Opinion: Matthew Munson – An adrenaline rush
I am not, by nature, a theme park sort of person. I enjoyed going to Alton Towers as a kid, […]
I am not, by nature, a theme park sort of person. I enjoyed going to Alton Towers as a kid, […]
It’s said that we sometimes forget the pain involved in certain activities; childbirth, for example. I’ve never experienced that myself, […]
This morning I realised that we were running low on tomato soup in my house. I was already facing the […]
Rowan Dickman is the vice chairman of the Salmestone Ward Residents Association: When I drive past the QEQM Hospital […]
Jane Hetherington is a town councillor and a mental health specialist who lives in Ramsgate. The first post Brexit day […]
I’ve had something of a strange week. I had a row with a dead piece of technology, after my laptop […]
I’m not keen on cold rice pudding but I am pretty adventurous in my eating habits – I tackled what […]
Do you ever feel something of a fraud? I do, usually involving topics where my son thinks he’s talking to […]
I’m a social secretary more than I am a writer these days. My son certainly has more of a social […]
Mere resolutions seem a bit sissy for these extreme times! So I’m going for revolutions – a complete turn around […]
Science fiction and fantasy. Words enough to send shivers up the spines of many. It’s seen as the property entirely […]
Was New Year’s Eve good for you? Did you trip the light fantastic? Go clubbing until four in the morning? […]
I’ve made a new friend this week. She’s young, female, and will always talk to me – no matter how […]
I’ve never been much of a panto watcher; it’s not the first thing I’ll think of when planning a trip […]
I’m the managing editor of Thanet Writers now! Genuinely no idea how that happened. I’m the lucky kind of devil […]
I’d first like to thank the voters of South Thanet for my re-election as their Member of Parliament. The national […]
As a Labour councillor it goes without saying that the General Election result is a major disappointment for Labour voters. […]
Term dates. Watching kids’ films. Learning (or not) how to do Meccano sets. I have started to develop an entirely […]
School life is somewhat different to what it was when I was in the education system. I recognise, by saying […]
Jane Hetherington is a mental health specialist who lives in Ramsgate. Here she talks about a new training programme in […]
Sabbaticals are always hard to take; not because of the reason (I became a dad – I think I might […]
A new guidebook follows the old London, Chatham and Dover Railway’s route from St Pancras to Margate, highlighting over 400 […]
There’s not much time to save the planet, according to a few young friends of mine! For me, I’ll be […]
Last weekend 750000 poppies were dropped over the White Cliffs of Dover. It’s claimed these were bio-degradable, but then so […]
Meeting school head teachers, talking to worried mums about prescription errors, covering breaking news and issues at council and looking […]
I’m rubbish at holidays. All the creature comforts you’ve spent yonks accumulating at home, firm pillows, reliable wifi, marmite, all […]
In my last column I forecast a week to remember with the prospect of the first Saturday sitting since the […]
The annual Ageless Thanet 50+ Festival is being held on Sunday, November 3, at St George’s School in Broadstairs. Doors […]
Did you see me on telly? A couple of weeks ago I was invited to be on the Sunday Politics […]
The usual Conference season recess of three and a bit weeks was brought to an abrupt halt following the Supreme […]
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