Opinion

I don’t own a TV. There, I’ve said it. I’ve expunged myself. I get asked “Why not?” almost every time […]

A consultation event will be held in St Peter’s on March 24 on plans to create a hyper-acute stroke unit […]

Altruism, selfless concern for others, is meant to be the opposite characteristic of egoism, selfish concern for oneself. But then, […]

A few years ago, if you’d have asked me what I thought about yoga and meditation, I’d have probably been […]

John Barar is a member of the Birchington Parish Council Neighbourhood Plan group which is working  to look at areas […]

The sun is out (when it’s not raining) and life has finally returned to normal. After a week of snow, […]

I am the senior stroke consultant at East Kent Hospitals, working in Margate, Canterbury and Ashford, and I am passionate […]

The second public consultation meeting regarding the reconfiguration of stroke services in Kent took place yesterday (March 7) at Minster […]

Being firmly ensconced in my new abode is rather a lovely feeling, but also rather unsettling; Where did I put […]

Recently one of my tenants asked if I’d provide her with a reference. Not for a new landlord, thank goodness, […]

You may have caught the recent programme – Top 100 Walks in Britain – we certainly did! We knew it […]

Next week will be a year since I first wrote a column for this fine newspaper, and I wanted to […]

The past two weeks has seen Thanet District Council in a state of some flux. Perhaps an understatement with the […]

Figures from Thanet District Council show a decline in performance which is having a negative impact on people’s lives. At […]

I have spent an inordinate amount of time over the past couple of months talking and thinking about flat/house hunting, […]

Yes, I said ‘rentirement’, not retirement … rentirement. It relates to the 871 (and growing) Thanet people, who don’t own […]

We all think we know what a heart attack is – it involves a lot of chest clutching, extreme pain, […]

Packaging. You can’t buy much of anything in Broadstairs but lattes, baubles and tapas, so my recycling bin’s full of […]

I was out for dinner just the other night and witnessed a very uncomfortable couple coming into the restaurant. After […]

Save Our NHS in Kent (SONIK)  is formed of residents, patients, research professionals and health professionals who say they are […]

Step-families are meant to be troublesome, anecdotally, yet mine, thus far, has merged into a functioning entity with extraordinary ease. […]

I should know when to keep my mouth shut. I took part in the second reading of the Financial Guidance […]

Have you ever eaten Mooli? No, me neither until I attended the Cinque Ports and Chapel Down dining evening last […]

I commute on a weekly basis. Those six words strike fear into a lot of people, especially when you see […]

I’ve always wanted to be a fiction writer, but that has led to so many other opportunities; ones I can’t […]

Since the beginning of 2018 I have been thinking about climbing the ladder. Not a literal one – I’ve already […]