
A Broadstairs restaurant has shut with immediate effect after a ‘particularly difficult’ year for the owning family. Twenty Seven Harbour […]
Events
Things to see and do in Thanet, September 4-6
Ashley Jones vigil September 4, Ramsgate town centre, noon. A vigil will be held in Ramsgate town centre following the […]
Business
Dadd’s Family Butchers in Westgate reopens following sad loss of owner Justin Marsh
Dadd’s Family Butchers in Westgate has reopened its doors after a break following the death of owner-butcher Justin Marsh. Wife […]
News
Police investigation after poachers kill multiple birds with slingshots on land surrounding St Nicholas Court Farms
Police are investigating after poachers were caught on camera killing birds with slingshots on land surrounding St Nicholas Court Farms. […]
News
Trio in custody on suspicion of burglary at Margate building site
Three suspected burglars are in custody after being arrested by officers in Margate. Kent Police was called to a building […]
News
‘Extreme’ summer heat had ‘enormous impact’ on isle’s older people and winter will be ‘as tough’ warns Age UK Thanet
By Anna Patton The CEO of Age UK Thanet says this summer’s extreme temperatures “without a shadow of a doubt” […]
News
Broadstairs dad creates free walking app with folklore-inspired creatures, hidden stories and adventures
A Broadstairs dad-of-two has created an intriguing free walking game full of folklore-inspired creatures, hidden stories and adventures to claim […]
News
Residents’ frustration at continued ‘imprisonment’ behind scaffolding as isle tower block refurb works hit by delays
A delay in works taking place at the isle’s tower blocks has led to frustration for residents at being ‘locked […]
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Retired ambulance support worker publishes historical tale of murder and injustice based on family tree research
A tale of murder, a trial, post-natal depression and injustice in 1850’s rural Essex, based on painstaking family history research, […]
News
Two call-outs for Ramsgate RNLI
The meteorological beginning of Autumn on 1st September started with two launches for Ramsgate RNLI volunteer crew. The first launch […]
Opinion
The night 100 armed smugglers fought a gun battle on a Thanet beach
Local history enthusiast Luke Bigg heads up casual history tours in Margate and writes of the town’s past characters and […]
Events
Vancouver punk outfit P*SS and support band Ringlets head to Where Else? in Margate
Vancouver, noise-punk four-piece PISS make their Margate debut at Where Else? tomorrow (Thursday 3 September), with support from Auckland post-punk […]
Sport
Five star performance from Rams against AFC Whyteleafe
By Darius Sarrafan It was a five star bank holiday Monday performance for Ramsgate as they eased to a 5-1 […]
Business
Cousins ‘devastated’ as they announce upcoming closure of Felicity’s Cafe and pause for Weddings at Quex
A thriving wedding event business will be paused and a bustling café closed at Quex Park in the coming months […]
News
Four people checked at scene and one person taken to hospital following fire in Garlinge
Three fire engines have been at the scene of a shed fire that spread to fencing and neighbouring properties in […]
News
MP Sir Roger Gale requests Prime Minister intervention over National Grid ‘preparatory’ works for Sea Link
As Andy Burnham made his first address to the House of Commons as Prime Minister today (September 1) the MP for […]
Community
New Gallops signs and Thanet Metal Detecting members reunite visitor with wedding ring
Just days after new community information signs were installed at The Gallops in Cliftonville, they have already helped spark a […]
Events
Margate author and cook Thom Eagle to discuss new book The Allotment Diaries
By Dan Thompson Part memoir and part manual, The Allotment Diaries is a beautifully observed seasonal portrait of life, loss […]
News
Council plan to sell leaseholds for Nethercourt Touring Park and Palm Bay Avenue shelter
Thanet council is planning to sell the leasehold for Nethercourt Touring Park in Ramsgate due to it being handed back […]
News
Ukrainian doctor rebuilding career through NHS volunteering in Thanet
A Ukrainian children’s doctor who fled her homeland before Russia’s invasion is now on the verge of returning to medicine […]
News
Celebrating 50 years of brig Eye of the Wind and return visit to Ramsgate scheduled for 2027
By Manuel Miserok In the international maritime world, she has long been regarded as a ‘legend of the seas’: the […]
