Opinion

Thanet nature expert Nik Mitchell, from Minster, runs the Wildlife Conservation in Thanet page on facebook: Tomorrow it’s Valentine’s Day (February 14) and […]

You must have heard of “zero tolerance”. You know, where you don’t tolerate even the slightest crossing of a line, […]

I’m not a cool cat, nor am I top dog, hip, or the bee’s knees (can you tell that my […]

I am not into sports; not in the slightest. I don’t care for football, I have never played rugby in […]

I’m very ill, you know – very ill. I’ve had covid seven times (because I coughed once as I got […]

We now find ourselves in the twilight zone as the country pins hope for the protection of the most at […]

Snow. Rain. Freezing cold temperatures. Lockdown. Don’t those words just bring joy to your heart? No, mine neither. During a […]

We’ve only been in 2021 for two weeks and already we’ve had Brexit, border controls gone berserk, the economy approaching […]

Has anyone else been hearing this: “I don’t believe in the virus. It’s a spamdemic.” Have you seen that film […]

It’s often been said that routine is really important in times of intense strangeness, and we certainly are in strange […]

I wrote a novel during lockdown. I don’t know if it’s any good. I got a sort of buzzing of […]

Do we all make New Year resolutions anymore? I gave up any attempt at the usual ones long ago as […]

Did you have an exciting New Year’s Eve? Did you lounge in the living room? Kill it with your dance […]

Thanet nature expert Nik Mitchell, from Minster, runs the Wildlife Conservation in Thanet page on facebook: Here we are in 2021 and most […]

So farewell 2020 – the year that kept on giving – as you prepare to bid us a tearful goodbye. […]

Newington resident Katie Gerrard is Thanet Green Party’s candidate for the vacant Newington seat on Thanet District Council. Over Christmas […]

I shall vote for the agreement reached with the European Union . I shall do so not because it is […]

I never thought I – as a retired teacher – would ever say DON’T SEND YOUR KIDS TO SCHOOL! I […]

That gap between Christmas and New Year, when time has no meaning, has never felt more extended or pronounced. The […]

By Nick Condron Our Garden Gate was closed for November, to all but essential staff for keeping the garden ticking […]

What a week. Do you feel exhausted and wrung out from the ups and downs of Westminster and border blockages […]

Picture the day after Christmas, will the recycling bins be even more overflowing with cardboard? Will the ground be littered […]

In these last few days before Christmas this would traditionally be a message of joy, happiness and hope. I’m sorry […]

What a funny old year; we didn’t have a general election this year (which made a pleasant change), Kanye West […]

Last night, I found myself walking around the neighbourhood whilst carrying a toddler, looking at the various displays of Christmas […]

Santa has been inoculated and is getting ready for Christmas Eve night. Children are getting incredibly excited; I’m getting a […]

Apparently Tunbridge Wells is a bit disgusted at being put into the same covid tier as much less classy places […]

We are fast-approaching a well-known time of year, popular with many and the cause of apprehension in others. The end […]

Thanet nature expert Nik Mitchell, from Minster, runs the Wildlife Conservation in Thanet page on facebook: With Christmas this month what better to […]