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Opinion
Opinion with Melissa Todd: Anxious about the impending end of covid restrictions
February 24, 2021
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I hate the expression “roadmap”, but we seem to be stuck with it, cliche and map both. When it was […]
News
KCC Lib Dem group leader quits after eight years at County Hall
February 24, 2021
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By Local Democracy Reporter Ciaran Duggan Kent County Council’s (KCC) main opposition leader has revealed he will be leaving his role […]
News
Council will not “be caught with trousers down” by predicted surge of visitors to Thanet this year
February 24, 2021
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Thanet council is determined not to “be caught with its trousers down” when visitors are predicted to return to the […]
Community
Eight Thanet community organisations receive grants to support their work
February 24, 2021
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Eight charitable organisations in Thanet have received a share of more than £25,000 from the Albert Burns Children’s Charitable Trust […]
Events
Ramsgate composer wants your recordings of unique Thanet sounds for new artwork
February 24, 2021
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Award-winning Ramsgate composer Emily Peasgood is looking for residents of all ages to contribute recordings of sounds from seven parts […]
Coronavirus Help
Kent & Medway NHS urges residents to continue covid safety measures after vaccination
February 23, 2021
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The NHS in Kent and Medway is urging people who have had a Covid-19 vaccination to continue to stay at […]
Education
Drive-thru covid test programme at St George’s secondary as schools prepare for March 8 reopening
February 23, 2021
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St George’s school in Broadstairs will be operating a drive-thru testing programme for secondary students before schools fully reopen on […]
News
Teenage care leaver appalled by ‘dirty’ conditions in shared home provided under county council contract
February 23, 2021
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A teenage care leaver who moved into shared accommodation run by Clearsprings Ready Homes Ltd via a contract with Kent […]
News
Couple’s unexpected end to evening as they get caught up in theft getaway drama
February 23, 2021
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A Ramsgate couple were shocked to find themselves caught up in a police hunt for catalytic converter thieves who had […]
Business
Ramsgate couple celebrate after business scoops Family Portrait Studio of the Year award
February 23, 2021
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Ramsgate photographic studio, Level 11 Photography is celebrating this week after being crowned as “Family Portrait Studio of the Year” […]
News
Police dog and resident reports lead to arrest of catalytic converter theft suspects
February 23, 2021
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A police dog helped detain a suspect following the theft of catalytic converters in Ramsgate. Last night (February 22) at around 9pm an […]
Community
QEQM healthcare assistant plans to rise to 100 mile challenge for charity
February 23, 2021
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A healthcare assistant is hoping to rise to a challenge to raise money for East Kent Hospitals Charity. Gemma Jordan, […]
Education
Upton pupils research global warming and the world around us
February 23, 2021
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Life on the magical, marvellous, challenging and chaotic planet Earth is the theme for a term full of research, investigation […]
Coronavirus Help
Prime Minister announces ‘cautious but irreversible’ roadmap out of covid restrictions
February 22, 2021
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson had laid out in Parliament the planned roadmap out of covid restrictions. Calling it ‘cautious’ but […]
News
Margate Royal Mail delivery office short staffed due to second virus break out
February 22, 2021
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The Royal Mail delivery office in Margate has been hit by covid again with inside reports of around 20 staff […]
News
Vehicle stopped by stinger in Minnis Bay following police pursuit
February 22, 2021
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Kent Police used a stinger to stop a vehicle in Birchington after a chase from the A249 near Sittingbourne. At […]
Coronavirus Help
Large scale covid vaccination site for Thanet now open at ‘for sale’ Saga building
February 22, 2021
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The first jabs are now taking place at Thanet’s large-scale vaccination centre at the ‘for sale’ Saga building in Westwood. […]
News
Dreamland estate £7 million sale price confirmed
February 22, 2021
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The Dreamland estate was sold by Thanet council to park operator Sands Heritage Ltd for £7million, it has been confirmed […]
News
Prime Minister to set out roadmap for easing covid restrictions
February 22, 2021
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The Prime Minister will today (February 22) set out the government’s roadmap for a cautious easing of lockdown restrictions in […]
Education
A journey through Ancient Greece for Ramsgate Arts Primary pupils
February 22, 2021
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The wonders of Ancient Greece unfolded in a virtual theme day for children at Ramsgate Arts Primary. Boys and girls […]
Opinion
Opinion with Matthew (and Bryan) Munson: EXTREME teddy agents and cemetery history
February 21, 2021
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Cemeteries are fascinating places. Is that an odd thing to say? Well, I mean it purely as a statement of […]
Community
Thanet community news: Rotary, RTC ‘gritting machine,’ TOFFs, SONIK, Youth Resilience and Martha Trust
February 21, 2021
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Thanet Rotary Club President Hughie Horton of The Rotary Club of Thanet (RCoT), on the left in the picture with […]
Opinion
Opinion with Seb Reilly: The beginning of the end of the pandemic
February 21, 2021
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On my desk sits a picture frame containing a photograph of Cliff Richard. I know that sounds odd, but it […]
Community
Margate’s Community Outreach Project appeals for help to find new base
February 21, 2021
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An appeal for new premises is being made by The Community Project in Margate. The scheme supports vulnerable adults in […]
News
Thanet history with Martin Charlton: John Keats and Margate
February 21, 2021
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Mention “poet” and “Margate” in the same sentence and most likely T.S. Eliot and The Waste Land will come to […]
Opinion
Opinion with Christine Tongue: What 103-year-old May would have made of life today
February 20, 2021
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What’s kept you going through lockdown? Art? Friendship? Community spirit? Laughter? For me it’s been anger. I expect we’ve all […]
News
Residents ‘stuck’ in 18-floor Arlington House as contractors lack ‘wiring diagrams’ to fix broken lifts
February 20, 2021
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Elderly and disabled residents on the upper floors of 18-storey Margate tower block Arlington House say they are stranded without […]
News
MP and Birchington Parish Council lodge strongly worded objections to planned development on farmland
February 20, 2021
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Anger over proposed large scale developments in Birchington and at Westgate and Garlinge has prompted a furious letter to government […]
News
Man attacked by group in Margate alleyway
February 20, 2021
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Police officers are appealing for witnesses after a man was attacked by a group of men in a Margate alleyway. […]
News
One in eight Thanet households in ‘fuel poverty’
February 20, 2021
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One in eight Thanet households are in fuel poverty, according to Thanet council leader Rick Everitt. In a motion being […]
News
Close contact visits for care home residents with one nominated person from March 8
February 20, 2021
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Care home residents will be able to be visited indoors by a single, named individual from March 8 as part […]
News
Prison for man who stabbed victim at a Ramsgate property
February 19, 2021
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A man has been jailed, with an extended sentence imposed, for stabbing another man following an argument at a Ramsgate property. Liam […]
Business
Trio aiming to open claw-some crab museum packed with science, humour, history and more
February 19, 2021
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Visitors will be able to hear the” forgotten and scandalous story of the Margate crab,” caught at Palm Bay in […]
