Opinion

Art, politics, life – big topics! But where do they overlap? “Resistance”, the current exhibition at Turner encompasses all these. […]

Electors go to the polls on May 1 to return members to Kent County Council for the last time before […]

Local history enthusiast Luke Bigg heads up casual history tours in Margate and has a quirky Substack page called Borrowing […]

Max Vigar is a home-educated 14-year-old writer. He is based in Margate and writes articles, poetry, and stories on a […]

Do you ever google old friends to see what they’re up to? Have they got married again, written any books […]

My word, another week since I penned my column? Huh? It feels like only yesterday I was ranting about the […]

And so the Easter holidays begin. I’ve been looking forward to them for a while, even though Bryan and I […]

By Nick Condron April has arrived, and our Garden Gate Project community garden is bursting with life! Right now, the […]

I’m disabled because I had polio as a child in the 1950s, fortunately just after the invention of the NHS […]

Perhaps I’m getting a bit grumpier as I move ever-more deeply into middle aged life, but I was scandalised this […]

As spring approaches, birds are busy preparing for nesting season. Providing them with suitable nesting materials can really help them […]

This weekend is mostly taken up by Bryan’s dance lessons, but I do intend to get over to the Turner […]

I have a 14 year old son. Gulp. I’m old enough to have a 14 year old son. Double gulp. […]

“I’m not doing that again!” That was me last Thursday in Gatwick Airport trying to return home after a lovely […]

This week is a busy one. Bryan turns 14 next week, so he’s having a “gathering” this weekend (I think […]

I was recently away in Erbil the capital of Kurdistan, and Rojava in Syria. I have decided on this occasion, […]

I really struggle with names. I’ve recently started a new job, and the people I work with have been very […]

By Nick Condron The first golden daffodils are opening their bright faces, as our community garden shakes off winter and […]

Green Councillor Kevin Pressland is a passionate campaigner for nature and the natural environment.  His understanding of the threats faced […]

This half-term malarky is tiring. I’ve been off all week, and it’s been an opportunity to catch up on all […]

By Dan Thompson There’s joy and hope in Turner’s new exhibition, which brings together more than 200 photographs covering 100 […]

Catkins are considered a sign of Spring. There are many types of catkins in the UK, they grow on hazel, […]

Review by Dan Thompson We’ve all engaged in an act of resistance at some point in our life. Whether it’s […]

Well, there’s another term done and dusted. Bryan is now half-way through his third year in secondary school, and a […]

Green Councillor Kevin Pressland is a passionate campaigner for nature and the natural environment.  His understanding of the threats faced […]

By Dick Symonds East Kent Cooperative Party This year is the United Nations’ Year of Co-operatives but what are co-operatives? […]

This week has been something of a whirlwind. Bryan and I came down with severe man flu (some people would […]

You may recall that my lad and I went up to London last weekend to watch a panto, and I’m […]

By Nick Condron As the days gradually lengthen, our community garden is bursting with new life and activity. Thanks to […]

Green Councillor Kevin Pressland is a passionate campaigner for nature and the natural environment.  His understanding of the threats faced […]