Community
Seven nominations announced for Margate Civic Society Town Pride Awards
Margate Civic Society’s annual Town Pride awards has seven nominations this year. The awards will be held on Thursday, May […]
Property
News
Reading Street residents celebrate appeal dismissal of Club Union development for second time
The Planning Inspectorate has rejected an appeal to build houses at the former Club Union site in St Peter’s for […]
News
Invite to Birchington Neighbourhood Plan community design day
An open day to share proposals for a Birchington Neighbourhood Plan will take place in June. Members of the Birchington […]
News
A new lease of life for Margate’s Woolworths store
Report by Jodie Nesling Woolies was once an integral part of Margate’s town centre and its closure a decade ago […]
News
Flats proposal for Ramsgate’s Granville Bars branded ‘inappropriate’ by The Pugin Society
The Pugin Society says proposals to turn the Granville Bars in Ramsgate into flats are “not appropriate.” The bars, part […]
News
Councillors due to decide on 900 home, shops and hotel Westwood Village scheme
Councillors are due to make a decision tonight (February 26) on proposals for a Westwood Village scheme. The project to […]
Property
Granville Bars sells at auction for £310,000
Part of the former Granville Hotel in Ramsgate sold at auction yesterday (February 5) for well above the guide price […]
Property
Ramsgate artist studios to expand with plans for new jobs and education programmes
An artists’ studio and education site in Ramsgate is planning to create jobs and facilities for a community lab after […]
News
Hotel and wedding venue funding bid for Ramsgate’s Smack Boys Home and Sailors’ Church fails
A bid by Thanet council for funding to create a hotel and wedding venue at the Smack Boys Home and […]
News
Plans submitted to bring the Fort Road Hotel back to its former glory
The dilapidated Fort Road Hotel in Margate will be returned to hotel use with a restaurant if Thanet council grants […]
Property
Fifteen flats planned for part of Bugsy’s bowling centre site in Cliftonville
Part of a Cliftonville bowling centre will be demolished to make way for flats if Thanet council grants planning permission. […]
Property
Part of the former Granville Hotel in Ramsgate will be auctioned
Part of the former Granville Hotel in Ramsgate is to be offered for sale at auction. Granville Bars, which has […]
News
East Kent Mencap completes Foresters Hall purchase
East Kent Mencap, has finally completed the purchase of Foresters Hall in Ramsgate after Thanet District Council agreed to sell […]
Property
Plans submitted to flatten a Ramsgate social club for new five-storey building
Plans have been submitted to Thanet council for the demolition of a Ramsgate social club and replacement with a new […]
News
Council called in following removal of ‘historically valuable’ shopfront in Northdown Road
The owner of a Cliftonville furniture store who removed the property’s display case window, thought to date to the 1920s, […]
Property
Satis House in Ramsgate – home to former UpDown gallery – to go under the hammer
A former art gallery in Ramsgate is to go under the hammer at auction. Satis House at 11 Elms Avenue […]
Opinion
Alan Munns: How would a hard Brexit affect Thanet house prices?
I have been asked a number of times recently what a hard Brexit would mean to the Thanet property market. […]
Property
Former Crown & Sceptre pub in Acol sold at auction
The former Crown & Sceptre pub in Acol has sold at auction for £152,000 – the lower end of the […]
Property
An application to turn a Ramsgate pub into housing has been refused
An application to turn a Ramsgate pub into housing has been refused. The proposal outlined in planning documents was to […]
Property
Western Undercliff cafe and toilets and West Cliff Hall to be sold at auction
Thanet council has put the Western Undercliff café and toilets and the West Cliff Hall in Ramsgate up for auction. […]
Property
Former Crown & Sceptre pub in Acol up for auction
The former Crown & Sceptre pub in Acol is up for auction. In October 2017 an application submitted to demolish […]
Property
Bar and escape room plan for Broadstairs Lloyds bank building
A former High Street bank in Broadstairs could be converted into a bar and escape rooms. The Lloyds bank building […]
News
Soho Theatre to meet council chiefs in talks for Margate Theatre Royal takeover bid
Thanet council chiefs will meet with representatives from London’s Soho Theatre tomorrow (October 2) to discuss the future of the […]
Property
Two Thanet developments shortlisted for Kent Design awards
Two projects from Thanet are among 34 that have been shortlisted for this year’s Kent Design and Development Awards. The […]
Property
Fresh application submitted for Extra Care scheme and housing at Jentex site in Cliffsend
An outline planning application for a 61 unit extra care scheme, 14 retirement bungalows, 34 houses and 8 maisonettes at […]
Property
10 Thanet properties due to be sold at auction
A studio flat in Margate with a guide price of £40,000, a plot of land in Hartsdown Park and a […]
Property
Harbour Street property due to go under the hammer
The Village Grill building in Ramsgate’s Harbour Street is to go to auction next month. The four storey building, plus […]
Property
Glamping site for riders who want to take their horse on holiday at Quex
Glamping for people who want to bring their horses on holiday is being offered on land at Quex estates in […]
Opinion
Alan Munns: Margate property values and rising interest rates
The current average value of a property in Margate currently stands at £228,000 and the base rates are now at […]
Property
Margate’s Royal British Legion Club building has been sold at auction
Members of Margate’s Royal British Legion Club no longer have a premises following the sale of the current base in […]