Opinion

Blimey; those summer holidays went fast. It’s been lovely, but half the things I wanted to do over the past […]

I barely know where to start. It feels as though a lot has happened in Thanet in recent weeks. Firstly, […]

I don’t have any particular theme to talk to you about today; last week, if you recall, I wrote about […]

I want to start this week’s column by talking about a tree. I know, I know, you might well be […]

By John Horton The date August 11th 1968 may not seem much to many people, but to die hard steam […]

Well, it’s been a busier week than I had originally planned, but who am I to argue? After we last […]

By Nick Condron It’s August and parts of the garden are now feeling decidedly parched. Besides the recent unprecedented high […]

I’m writing this on Saturday evening in a darkened hotel room in central London – and no, it’s nowhere near […]

Thanet nature expert Nik Mitchell, from Minster, runs the Wildlife Conservation in Thanet page on facebook: Although most people are […]

It’s Saturday lunchtime and the flat is quiet – almost too quiet. Bryan is at a birthday party today (playing […]

Everything seems to be hotting up this week. Except for the Tory leadership candidate debate which has been cancelled due […]

The run up to Parliamentary summer recess is generally characterised by the government finishing off uncontentious business as the final […]

Brace yourselves, there’s hot air coming up from the south and I’m not just talking about the incoming heatwave or […]

I am not a dancer, that much is certain. Bryan is most certainly the opposite; he had rhythm, whereas I […]

I remember my school days very sparingly; there are some individual memories, but very few and far between. I know […]

As ever, Armed Forces Day of Saturday 25th June was celebrated in proud fashion and was well organised by Ramsgate Town […]

Sports Days are wonderful things, as long as I’m not asked to participate. I have as much athletic ability as […]

By Nick Condron We may now be past midsummer, but July is often the hottest month of the year and […]

Last week was quite a week. Not only have Covid cases started to soar in Thanet (please do take care […]

Summer is upon us. My own personal weatherman, Bryan Munson, tells me that summer began on 21st June, and it’s […]

There’s a day for everything now, isn’t there? There are days commemorating Garfield the Cat, Daniel Boone, Picnics, and Sushi, […]

Who here likes a list? I’ve found that I need to be a lot more organised lately, so lists are […]

This departure has been a very long time coming. Thanet council CEO Madeline Homer has been clinging on to her […]

I have always been a staunch supporter of the Royal family and consider that a constitutional Monarchy is the best […]

So how was it for you? Are you all jubilee’d out? We certainly are at Casa de Munson; going back […]

I had major surgery this week but there were various distractions before then. My body obviously thought I needed a […]

By Nick Condron As we begin June with our very own Platinum Jubilee tea party, the garden is looking royally […]

With a staggering cost of living crisis and seemingly endless incidents of appalling behaviour by MPs (mainly Tories it had […]