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Council backs ‘no-brainer’ plan to increase student numbers at Laleham Gap
PLANS for the expansion of Laleham Gap School in Ramsgate have been welcomed as a “no-brainer” by councillors – but even if they go through, the special needs school will remain over-subscribed by more than 20 per cent. The plans to add places for an...
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Dame Tracey gives her voice to TfL’s disability awareness campaign
MARGATE artist Dame Tracey Emin has been urging people to give up their seats in new London Tube announcements which aim to raise awareness of non-visible disabilities. Dame Tracey’s announcements are part of Transport for London’s (TfL) annual...
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Thousands of families face big rise in school bus pass price
COUNTY council leaders have come under fire from a Thanet councillor for increasing schoolchildren’s bus pass prices by more than 25 per cent for thousands of Kent’s poorest families. The price of bus passes for 3,100 young people affected by...
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National recognition for chippy’s first-class fish
DESIGNS have been released of the flagship skatepark set to transform Ethelbert Crescent, as Margate prepares for a £1.1 million injection of new life into its seafront. The ambitious project, funded by government regeneration money, is being touted...
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HUNDREDS JOIN ST GEORGE’S DAY PARADE
THE streets of Ramsgate were transformed into a sea of dragons, giants, and community spirit on Sunday as the town celebrated a major £20 million investment in its future. The fourth annual St George’s Day Spring Parade saw hundreds of paraders -...
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GREEN DAY
A MINOR political earthquake shook Kent last week after the Green Party defied expectations to snatch victory at the crunch Cliftonville byelection. The Greens’ decisive win in the Kent County Council division came after an intense two-month campaign...
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Care home cash crisis
Kent County Council’s spending on adult social care has almost doubled in the last five years, from £438 million in 2021/22 to £787.5 million in the new budget for 2026/27 – 47.8 per cent of the authority’s total budget for the year. And these numbers...
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Where there’s a will...
PLANS for a sprawling 1,600-home estate on Thanet farmland could be derailed – after a 384-year-old will emerged as the centrepiece of a High Court challenge. The huge development in Birchington, near Margate, has already been given the green light by...
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Missed chance: Hospital under fire over failure to raise alarm
A HOSPITAL trust has been accused of missing an earlier opportunity to alert health officials about a case of meningitis in Kent. A patient first presented to The Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital in Margate on the evening of Wednesday, March...
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BARNES-MILLER FIRED UP FOR SLALOM CHALLENGE AFTER DISAPPOINTMENT IN SNOWBOARD CROSS
BARNES-MILLER FIRED UP FOR SLALOM CHALLENGE AFTER DISAPPOINTMENT IN SNOWBOARD CROSS
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Anger as school announces shock merger
PARENTS gathered outside St Lawrence College in Ramsgate last Friday to protest against the decision to merge the school with Dover College – warning that the move could be “damaging” for their children’s educations. The school revealed that last week...
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Pay up or sell up
THE owners of Margate’s troubleplagued Arlington House tower block have told residents they will have to each pay a £40,000 service charge for refurbishment works – and that they will have to remortgage, take out loans, or sell up if they cannot afford...
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Harmless pride – or a message of intolerance?
THANET has been left divided by the appearance of Union and St George’s flags across the district, with residents and politicians clashing over whether the displays represent “patriotic pride” or “targeted intolerance”. The debate follows a formal...
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Multimillion-pound makeover FUNDING WINS FOR MARGATE, RAMSGATE AND BROADSTAIRS AS COUNCIL CONSIDERS DRAFT SPENDING BUDGET
Multimillion-pound makeover
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24-hour slots centre on isle’s coolest street
A NEW “adult gaming centre” has been granted a licence to open 24 hours a day in Thanet, despite neighbours’ concerns. Cain’s Amusements already has premises just a few doors down from the new site in Cliftonville’s Northdown Road, dubbed by Time Out...
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Family’s agony as council workers dump tree on grave
A MAN was left fuming after discovering council workers had dumped a felled tree on his aunt’s grave. Luther Oakes, 36, was shocked to find the foliage when he visited Ramsgate Cemetery in Kent earlier this month. The retail worker arrived to clean...
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