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A View from the Garden Gate Project: A wintry scene, tender plants wrapped and beds prepared for the new year
By Nick Condron Outside, the Garden feels very different now the leaves have fallen and the trees are bare. The […]

Fundraiser created to help young couple following heart-breaking loss of one-year-old son Archie
A fundraiser has been created to help a young couple grieving the loss of their little boy just three days […]

Northdown Primary pupils try out Tai Chi
Groups of pupils at Northdown Primary School, Margate, have been trying out a new skill this term – the martial […]

Nethercourt family light up home in aid of St John Ambulance
A Nethercourt family who put on an annual Christmas light display for charity have used an astonishing 22,093 LED bulbs […]

Oasis Domestic Abuse Service launches ‘Christmas Wishes’ appeal
Oasis Domestic Abuse Service, which has operated in Thanet for 30 years and has now expanded to North Kent and […]

Young Upton scientists explore light and force
Young scientists at Upton Juniors are feeling the force as part of their latest learning experiments. Year 3 children embarked […]

Review: An Opinionated Guide to Margate
By Dan Thompson An Opinionated Guide To Margate is published by Hoxton Mini Press (Hoxton apparently being, these days, one […]

Arrest of 13-year-old in connection with attempted bike thefts
Neighbourhood officers have arrested a suspect in connection with reports of attempted bicycle robberies in Margate. The Thanet Neighbourhood Task Force […]

Thanet council’s £1.25m plan for works to improve isle’s public toilets
Thanet council is proposing to spend £1.25 million on the first phase of improvement works to public toilets across the […]

Football clubs pay tribute to ‘kind, talented’ player Michael Britt
Margate FC and Baypoint football clubs have announced the sad news that player Michael Britt has passed away. Michael, who […]

Two men sentenced for violent Cliftonville assault
Two men have been sentenced after carrying out a vicious assault in Cliftonville. On Saturday 4 June 2022, a man […]

Ramsgate cafe boss opening his doors to provide Christmas dinner for homeless people in need
Big-hearted Ramsgate café boss Rio Bilgic will be dishing up free Christmas dinners to people who are homeless and in […]

Chilton’s community cooking is a tasty success
Cooking up a tasty meal for families during tough economic times is on the menu at Chilton Primary in Ramsgate. […]

38 things to see and do in Thanet, December 1-3
Ramsgate Christmas Illuminations December 1-31 The berth holders of Ramsgate Royal Harbour are busy decorating their vessels in the period […]

Section of Thanet Way closed due to multi vehicle crash
UPDATE 10.20am: Road has reopened The Thanet Way from Minster Roundabout to Monkton Roundabout – London bound- is shut after […]

Neurodivergent Friends in Thanet group releases new music on Bandcamp
The Neurodivergent Friends in Thanet group has released a selection of original, improvised experimental music today [December 1] NEURO NOISE […]

Christine Tongue: More trees please
We lack trees in Thanet. So many have been lost to new developments or people who don’t like messy leaves […]

SpeakUpCIC members say move means Thanet Safe Haven no longer feels like a ‘safe’ space
Members of Thanet’s independent mental health support organisation SpeakUpCIC say they fear people will no longer access the isle’s Safe […]

Claire Campbell: Reflecting as the year comes to a close and the importance of Stefan’s Memory Stones
Claire Campbell is a Thanet mum-of-three and formerly an SEN teacher working in a specialist school in Broadstairs where all […]

Cuts to Kent youth services to go ahead despite protests
By Local Democracy Reporter Simon Finlay Cuts to threatened youth services across Kent are to go ahead to save the […]

Kingsgate teen Ted takes on marathon challenge in aid of Pavilion Youth and Community Café
Kingsgate teenager Ted Temple is gearing up for his first marathon in a bid to raise funds for The Pavilion […]

Dane Court Grammar School celebrates opening of new sixth form centre
Dane Court Grammar School hosted the Mayor of Broadstairs & St. Peter’s, Councillor Kristian Bright, and Councillor Joanne Bright yesterday […]

Broadstairs College wins eco Trailblazer award
EKC Broadstairs College is celebrating success at the Green School Awards after winning the Further Education Trailblazer honour. The awards […]

Riparo Lounge, Jump Inc and Hollywood Bowl 2024 openings confirmed for Westwood Cross
Westwood Cross has confirmed three new additions to the centre for 2024. The centre is transforming the site previously held […]

Multi-agency search after female seen entering water by Margate lifeboat station
Margate RNLI, the Coastguard helicopter and rescue team and Kent Police were called out this evening [November 29] following reports […]

Ramsgate dad’s 7 poems in 7 days to get more people talking about Crohn’s and colitis
Ramsgate dad-of-three Michael Isaacs is on a mission to get more people “talking about mucus, blood and poo” in a […]

Emergency services attend medical incident at Broadstairs railway station
Emergency services have been called to Broadstairs railway station this evening [November 29] to reports of a person suffering a […]

Police investigate report of sexual assault in Margate
Officers investigating a sexual assault in Margate are appealing for information. At around 3.25am today November 2), a man reportedly […]

Ramsgate hairdresser told by Southern Water to return home – but says family will be homeless as there is no way to access the property
Ramsgate hairdresser Marcello Marino says he and his family are facing homelessness because Southern Water has told them to move […]

No trains to run on Southeastern network during strike action by train drivers’ union
Strike action by the ASLEF union is due to take place across the Southeastern network on Wednesday 6 December meaning […]

Report concludes man jailed for Thanet robberies died in prison due to brain injury caused by heart attack
A man jailed for six years in 2019 for two knife-point robberies in Thanet died in prison of hypoxic brain […]

Narrow victory for Thanet Wanderers Ladies
By Ian Lodge Beckenham Ladies 10 Thanet Wanderers Ladies 17 Thanet Ladies went on the long trip up to Beckenham […]

Rock fall takes place at cliffs between Dumpton Gap and Ramsgate
A substantial rock fall has taken place at cliffs between Dumpton Gap and Ramsgate At this time of the year […]