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Photos: Thousands attend Ellington Park May Fayre 2026
17+ min ago (167+ words) May 18, 2026 Kathy Bailes Galleries 1 This year's Ellington Park May Fayre was another smashing success with huge crowds attending and more than 130 stalls for them to browse. Despite the grey weather, thousands of people packed the park enjoying the train rides,…...
Crew attends report of fire at Margate waste and recycling centre
15+ hour, 25+ min ago (133+ words) May 17, 2026 Kathy Bailes News 0 Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called at 2. 45pm today (17 May) to reports of a fire at the Margate waste and recycling centre. One fire engine attended the site in Half Mile Ride (off Manston Road). Crews…...
Plan for Manston Road Lidl store returns to planning committee with disagreement over site's "allocation for housing' " The Isle of Thanet News
18+ hour, 26+ min ago (988+ words) May 17, 2026 Kathy Bailes News 5 Proposals for a Lidl store off Manston Road in Ramsgate return to Thanet council's planning committee next week after being withdrawn last month due to the council receiving further technical representations and requesting time to fully…...
Community: Paddle Out, Civic Society, St Ethelbert's, Rotary, St Nicholas Friends, Sunken Garden, life skills, Wayside and biodiversity consultation
22+ hour, 59+ min ago (1615+ words) May 17, 2026 Kathy Bailes Community 0 Fifty people gathered together yesterday afternoon (May 16) on Viking Bay for a Surfers Against Sewage protest. They danced to'the music of Ramsgate Samba band, Samba Ya Wantsum. Then it was into the water for a Paddle…...
Ramsgate's Sam Battle " aka Look Mum No Computer " upbeat despite last place at Eurovision
23+ hour, 52+ min ago (314+ words) May 17, 2026 Kathy Bailes News 0 Ramsgate's Sam Battle " aka Look Mum No Computer- may only have gained one point at last night's Eurovision final but he remains upbeat. The electronics enthusiast, who not only sung but also made his own set,…...
New series of monthly events launches for Thanet start-ups and small businesses
1+ day, 53+ min ago (241+ words) May 17, 2026 Kathy Bailes Business 0 Following a sell-out Seaside Summit and Seaside CEO publication release in March, Ramsgate resident and small business expert, Emma Jones CBE, is launching a series of monthly events for local small businesses. The events will provide…...
Stunning Dynamo: Spirit of Ramsgate projection and soundtrack returns for Dunkirk operation 86th anniversary event
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (473+ words) May 16, 2026 Kathy Bailes Events 0 Stunning projections and a soundtrack will tell the story of the Little Ships and the WWII rescue of British and allied troops from the beaches of Dunkirk next weekend. The projection show is part of a…...
Margate's Clockwork Cocktail Company announces closure " and Clarey's Chocolates shutting Broadstairs venue
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (598+ words) May 15, 2026 Kathy Bailes Business 9 An award-winning Margate cocktail bar will close this weekend due to "rising costs and debts." The Clockwork Cocktail Company'is a Steampunk styled'cocktail bar in the High Street which opened in 2017 and offers some 50 different cocktails. It…...
How Margate volunteers transformed "moonscape" into "wildlife haven"
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (782+ words) May 15, 2026 Kathy Bailes News 1 A community woodland in Margate is set to hit 1, 600 volunteering hours this year " double the hours it recorded just three years ago. The impact of volunteers at'Dane Valley Woods" previously a landfill and then a BMX…...
First summer season for Smiths Townhouse in Broadstairs to be marked with launch of new courtyard bar
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (315+ words) May 15, 2026 Kathy Bailes Business 1 Smiths Townhouse boss Emma Smith is looking forward to the first summer season at the Belvedere Road boutique hotel, coffee shop and wellness venue in Broadstairs and will mark the occasion with the opening of Ralph's…...