Opinion

There are lots of Christmas events taking place throughout December that you can get involved with at the Ageless Thanet […]

Happy Chops provides dog food, treats and supplements that are healthy, natural, free of chemicals and ethically and responsibly sourced. […]

I wore red and black, anarchist colours, recently. I don’t really believe in having no government at all, but I […]

My fellow columnist and frequent debating foil Melissa Todd recently wrote about her son’s tattoo that he had emblazoned on […]

My 17 year old sent me a text last week, and since it contained neither a plea for transport or […]

The other day, I was talking to a young woman in Northwood. The good news was she had a job. […]

Writing a murder mystery isn’t as easy as I thought. Knowing people who write them, and having performed in them […]

Every three months or so I feel the urge to go to Quex Park. I have two friends who are […]

The subject of parallel dimensions fascinates me; it’s an entirely fictionalised fascination, I’ll grant you, but it’s still interesting. I […]

If you ever decide to do a massage course, for pity’s sake don’t tell people you’re doing a massage course. […]

Margate has two Quarterdecks. One is a community centre in Cliftonville, near a bus stop, with accessible meeting rooms and […]

Remembrance is a form of honour. We remember because we love.  And the more we cherish a memory, the stronger […]

Who here believes in ghosts and ghouls and all things creepy? If you do, you’re not alone – statistics show […]

There’s something incredibly shocking about the appearance of winter in Thanet. It doesn’t slowly change, like the other seasons, but […]

My handsome son is busy with a plumbing course, and you should know I will judge you by how you […]

I don’t know about you but I hadn’t been to a court case since the 1970s when I shared an […]

So, the clocks have gone back (I had my year reminder from my mum, so I knew the date was […]

The word ‘crisis’ is overused in politics these days, but it seems perfectly appropriate to describe the state of mental health services in […]

The annual Ageless Thanet 50+ Festival is being held on Sunday, November 4, at St. George’s School in Broadstairs. Doors […]

Want a relaxing holiday? Take an overworked mum, let off the leash. She’ll look after everything, all day long, then […]

There are days, I must confess, when I can be a little grouchy. I doubt that will come as much […]

I had to go to London this week to get my metal hip joint checked with the geniuses who put […]

Lots of constituency events dominated my early October diary, some hugely successful, some frustrating and some truly enjoyable. I hosted, […]

I spent yesterday outside of Thanet – this happens from time to time, but I’m still caught off guard when […]

You may think that because we’re heading into Autumn that the Active Ramsgate team will be taking a back seat, […]

Stroke physicians at East Kent and Medway Trusts have hit back at claims from campaign group Save Our NHS in […]

Richard Lewis MA has lived in Broadstairs since the early 1980s. He has had a varied career in teaching and […]

Last month, on September 15, there was a fire in Thanet. It was all over the news. It happened on […]

I seem to have spent my life protesting about something. Being a Midlander, grumbling is just part of normal conversation […]