Opinion

When I was a child, I had high ambitions for my future career – and those ambitions changed every five […]

I was super excited to hear about the Covid vaccination, and grateful to the scientific minds that have worked to […]

This has been a strange year. I know that’s something of an understatement, but it’s difficult to put into words […]

Being a parent means you are entirely responsible for the welfare of a little person, who might not always appreciate […]

Many of us are rightly horrified by the inhumane and cruel trade in live animal exports from the Port of […]

When are you expecting to die? My granny lived to 97, but my mother died at 68. I’m hoping granny’s […]

What happened last week? It seems to have disappeared in something of a flash, and I can’t think back to […]

Jane Hetherington is a town councillor and a mental health specialist who lives in Ramsgate. The Ofsted report on the […]

A significant indicator that life is far from normal was evidenced this weekend with the limited Remembrance Sunday gatherings. I […]

Back to school. I have a few hours each day to get things done, without the constant refrain of “Daaaaaaaaaaaaaady” […]

Thanet nature expert Nik Mitchell, from Minster, runs the Wildlife Conservation in Thanet page on facebook: National Tree Week is the […]

James Brown, from Ramsgate, runs a small events production company and acts as a technical production manager and technician for […]

Here we go again for another lockdown. The second coronavirus wave has struck and we are faced with staying in […]

SO here we go again! Lockdown Number Two has begun and the “clinically extremely vulnerable” have received their letters from […]

Another lockdown! OK Virus you’ve had your fun so now can you please go? We’ve washed our hands until the […]

Councillor Karen Constantine (Labour Party) is one of two Ramsgate representatives at Kent County Council We finally have a second […]

Where do I begin? Half term has afforded The Boy and I some opportunities to try different things, and it’s […]

Are we levelling up or levelling down? Child poverty, hunger and food insecurity have dominated the news in recent days. […]

We all like things for free. The Opposition Day debate of last week, always designed to be purely Party political, […]

Term’s out. After six months of home-schooling (and an increased respect for teachers as I tried to give my son […]

In my time as an author, journalist and guest-appearer on little-watched, now-defunct TV channels operating out of light industrial units […]

Did you “eat out to help out”? And did it help anyone out? Only the Chancellor Rishi Sunak may know. […]

It’s easy to forget how useful routine can be sometimes. The last two weeks at Casa de Munson have been […]

Leader of the Green Group on Thanet District Council, Cllr Mike Garner, and his suggestions for road safety: A recent […]

“If you could be any animal in the world, what would it be?” I was asked this question by Bryan’s […]

Covid ate my job. I’d spent six years flitting between residential homes offering music therapy, a wandering minstrel with a […]

Hi Matt I need a new hip joint. Any ideas where I can get one? My metal hip has been […]

Alice Olivia Scarlett is a freelance writer and the Fiction Editor for Thanet Writers. She writes stories, articles, and occasional […]

I had a very strange experience this past Friday night; I was home alone. Bryan had a sleep-over at his […]

Walking down its high street, one might conclude that Broadstairs’ entire economy is founded on teaching English to foreign students. […]