Opinion

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 […]

The Labour Party succeeded in taking back control of Thanet District Council on October 10. Whilst we obviously welcome this, […]

I can’t believe that in a few weeks I might have to stop thinking of myself as a European citizen. […]

Like first dates, Christmas and childbirth, everyone, it seems, has a courier horror story.   My photographer chum Ade bought […]

After moving to Thanet in 2015, Charm Elakil found herself starting to miss her friendship group back in London and […]

Yesterday I took an early morning stroll along the Cliftonville clifftops, as a way of clearing my head before work. […]

Would you call me a cripple? I can’t walk without a stick, my bones are crumbling and the next step […]

I turned up in The Sun a couple of years ago, purporting to be a Stepford Wife, devoted to pleasing […]

I love Quex Park– I go every few months with friends who volunteer working in the gardens. I daydream around […]

The foul trade of live animal exports out of Ramsgate has been an unwelcome feature of July and August, always […]

As a ‘no deal’ Brexit nightmare looms, Thanet could be badly hit. Regardless of how you voted in 2016,  did you […]

Ageless Thanet volunteers are an integral part of our vision to make Thanet a great place to grow older, they […]

Columnists Melissa Todd and Christine Tongue clash on whether carnival queens and princesses are outdated or fabulous, glittery fun. Melissa […]

Have you ever smelled something and had an immediate flashback to a long-forgotten memory? Occasionally, when this happens to me, […]

I’m delighted that we have elected Boris Johnson as our new leader. Boris brings flair, a clear Brexit message, new […]

In recent days the political landscape has changed dramatically, with BoJo as the new Prime Minister at the helm. Of […]

My son James turned 18 last week. “Ooh, can you believe it!” everyone said, one and all, as though it […]

I always want to be at least half a stone thinner than I am. I know, it’s an outrage, I’m […]