Some 18 people were awarded ‘ferry operator’ contracts at a street stall event in Ramsgate yesterday (January 26). Members of the East Kent European Movement set out a paddling pool representing th…

The Office and Hobbit star Martin Freeman is in Broadstairs today (September 29) shooting scenes for his Sky series Breeders. The actor, with fellow star Alun Armstrong, was caught on camera at Vik…

Margate will be gifted the festoon lights strung along the seafront and up to the Old Town, it has been confirmed today (March 15), although details of how they will be operated and maintained are …

The  Antony Gormley sculpture Another Time will be staying in Margate for a further 10 years, Turner Contemporary has announced. The solitary cast iron statue that was installed on Fulsam Rock besi…

An application to quash the development consent order for Manston airport plans to go ahead has been denied. The DCO was initially granted in July 2020  when the Department of Transport approved th…

A film crew is in Margate for three days this week shooting scenes for what is understood to be the fourth and final series of drama Killing Eve. The series follows Eve Polastri (Sandra Oh), a Brit…

Dreamland will host its biggest ever Only Fools and Horses exhibition for the 30th anniversary of one of its most popular episodes, the Christmas special The Jolly Boys’ Outing. From August 9-30, D…

Photos Frank Leppard Filming for the fourth and final series of comedy/thriller/drama Killing Eve is again taking place in Margate this week. Crews and cast members have today (September 5) been sh…

A permanent memorial to QEQM nurse Aimee O’Rourke will be installed, hospital trust bosses have confirmed. Aimee, who was just 39, died in the hospital’s Critical Care Unit on April 2 after c…

Thanet council is now under overall control of Labour. The return to control saw gains in wards including Westbrook, Northwood and Westgate. The voting saw the loss of former council leader Conserv…

Margate Caves has been announced as a winner in the  Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Social Impact Awards. The awards recognise pioneering initiatives across nine categories, showca…

Thanet District Council has confirmed The Oval Bandstand and Lawns in Cliftonville has officially entered community ownership. The freehold was transferred to GRASS Cliftonville CIC from the local …

Thanet welcomed a record 4.2 million visitors, worth a whopping £319 million to the local economy, in 2017, according to research released this week. Independent research commissioned by Visit Kent…

Thanet District Council has agreed the sale of the Westbrook Loggia building at Westbrook Bay to artist Tracey Emin. Tracey Emin’s plans for the renovation of the building include a community bathe…

The decision on a development consent order for the Manston airport site has been announced today (July 9) – a day earlier than expected. The Department of Transport has approved the applicat…

Margate is set to receive up to £22.2million of funding following the Government’s Town Deal programme announcement in the Chancellor’s Budget yesterday (Wednesday 3 March). The funding was awarded…

Cliftonville has been named  as one of the Coolest Neighbourhoods in the World to visit right now by Time Out media brand. Time Out released its annual list today (October 11) of the best areas of …

Fourteen Thanet beaches have scooped Blue Flag and Seaside Awards from Keep Britain Tidy in recognition of their cleanliness, safety and environmental standards. The awards, from Keep Britain Tidy,…

A young panna football player who was caught on video outfoxing an opponent twice her size has only been involved in the game for two years. Eleven-year-old Anna Butova, from Cliftonville, became a…

Hundreds of people lined Margate seafront this morning (November 4) to watch adventurer Ross Edgley become the first man in history to swim 2,000 miles around Great Britain. To mark the special occ…

An education and training facility at the Manston airport site is planned to open in 2023, most likely on the Northern Grass, say site owners RiverOak Strategic Partners (RSP). RSP, which was grant…

Hark!  Is that the sound of pens  – and possibly knives – being sharpened across the Isle? Do I hear the rattle of keyboards; the sounds of chests inflating? There have been some great divides acro…

Thanet council says Droit House’s Visitor Information Centre will not be closed after the authority secured another year on the lease of the property. However, delivery of the service is being revi…

Ramsgate is one of 68 historic high streets to be awarded with cash under the  High Street Heritage Action Zone fund. The award of £1.1million is aimed at helping the high street to recover from de…

Thanet’s hero NHS workers have paid an emotional tribute to their colleague Aimee O’Rourke, whose funeral took place this afternoon (April 15). Devastated staff fought back tears as they clapped in…

The owners of Margate’s award-winning Buoy and Oyster restaurant have used the lockdown to focus on reinvestment and expansion plans. Nadine and Simon Morriss, who first opened the restaurant in 20…

Bus operator Stagecoach will provide a free shuttle bus service to Thanet’s newly opened mass vaccination centre at the Saga building. Anyone with a COVID vaccine appointment can board the sp…

