Thanet council completes 49 new-build local authority owned homes with first tenants moving in
New build council homes and flats at Clements Road and Staner Court in Ramsgate, and Tomlin Drive and Dane Valley [...]
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🌟 Top pick (85/100, genuinely heart-warming): Thanet council completes 49 new-build local authority owned homes with first tenants moving in · Margate. 💬 New build council homes and flats at Clements Road and Staner Court in Ramsgate, and Tomlin Drive and Dane Valley [...] 🗞️ Plus 29 more feel-good stories below, mostly about achievement (7), business success (5), community (5). Grab a brew ☕ and have a scroll. You'll feel a bit brighter for it.
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Minster FC Women set sights on League win after clinching Kent Divisional Trophy
Minster FC Women have taken the Kent Divisional Trophy after a brilliant 2-0 victory over Tonbridge Juniors Football Club. The [...]
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Games, stalls and life-size elephant and lion puppets at Quex Gardens centenary celebration
Garden games, horticultural exploration, stalls and stands will fill Quex Gardens in Birchington on the May 4 bank holiday. Roaming [...]
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How a secret woodland is healing nature and health
From mental health to wildlife, how recovery is taking place in Kent's ancient Combwell Wood.
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Chilton crowned football festival champs
Young footballers at Chilton Primary in Ramsgate are celebrating that winning feeling. The team triumphed in a challenging tournament for [...]
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Date set for re-opening of popular Kent lido with splash pad and lazy river
It is the only open air pool found across the Medway towns
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Work starts on new £12,000 community hub
A renovation project is underway to create a new £12,000 community hub at a museum after supporters helped raise the needed cash.
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'She steals the toilet roll!' Staffy found as stray loving life in new home
A “mischievous” Staffordshire bull terrier found straying has found a new home after spending 116 days in rescue.
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Town's Sweeps festival hailed a success as it records best attendance for a decade
A festival brought a large number of visitors to a Kent town over the Bank Holiday weekend in a “huge boost” to traders.
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Priory Infants Eco Team join Ramsgate Town Council litter picks
Priory Infant School’s Eco Team have been joining the monthly community litter picks with Ramsgate Town Council, with support from [...]
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Line up revealed for Kent’s biggest Pride celebrations
The exciting line up and location for the county’s biggest Pride celebrations – taking place next month – have been announced.
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Upton swim star Parker takes freestyle crown
Thanet swimming star Parker Pollard is making waves in the sport across the south east. The Year 6 Upton Junior [...]
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Milnes bowls Kent to emphatic win over Derbyshire
Matt Milnes bowls Kent to their first County Championship win in more than a year as they rout Derbyshire by 225 runs at Canterbury.
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Thousands enjoy Kent's biggest folk celebration
Thousands gather at the annual Sweeps Festival this weekend.
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Newington bridges the generation gap
Newington Community Primary in Ramsgate has expanded its links with the wider community to celebrate Intergenerational Week 2026. Young choir [...]
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Thanet AC youngsters shine at Kent Young Athletes League event
By Darren Hatton This month Thanet Athletics Club youngsters competed in the first ever Kent Young Athletes League for Under [...]
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Community: W2W, Probus, Lifeguard club, Thanet Archaeology, sewage protest, Margate mayor and KRAN
Wilderness to Wonderland Wilderness to Wonderland again equipped 6 local schools with plants, pots and Compost, all generously donated by [...]
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Valentino Rossi to race at Brands Hatch next weekend as World GTs return to Kent
Valentino Rossi will return to Brands Hatch next weekend in one of the highlights of the circuit's centenary year.
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Cliftonville pupils explore sea glass and tales with author Thomas Taylor
Year 5 pupils at Cliftonville Primary and Pre-School enjoyed an afternoon visit this week from award-winning children’s author Thomas Taylor. [...]
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Queen of the Night at Tunbridge Wells' Assembly Hall Theatre celebrates Whitney magic
The audience was up on its feet and singing along to those superb Whitney Houston numbers
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Dormouse 'dating agency' helps rare species thrive
Twenty-nine hazel dormice bred in Kent are being released in a secret home in the north of England.
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It’d be a tragedy to miss it: Musical created by hit pop group takes to the stage
After 22 million record sales, Steps have launched their own colourful musical featuring their smash hits.
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Urban beehives and wild bee habitats installed at Westwood Cross
Westwood Cross has introduced urban beehives and wild bee habitats across the shopping centre, helping the local ecosystem thrive and [...]
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Friends of Pierremont Park ‘delight’ at Pride in Place Impact funding allocation
The Friends of Pierremont Park say they are ‘delighted’ that Thanet councillors have agreed to allocate Pride in Place funding [...]
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Carts, whips and sedan chairs: Take a peek inside one of Kent’s most quirky museums
Take a free peek inside a town’s unique carriage museum as it celebrates its 80th year.
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Popular park fully reopens following multi-million-pound upgrades
A popular park has fully reopened following multi-million-pound upgrades.
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More events added for packed Words Change Things festival in Margate
More events, including a street art project, discussions about regenerative culture and about AI, a tiny protest, morris dancers, and [...]
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Artists contribute works for Marine Studios Secret Postcard Auction
By Dan Thompson More than 40 artists have already made A6-sized original artworks to support Margate’s Marine Studios – and [...]
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Town council stops auction of historic library as last-minute agreement reached
A library building previously destined for auction has been saved after a last-minute agreement was struck to bring it back into a “community asset”.
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Standing with Giants silhouettes installed at Ramsgate Harbour to honour town’s wartime role
Today (7th May) five new silhouette works have joined the ‘Tommy’ figure of an Allied soldier at Ramsgate Harbour in [...]
rss_isle_of_thanet_news· Margate