Thanet News
News from the Isle of Thanet — Margate, Ramsgate and Broadstairs — on Kent’s easternmost coast. We report on Thanet District Council, the QEQM Hospital in Margate, Ramsgate’s port and Manston, planning and regeneration, court cases, fire and rescue callouts and travel across the isle.
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Daily Briefing Kent Morning Briefing — Monday, 17 August 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Monday, 17 August 2026 9 stories · 3-minute read Gravesham residents have days left to comment on the borough’s…
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Crime & Justice Dispersal orders imposed in Broadstairs and Margate to tackle antisocial behaviour
Dispersal orders imposed in Broadstairs and Margate to tackle antisocial behaviour Kent Police have activated dispersal powers in two…
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Daily Briefing Kent Morning Briefing — Thursday, 13 August 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Thursday, 13 August 2026 7 stories · 3-minute read Sevenoaks District Council opens final public consultation on plan…
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Fire & Rescue Vehicle fire in All Saints Avenue, Margate treated as suspicious
Flat block basement fire in All Saints Avenue, Margate treated as suspicious Kent Fire and Rescue Service responded to a fire in the…
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Daily Briefing Kent Weekend Briefing — Sunday, 9 August 2026
Kent Weekend Briefing Sunday, 9 August 2026 9 stories · 3-minute read Barn and field fire on Uplees Road, Faversham, brought under control…
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Daily Briefing Kent Weekend Briefing — Saturday, 8 August 2026
Kent Weekend Briefing Saturday, 8 August 2026 10 stories · 4-minute read Missing Ramsgate woman found safe after police appeal The day…
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Council Updates Three new mental health emergency departments coming to Kent hospitals
Three new mental health emergency departments coming to Kent hospitals Ashford, Gillingham and Margate are among 59 sites across England…
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Daily Briefing Kent Morning Briefing — Thursday, 6 August 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Thursday, 6 August 2026 5 stories · 2-minute read Swale Council breaks ground on 51 social rented homes at…
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Council Updates Who picked Kent’s four new councils? The question the county council is now asking itself — explained
Kent is getting four new councils. The chairman of the county council has put in writing that the winning map came from three Labour-led…
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Crime & Justice Margate man charged after drug-line investigation in Thanet
Blake Todd, 30, of Victoria Avenue, Margate, has been charged with two counts of possession with intent to supply after officers seized…
5 August 2026 - Council Updates
Who chose Kent’s new map? The county council’s own chairman is asking whether party politics played a part
The Government’s four-council map for Kent was chosen from a proposal put forward by three councils the county council’s chairman describes…
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Local News Kent bus fares cut to £2 and £5 for summer days out
Kent County Council is backing discounted Stagecoach fares and extra Go Bus journeys across the county from August to early September 2026…
31 July 2026