Exclusive Trade union Unison has confirmed that a restructure of Thanet council’s tourism, coastal and operational services departments initially affecting up to 15- 20 people has resulted in a muc…

A family who had driven from London to Broadstairs for an outing on the beach today (April 10)  have been escorted back onto the London-bound route by Thanet police. Officers came across the group …

An appeal against a court decision not to quash the development consent order for Manston airport has been rejected. A bid for a Judicial Review into the decision to give the Manston airport projec…

An appeal against the dismissal of a bid to go to judicial review to challenge the decision approving the reopening and redevelopment of the Manston airport site has been rejected. A judgement issu…

The highly contentious planning proposal for 450 homes on farmland off Shottendane Road in Margate has been rejected – again – after being brought to Thanet council’s planning committee for a third…

Protesters from the Palestine Action group have blocked entrances to the Instro Precision site at Discovery Park, Sandwich, this morning (October 4). Protesters say the company supplies Israel with…

A second bid to launch a Judicial Review challenging the government’s decision to grant permission for the development of Manston airport has been denied. Ramsgate resident Jenny Dawes made the app…

Margate Central Labour Councillor Rob Yates is appealing to young adults visiting Margate to stop treating the beach like their bedrooms. The comment is in response to the tide of filth left behind…

By Jodie Nesling Around 500 people, including families and children, met at the Viking Play Park today (June 7) in a show of support for the Black Lives Matter movement. That number continually gre…

Twenty-four new Stagecoach buses will be running in Thanet from next month. The £4 million investment is for the fleet of bio-diesel single deckers will operate on the popular high frequency Loop s…

More than 1,200 trees will be planted at six sites in Thanet in a £1million project headed up by new group The Isle of Thanet Trees and Woods Initiative (ITTWI) The ITTWI has successfully secured £…

The set for the Sam Mendes movie being filmed in Margate this Spring is being uncovered. The site known as ‘Godden’s Gap’ has been transformed with the temporary build of an Art Deco style cinema f…

Employing 10 new permanent staff to improve street cleaning, taking on a new climate change officer and reversing plans to cut spending on public toilets and invest in a refurbishment programme ins…

Margate legend Maurice Morris has passed away at the age of 91. Instantly recognisable as a Margate fixture, Maurice lived his entire life in the town and was a familiar figure to many. From the 19…

A farmer whose family has been tending land in Margate for more than 200 years says he was shocked to receive one year’s notice from Thanet council to quit 50 acres of his farmland. Jonathan Tapp c…

An award of £48,200 has been made to the Shell Grotto – which will be shared with Margate Caves – from the government’s Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage. The two Margate attractions w…

An excavation of the amphitheatre and its surrounds at Richborough Roman Fort  will begin late this month. The excavation will allow English Heritage to understand the amphitheatre’s date and…

By Margate Civic Society Armistice Day, 11th November, this year marks a special anniversary. On 11th November 1920, exactly 100 years ago, the Unknown Warrior was interred in Westminster Abbey in …

Our Kitchen on the Isle of Thanet is giving free food hampers to every family with children eligible for free school meals after securing £45,000 grant funding from Kent County Council. The  hamper…

Turner Contemporary in Margate will reopen the gallery in July. The site has been closed since ‘lockdown’ restrictions were introduced in March in a bid to reduce the transmission of co…

RNLI lifeguards working on two beaches in Thanet  have carried out an unprecedented numbers of rescues -including 24 people rescued in a single day at Ramsgate Main Beach and carrying out a success…

Stagecoach has announced that NHS staff can now travel for free on all its buses in the South East. Stagecoach South East Managing Director, Joel Mitchell said, “We’re proud to be provi…

A fantastic light installation can be seen on Margate’s former Primark building for a project based on 1990’s rave culture. The former British Home Store building, which dates from the 1930s and ha…

A Thanet campaign group has launched a petition in a bid to stop further development of farmland across the isle. Westgate & Garlinge Action Group against Houses on Farmland  say building on 50…

Planning is already underway for a three day event in 2021 to celebrate the 200th anniversary of royal harbour status for Ramsgate. Organisers led by Ramsgate stalwart Ralph Hoult will mark the his…

The Antony Gormley sculpture will stay on the chalk bed in front of Turner Contemporary until November 30, 2018 after gallery bosses decided to extend its stay for a second time. The exhibition of …

A ten-year ‘Town Investment Plan’ for Margate has been submitted to the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government. The Plan identifies £29million of investments to transform the town a…

The phased lifting of covid restrictions will mean popular Great British Pizza on Margate seafront will be able to welcome back customers – but trade will be running on a tight margin while social …