Opinion

There are some advantages to having a permanent invalid for a spouse – a cast-iron alibi for every social event […]

National Carers Week is an annual campaign to raise awareness of caring and highlight the challenges unpaid carers face and […]

My uncle Charlie died on D Day. The telegram my grandma got said he never landed, and his body was […]

The announcement of the resignation of Theresa May as Prime Minister was not a surprise. There was every chance that […]

The stroke service review outcome is a bitter pill for us all to swallow. I have gleaned from previous experience […]

My friend Philip Osment has just died. He was active. He rode his bike around Broadstairs. He wrote plays and […]

The last time I went to Thanet Council for a council meeting I had to queue in the cold for […]

Last night (May 21), Ramsgate Town Council sponsored a public meeting to discuss the proposed Development Consent Order to reopen […]

Despite my great age and endless flaws, I’ve been modelling for several local photographers for the last few years. I […]

Last Thursday Thanet went to the polls. On Friday the votes were counted. I went along to see them counted […]

Up until 2017 younger voters had been noticeable by their absence. It seemed to some, that young people were turning […]

“I’m writing a book with a poet!” I announced proudly to my friend Andrew. “Really? Do you dip his floppy […]

Shortly after being made redundant from a high level management job in IT, David became a carer for his mother […]

This year’s record high temperatures in February meant that the frogspawn appeared in our pond on the second day of […]

April is World Autism Awareness month but for those who have autism and their families every month is autism month.  […]

You have to learn to be a bit more thick-skinned – or travel with someone prepared to make a fuss […]

I have this stupid job which sends me singing and dancing in residential homes. I say job, but actually ‘symptom’ […]

Kent County Council consulted on the future of the library service in Kent recently, and in short order decided to […]

The Ageless Thanet Age-Friendly Business Scheme has gone from strength to strength since it started in January 2016. The scheme […]

Currently I’m the only household member that drives, which is pretty infuriating, as I’m also the only member that drinks. […]

As a child, I liked to read. Yes, I played outside, rode my bike in the street, went to the […]

This is likely to be a week of ‘lull’ before the Brexit storm lands in Parliament again next week, with […]

You might have noticed that Ramsgate was at the centre of a media scrum recently with the news of Chris […]

Radio news reader and IT business owner Jeremy Kitt is the Liberal Democrat candidate for Thanet Villages in this May’s […]

The Garden Gate Project is a community garden, at Northdown Park in Margate. Its aim is to promote inclusion and […]

Just before Christmas, central government announced the ‘Future High Streets fund’. Last week after an internal process Thanet District Council […]

One Monday morning this month I got a phone call from a BBC researcher. She asked if I’d like to […]

Dalby Square, Arthur and Dalby Roads were designated as a Conservation Area in July 2010 – the first part of […]