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Residents evacuated while crews attend to flat fire in Margate -
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Residents had to be evacuated from their Margate homes while emergency services attended to a kitchen fire last night (October 17). Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to reports of the kitchen…
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Wildernesstowonderland volunteers plant thousands of bulbs at Margate’s Station Approach -
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Volunteer gardeners from the Wildernesstowonderland group have planted most of a haul of 4,000 Tulip bulbs at Station Approach in Margate. The bulbs will bloom next Spring and be a welcoming site f…
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Margate Mayor’s visit to Garlinge Primary School and Nursery -
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Mayor of Margate Cllr Katie Pope has visited Garlinge Primary School and Nursery alongside the Deputy Mayor Tamara Campbell and the Town Clerk Ingrid Spencer. They met with the School Council and w…
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Margate Film Festival returns with 50 films at 5 venues -
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Margate Film Festival returns for its sixth edition next month with a five-day celebration of film and moving image. The festival will be exploring themes of cultural politics, feminism, music, cre…
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Police called to burglary in progress at Tesco Express store in Ramsgate -
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Police enquiries are taking place following a report of a burglary at Tesco Express in Ramsgate during the early hours of this morning (October 18) Kent Police officers were called at 4.40am to rep…
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Residents take action over bid for 150 properties at Margate’s former Royal School for Deaf Children site -
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A group of Margate residents held a peaceful protest outside Thanet council on Wednesday (October 15) to raise awareness of plans to build 150 properties on the former Royal School for Deaf Childre…
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New home, expanded activities and food bank plan for Thanet’s It’s Your Choice service for adults with additional needs -
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It’s Your Choice activity service for adults with mental-health issues and physical and/or learning disabilities has moved into Ramsgate Youth Centre, thanks to an agreement with Pie Factory Music.…
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The Shark Whisperer mural in Westbrook now complete as part of She Rises from the Sea project -
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Westbrook has a new mural as part of a project by POW (Power of Women) Thanet and Rise Up Clean Up. She Rises with the Sea has involved the creation of three mural – two now complete with one yet …
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Caring Margate mum, nan and great-nan with ‘beautiful soul’ passes away six weeks after being struck by car in Westbrook -
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A much-loved Margate mum, nan and great-nan who had ‘caring in her blood’ has sadly died six weeks after she was struck by a car in Westbrook. Cherilyn Ann Crow, 75, was taken to William Harvey Hos…
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Ramsgate resident sets up brain tumour support group following husband’s diagnosis and surgery -
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Ramsgate resident Danielle Lane is launching a brain tumour support group in Thanet this month. Danielle’s husband David Harman was diagnosed in April this year with a 9cm by 5cm tumour after atten…
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Prison for County Line drug dealers who used vulnerable person’s property in Ramsgate -
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A pair of drug dealers used a property belonging to a vulnerable person from Thanet have been given custodial sentences. Deeq Mohammed, 20, and Patrick George, 29, admitted to offences relating to …
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Diagnostic services begin at Thanet Health Hub in Broadstairs -
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People in Thanet will begin to benefit from vital health services closer to home, thanks to the opening of the first part of the new Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) at the Thanet Community Health…
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Margate child rapist who drugged victim with sleeping pills receives 19 year prison sentence -
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A depraved sex offender who subjected a child to years of abuse in Margate, beginning in the early 2000s, has been sentenced to 19 years in prison. Stephen Rilley, 63, of Hastings Avenue, Margate, …
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Thanet mum and county chemo nurse launches petition to lower mammogram age and increase screening -
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A Thanet mum-of-two is on a mission to potentially save lives by having the age when people are first called for a mammogram lowered from 50 to 40 and for funding to be provided so people can be sc…
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Margate Mushroom Festival brings fungi magic to ARK Cliftonville -
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Margate Mushrooms invites curious minds and fungi lovers to immerse themselves in the fascinating world of mushrooms this month. The Margate Mushroom Festival is taking place on Saturday 18th and S…
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Gootopia to open slime-making site at Elev8 in Westwood -
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Slime-making activities will launch in Westwood on Saturday (October 18) as Gootopia, opens its newest site at Elev8. Gootopia Broadstairs will offer children aged 3+ the opportunity to dive into t…
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Ramsgate mum desperate for adapted council home after son suffers massive spinal stroke -
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A Ramsgate mum whose son suffered a devastating spinal stroke last year says she is desperate to move to an adapted property so her boy can come home. Tracy Fleming, 56, currently lives in a privat…
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Broadstairs mum marks 25 years of care for adults with disabilities and additional needs -
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A Broadstairs mum-of-one has celebrated 25 years of working at New Horizons support agency for adults who have learning disabilities, physical disabilities, autism and communication difficulties. K…
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