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 [...] 🏪 Greater London business win: Thanet dad and team recognised with E2 award of excellence for Ramsgate’s Fiat 500 Specialist Cars business · Margate. (1 more shop / business story below.) 🗞️ Plus 29 more feel-good stories below, mostly about achievement (10), community (7), sports (4). 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 [...]
rss_isle_of_thanet_news· Margate -
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 [...]
rss_isle_of_thanet_news· Margate -
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
rss_kentlive__kent_news· Kent -
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.
rss_east_kent_mercury· Deal -
'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.
rss_kentish_gazette· Canterbury -
Free street food festival returns to seafront for the bank holiday weekend
A free-to-enter street food extravaganza is back, offering mouth-watering dishes along with live music and children’s entertainment.
rss_east_kent_mercury· Deal -
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.
rss_bbc_news__kent· Kent -
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 dad and team recognised with E2 award of excellence for Ramsgate’s Fiat 500 Specialist Cars business
A Minnis Bay dad-of-two has received an E2 Media Award of Excellence for his independent car sales business. Danny Townsend [...]
rss_isle_of_thanet_news· Margate -
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. [...]
rss_isle_of_thanet_news· Margate -
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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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.
rss_kentish_gazette· Canterbury -
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 [...]
rss_isle_of_thanet_news· Margate -
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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‘I swear at my own son - I worry other parents think I’m drunk’
A Kent dad has told of his struggles living with Tourette syndrome - and how he has been inspired by the movie I Swear to help others.
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Kent mum left speechless by The Repair Shop restoration after son's tragic death
A Repair Shop guest was left feeling emotional during the latest episode of the BBC series
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Kent’s largest college group receives more than £3 million government funding
Kent’s largest college group is set to receive more than £3 million in government investment to revamp its facilities.
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Award-winning Margate garden opens for special tour with retiring head gardener
By Jenny Duff Garden lovers in Thanet are invited to a special guided tour and talk at the award-winning Yoakley [...]
rss_isle_of_thanet_news· Margate -
Dane John Gardens reopens!
We are pleased to say the Dane John Gardens has fully reopened today (Friday 1 May) - and the park is looking sensational in the spring sunshine! The post Dane John Gardens reopens! appeared first on Canterbury News…
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Town’s community sound installation ‘Story Quilt’ premieres at Arts in Ramsgate
A new community arts project funded by the Ramsgate Pride in Place: Bring it to Life Fund opens this Friday(May [...]
rss_isle_of_thanet_news· Margate -
Giant three-day garden extravaganza coming to the Kent Showground
Colour, craft and countryside charm - the Kent Garden Show returns this month.
rss_kentonline__main_news· Kent -
The tiny olde worlde Kent village in a lush green valley where the inventor of Pimm's was born
This little-known village was the birthplace of the man behind the nation's favourite summertime drink
rss_kentlive__kent_news· Kent