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Retort House in Broadstairs to be auctioned with £185k guide price
Retort House in Broadstairs is now featured on the Clive Emson auction site was a freehold guide price of £185,000-plus. [...]...
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Lots of laughs for World Book Day at Chilton Primary
Books that make us laugh was the jolly theme for World Book Day at Chilton Primary in Ramsgate. Every year [...]...
Story fun for World Book Day at Garlinge Primary and Nursery
Pupils and staff celebrated World Book Day 2026 yesterday (5th March) with a day of exciting activities designed to inspire [...]...
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Former Sheldons pub in Margate reopens with new name and new landlord
The former Sheldons pub in Margate High Street, which closed towards the end of last year, has reopened with a [...]...
Colourful Book Day fun at St Gregory’s Primary
An array of weird and wonderful characters celebrated World Book Day at St Gregory’s Catholic Primary in Margate. All staff [...]...
Ex-Green Party leader: ‘We can beat Reform UK in crucial KCC by-election’
Former Green Party leader Caroline Lucas says Reform UK can be beaten in the forthcoming Thanet county council by-election
Labour’s Joanne Bright launches Cliftonville by-election bid with priority to tackle violence against women and girls
Labour’s candidate for the Cliftonville division by-election at Kent County Council, Cllr Joanne Bright, has announced she is standing in [...]...
Former Green Party leader visits Thanet to kick off campaign for Cliftonville by-election candidate Rob Yates
Seventy people gathered in Cliftonville this afternoon (March 5) to meet former Green MP and Leader of the Green Party [...]...
Car hitting person near shopping centre prompts emergency response
Emergency services are at the scene of a collision involving a pedestrian near a shopping centre.
South East Water accused of trying to 'gag' regulator after bid to block report over financial 'doom spiral' fears
South East Water bosses attempted to block the publication of a damning report, fearing "a doom spiral" to its finances and confidence with investors.
Thanet mum ‘on mission’ to lower ‘first call’ mammogram age smashes 100,000 signature target to ensure Parliamentary debate
A Thanet mum-of-two ‘on a mission’ to persuade the government to lower the age that women are first called for [...]...
Broadstairs mum to take on third marathon in aid of Alzheimer’s Research
Broadstairs mum-of-two Marie Godwin is taking on the London Marathon on April 26th to raise funds for Alzheimer’s Research UK. [...]...
School merger plans halted after huge backlash
Plans to merge a private school with another and close the current site have been halted after huge backlash.
'He showed no fear': Inspirational son, 28, dies after brain cancer battle
An “inspirational” young man who fearlessly battled brain cancer has died aged 28, leaving family and friends heartbroken.
Navy shadows Russian warships and cargo through Channel
The Royal Navy has shadowed two sanctioned Russian cargo ships and their warship escorts through the English Channel.
Starting date for work to begin on ‘rollercoaster’ road revealed
A start date for works to fix a “rollercoaster” A-road has been confirmed by the county council.
Date set for first Kent County Council by-election since Reform UK’s victory
The date is set for a by-election seen as the first major test of Reform UK’s tenure in charge of Kent County Council.
‘I’ve joined the Green Party – hope is rare, so I’m investing in it’
Columnist and sex worker Melissa Todd has joined the Green Party, saying its support for decriminalising sex work has given her hope in politics…
Diagrama Fostering and Adoption supports New Family Social’s LGBTQ+ Week
Diagrama Foundation is supporting the New Family Social’s LGBTQ+ Week this week, to celebrate diverse families and encourage more same-sex [...]...
It’s Your Choice Activities in Ramsgate for adults with additional needs and disabilities gains £6k Sport England grant
Ramsgate’s It’s Your Choice Activities Service for adults with mental-health issues and physical and/or learning disabilities is celebrating a £6,265 [...]...