Margate dad raises £800 for charities after conquering Dare Skywalk
A Margate dad-of-one has taken on the Dare Skywalk at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to raise funds for four charities. Stephen [...]
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🌟 Top pick (95/100, genuinely heart-warming): Margate dad raises £800 for charities after conquering Dare Skywalk · Margate. 💬 A Margate dad-of-one has taken on the Dare Skywalk at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to raise funds for four charities. Stephen [...] 🏪 Greater London business win: Happy Reading Children’s Bookshop in Broadstairs named National Book Tokens Bookshop of the Month · Margate. (3 more shop / business stories below.) 🗞️ Plus 29 more feel-good stories below, mostly about event (7), charity (6), achievement (6). Grab a brew ☕ and have a scroll. You'll feel a bit brighter for it.
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Community: Jordan’s Trauma to Triumph, Thanet trio take on half marathon, Slimming World, Martha Trust and mental health charity
Jordan’s Trauma to Triumph Almost two years after a crash at St Peters Road left Manston motorbike enthusiast Jordan Collins [...]
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Bayside Cafe owner and former Royal Marine dives into action to save three children struggling in high tide at Dumpton Gap
A Dumpton Gap café owner who plunged into the sea fully clothed to rescue three children is urging people to [...]
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Paramedic trusted her instincts to save baby's life after monitor missed heart condition
A paramedic's decision to trust her clinical instincts over reassuring monitor readings helped save a baby's life.
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Litter-picking mum dons Mr Blobby outfit after hitting £1k fundraising milestone for Ramsgate RNLI
By Karen Cox Dane Court geography teacher Sophie Hills has donned a Mr Blobby outfit for her regular litter-picking at [...]
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Rescue centre where TV star adopted dog celebrates 25th anniversary
A rescue centre where TOWIE star Pete Wicks adopted his beloved French Bulldog is celebrating 25 years of finding dogs loving homes.
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Brave passer-by rescues pensioner from bungalow fire in Ramsgate
A passer-by has rescued a pensioner after smoke was spotted billowing from her Ramsgate home. Kent Fire and Rescue Service [...]
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Minster FC ready to make history with first-ever FA Vase appearance
Photos by Cadan Boynton and Nelson Were Minster Football Club will make a piece of history on Saturday evening when [...]
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Works by disabled artists focus on wellbeing
Artists are sharing new work in Margate as a studio marks a decade supporting disabled people.
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Thanet panel gives green light to fund eight parish and town council projects
Eight parish and town council projects in Thanet will receive grants from the Pride in Place Impact Fund. Thanet council’s [...]
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Bid to raise funds for opening of Thanet Free Shop in Cliftonville
A fundraiser campaign has been launched to help set up a Thanet Free Shop in Cliftonville which will offer support [...]
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The 'lovely' Green Flag Kent park with fishing ponds, fountains, playgrounds and more
Visitors say this spacious park has 'something for everyone'
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I visited Kent's stunning 'oasis of calm' park and lost all sense of time
This ornamental park near the coast has been called an 'oasis of calm'
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Thanet sailors among winning team-mates at NSSA Annual Regatta
Thanet sailors were amongst the overall winners at the NSSA Annual Regatta hosted at Downs Sailing Club in Walmer in [...]
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Llewellyn School and Louie’s Helping Hands to hold pop-up fundraiser at Westwood Cross
Westwood Cross is supporting The Llewellyn School with a pop-up fundraising event alongside the school’s charity partner, Louie’s Helping Hands, [...]
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Happy Reading Children’s Bookshop in Broadstairs named National Book Tokens Bookshop of the Month
Happy Reading Children’s Bookshop in Broadstairs, founded by Nicci Rosengarten in 2024, has been named National Book Tokens’ Bookshop of the [...]
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Uniform bank now helping working families
The Community Cupboard offers used school uniform in West Kingsdown and Swanley, Kent.
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Young Ramsgate FC players help raise funds to support Ronald McDonald Evelina House
Young footballers in Ramsgate FC under 11’s teams have helped to raise a brilliant £500 for the Ronald McDonald Evelina [...]
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Ramsgate teen on litter-picking mission to raise funds for conservation expedition in Costa Rica
A Ramsgate teenager will be on a litter-picking mission from tomorrow (August 5) to clean up Ramsgate and raise funds [...]
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‘It’s very cool!’ Rare white stork spotted on town playing field
A white stork - rarely seen in the UK - has been spotted in Kent, delighting birdwatchers.
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Thanet dad creates innovative property app described as ‘Shazam but for houses’
An enterprising Ramsgate dad who started to tinker with app-making to bring his daughter’s bedtime stories to life has now [...]
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Elephant family herd celebrated on awareness day
The elephants will stay together at Howletts Wild Animal Park near Canterbury, keepers say.
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Costco reveals 'competitive wages' and benefits for 250 jobs at planned Kent warehouse
Costco has shared loads of information about all the roles at the warehouse in Kent if it gets permission, the pay and salaries, and the benefits
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Kent named wine hotspot after 'perfect' weather
Kent could soon become a major wine destination, according to experts.
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Broadstairs youth club tackles heatwave with adapted sessions and ‘sun policy’
By Anna Patton When a group of Broadstairs mums set up a youth club 20 years ago, they soon realised [...]
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Pride founder says next generation will see change
The event celebrates its 10th anniversary with a parade through Margate.
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New learning centre inspires more people to read
The number of books issued by the library has doubled in four years, Kent County Council says.
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Eight country parks in Kent retain Green Flag status
The Green Flag scheme celebrates parks and green spaces that are managed to a high standard.
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Pudsey Bear to sail into Ramsgate for fundraising Big Bear Voyage 2026
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Kent seaside playground to become 'inclusive and accessible' with £300k upgrade
The play area will close at the end of the month to allow the project to begin
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