Opinion

I expect like me you’ve been horrified to see disabled people trying to escape war devastated Ukraine. Old ladies in […]

Just two weeks ago I was offering my analysis of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Little has changed since then, […]

Well, dear reader, my son is now 11. It has happened; yesterday, he woke up at 5.40am declaring himself to […]

Have you heard of World Book Day? It’s every March, and it’s an opportunity to celebrate books (hence the obvious […]

Some years back I converted a small area of my front lawn into a wildflower meadow. I instantly fell in […]

When your legs don’t work, thrills get a bit thin on the ground. Just standing on my wobbly legs is […]

By Nick Condron As March temperatures rise and spring finally arrives, our pond returns to life as the frogs reappear […]

I write my regular piece on the back of what is important to report to you, sometimes on local issues, […]

Well, there you have it; half-term is gone, and the first week back at school is done. Getting back into […]

As the song says, “When will they ever learn……”? In 1956, when I was a thirteen year-old schoolboy, Russian tanks […]

Having dodgy legs all my life means I fall over a lot and have recently stopped being annoyed when people […]

Half term is done, and school is back tomorrow. Bryan really enjoys school; I’m so glad he has a love […]

Half-Term is now upon us. I’m glad about that; it’s nice to stop and take a break from the regular […]

Look away now if you feel squeamish about talk of lavs, pants and pads and toilet issues in general. My […]

Thanet nature expert Nik Mitchell, from Minster, runs the Wildlife Conservation in Thanet page on facebook: I’m a big believer […]

I’ve been ill this week – no, not the dreaded covid lurgy, nor man flu. I had a cold, which […]

By Nick Condron In spite of the cold, with the days noticeably lengthening and hopefully brighter, February in the garden […]

Bryan is feeling pleased with himself this week; he has been given a lovely, shiny badge at school with “SCHOOL […]

As a new mobility scooterer I’ve found some enormous pleasures from being able to leave my house relatively safely — […]

Part of building a strong routine is knowing when to bend and break it a little; this weekend, we’ve done […]

It’s a slightly alarming thing when you realise that your son is going to be 11 this year, and that […]

What makes a family? Bryan and I are living proof of one type of family; we’re not an “alternative” family, […]

A literally warm welcome to 2022 as we experience unseasonably temperate conditions, but with it a good amount of rain. […]

I am a beginner in mobility land. I’ve graduated in the space of few weeks from stick user to wheel […]

Well, there you have it. Christmas is over. New Year’s Eve is done and dusted. We are in a brand […]

By Nick Condron The Garden Gate Project is a community garden, at Northdown Park in Margate. Its aim is to […]

There’s Christmas done and dusted all over again. I don’t know about you, but I’m exhausted; not because I’ve had […]

In these last few days before Christmas and the New Year, this would traditionally be a message of joy, happiness […]

By Dan Thompson Margate’s Theatre Royal has to be one of the best venues to watch a pantomime in the […]

I almost met Boris Johnson this week. Almost being the operative word. On Thursday, I decided to go and get […]