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A View from the Garden Gate Project: A wintry scene, tender plants wrapped and beds prepared for the new year
December 2, 2023
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By Nick Condron Outside, the Garden feels very different now the leaves have fallen and the trees are bare. The […]
News
Fundraiser created to help young couple following heart-breaking loss of one-year-old son Archie
December 2, 2023
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A fundraiser has been created to help a young couple grieving the loss of their little boy just three days […]
Education
Northdown Primary pupils try out Tai Chi
December 2, 2023
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Groups of pupils at Northdown Primary School, Margate, have been trying out a new skill this term – the martial […]
Events
Nethercourt family light up home in aid of St John Ambulance
December 2, 2023
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A Nethercourt family who put on an annual Christmas light display for charity have used an astonishing 22,093 LED bulbs […]
News
Oasis Domestic Abuse Service launches ‘Christmas Wishes’ appeal
December 1, 2023
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Oasis Domestic Abuse Service, which has operated in Thanet for 30 years and has now expanded to North Kent and […]
Education
Young Upton scientists explore light and force
December 1, 2023
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Young scientists at Upton Juniors are feeling the force as part of their latest learning experiments. Year 3 children embarked […]
Opinion
Review: An Opinionated Guide to Margate
December 1, 2023
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By Dan Thompson An Opinionated Guide To Margate is published by Hoxton Mini Press (Hoxton apparently being, these days, one […]
News
Arrest of 13-year-old in connection with attempted bike thefts
December 1, 2023
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Neighbourhood officers have arrested a suspect in connection with reports of attempted bicycle robberies in Margate. The Thanet Neighbourhood Task Force […]
News
Thanet council’s £1.25m plan for works to improve isle’s public toilets
December 1, 2023
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Thanet council is proposing to spend £1.25 million on the first phase of improvement works to public toilets across the […]
News
Football clubs pay tribute to ‘kind, talented’ player Michael Britt
December 1, 2023
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Margate FC and Baypoint football clubs have announced the sad news that player Michael Britt has passed away. Michael, who […]
News
Two men sentenced for violent Cliftonville assault
December 1, 2023
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Two men have been sentenced after carrying out a vicious assault in Cliftonville. On Saturday 4 June 2022, a man […]
Business
Ramsgate cafe boss opening his doors to provide Christmas dinner for homeless people in need
December 1, 2023
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Big-hearted Ramsgate café boss Rio Bilgic will be dishing up free Christmas dinners to people who are homeless and in […]
Community
Chilton’s community cooking is a tasty success
December 1, 2023
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Cooking up a tasty meal for families during tough economic times is on the menu at Chilton Primary in Ramsgate. […]
Events
38 things to see and do in Thanet, December 1-3
December 1, 2023
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Ramsgate Christmas Illuminations December 1-31 The berth holders of Ramsgate Royal Harbour are busy decorating their vessels in the period […]
News
Section of Thanet Way closed due to multi vehicle crash
December 1, 2023
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UPDATE 10.20am: Road has reopened The Thanet Way from Minster Roundabout to Monkton Roundabout – London bound- is shut after […]
Community
Neurodivergent Friends in Thanet group releases new music on Bandcamp
December 1, 2023
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The Neurodivergent Friends in Thanet group has released a selection of original, improvised experimental music today [December 1] NEURO NOISE […]
Opinion
Christine Tongue: More trees please
November 30, 2023
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We lack trees in Thanet. So many have been lost to new developments or people who don’t like messy leaves […]
News
SpeakUpCIC members say move means Thanet Safe Haven no longer feels like a ‘safe’ space
November 30, 2023
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Members of Thanet’s independent mental health support organisation SpeakUpCIC say they fear people will no longer access the isle’s Safe […]
Opinion
Claire Campbell: Reflecting as the year comes to a close and the importance of Stefan’s Memory Stones
November 30, 2023
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Claire Campbell is a Thanet mum-of-three and formerly an SEN teacher working in a specialist school in Broadstairs where all […]
News
Cuts to Kent youth services to go ahead despite protests
November 30, 2023
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By Local Democracy Reporter Simon Finlay Cuts to threatened youth services across Kent are to go ahead to save the […]
Community
Kingsgate teen Ted takes on marathon challenge in aid of Pavilion Youth and Community Café
November 30, 2023
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Kingsgate teenager Ted Temple is gearing up for his first marathon in a bid to raise funds for The Pavilion […]
Education
Dane Court Grammar School celebrates opening of new sixth form centre
November 30, 2023
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Dane Court Grammar School hosted the Mayor of Broadstairs & St. Peter’s, Councillor Kristian Bright, and Councillor Joanne Bright yesterday […]
Education
Broadstairs College wins eco Trailblazer award
November 30, 2023
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EKC Broadstairs College is celebrating success at the Green School Awards after winning the Further Education Trailblazer honour. The awards […]
Business
Riparo Lounge, Jump Inc and Hollywood Bowl 2024 openings confirmed for Westwood Cross
November 30, 2023
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Westwood Cross has confirmed three new additions to the centre for 2024. The centre is transforming the site previously held […]
News
Multi-agency search after female seen entering water by Margate lifeboat station
November 29, 2023
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Margate RNLI, the Coastguard helicopter and rescue team and Kent Police were called out this evening [November 29] following reports […]
News
Ramsgate dad’s 7 poems in 7 days to get more people talking about Crohn’s and colitis
November 29, 2023
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Ramsgate dad-of-three Michael Isaacs is on a mission to get more people “talking about mucus, blood and poo” in a […]
News
Emergency services attend medical incident at Broadstairs railway station
November 29, 2023
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Emergency services have been called to Broadstairs railway station this evening [November 29] to reports of a person suffering a […]
News
Police investigate report of sexual assault in Margate
November 29, 2023
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Officers investigating a sexual assault in Margate are appealing for information. At around 3.25am today November 2), a man reportedly […]
News
Ramsgate hairdresser told by Southern Water to return home – but says family will be homeless as there is no way to access the property
November 29, 2023
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Ramsgate hairdresser Marcello Marino says he and his family are facing homelessness because Southern Water has told them to move […]
News
No trains to run on Southeastern network during strike action by train drivers’ union
November 29, 2023
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Strike action by the ASLEF union is due to take place across the Southeastern network on Wednesday 6 December meaning […]
News
Report concludes man jailed for Thanet robberies died in prison due to brain injury caused by heart attack
November 29, 2023
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A man jailed for six years in 2019 for two knife-point robberies in Thanet died in prison of hypoxic brain […]
Sport
Narrow victory for Thanet Wanderers Ladies
November 29, 2023
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By Ian Lodge Beckenham Ladies 10 Thanet Wanderers Ladies 17 Thanet Ladies went on the long trip up to Beckenham […]
News
Rock fall takes place at cliffs between Dumpton Gap and Ramsgate
November 29, 2023
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A substantial rock fall has taken place at cliffs between Dumpton Gap and Ramsgate At this time of the year […]
