Opinion

By Nick Condron Our annual Music Day, held on Saturday 20th July, was a sensational triumph! Thanks to the incredible […]

I’ve had a cold this week, which is perhaps unsurprising given that Bryan and I spent a large part of […]

We’re spending quite some time over in Canterbury this week, as Bryan is in a dance show – one of […]

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

Technical issues occurred in Casa de Munson this week when our television decided to give up the ghost. It was […]

By Jessica Rose It was July 2018, a year after my husband Dominic and I had moved to Margate, when […]

As the first ever MP for East Thanet and the first ever Labour MP for Margate there  have been lots […]

I’m something of an obsessive when it comes to politics and history. As you might imagine, the ups and downs […]

“I can’t use that – it makes me feel old!” Me: “Uncle you’re 89 and you can’t walk.” Social services […]

Well, there you have it; a new government. All change, and what a strange election it’s been. Being the first […]

By Nick Condron The garden in July, past the peak of midsummer, has transitioned into a mood of relaxed abundance. […]

Seagulls are a part of seaside life, and much of the time, I don’t even notice them. But every now […]

Oh, hold on, I seem to have lost a week. I recall very clearly sitting down to write last week’s […]

My friend Mandy is dreading tomorrow. She has to get to Dover for an outpatients appointment with a consultant she […]

In case you hadn’t heard, it’s Father’s Day today. If by some awful confluence of events you have managed to […]

This isn’t a column about politics, and I don’t intend to start turning it into such a column now, but […]

This is the second of three columns from Neurodivergent Friends in Thanet (NDFT) featuring interviews with the group’s directors, each […]

My former MP is now more disabled than me. Craig Mackinlay has lost his hands and feet to sepsis and […]

Well, that half term vanished more quickly than Paul Daniels’ assistant during a stage show. I’d spent some time planning […]

Well, there’s Term 5 finished at school. I’m a little stunned that Bryan’s been at his secondary school for nearly […]

We’ve had something of a busy couple of days this weekend, my son and I. His siblings have come for […]

This year I spent a lot of time trying to tame a robin that sang to me in the winter […]

When I was a student, some 30 years ago, parents’ evenings were always something that my mum and dad had […]

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

Life continues at its normal pace here in Casa de Munson. Our normal routine has been made that little bit […]

Well, that’s the first year of my university career done and dusted. Because I’m doing the course part-time, I won’t […]

 This is the first of three columns from Neurodivergent Friends in Thanet (NDFT) featuring interviews with the group’s directors, each […]