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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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 -
Crime & Justice Witness appeal after reported assault in Broadstairs
A 19-year-old man ended up in hospital with injuries to his arms and hands after allegedly being pushed through a glass door on Charlotte…
30 July 2026 -
Crime & Justice Canterbury man charged with eight offences after thefts at four east Kent stores
Connor Jones, 38, of Shelley Avenue, Canterbury, faces four theft counts, two assault charges, a public order offence and racially…
30 July 2026 -
Crime & Justice Kent Police seize eight bikes in Ramsgate park crackdown
Eight people were dispersed and eight bicycles seized at Ellington Park, Ramsgate, on 23 July 2026 after months of reported antisocial…
27 July 2026 -
Crime & Justice Man dies in collision on Chestfield Road, Whitstable
Man dies in collision on Chestfield Road, Whitstable Kent Police are investigating a fatal collision involving a car and a van on…
25 July 2026 -
Council Updates A299 Thanet Way resurfacing complete as overnight closures continue
Kent County Council has finished resurfacing 3.1 miles of the Thanet Way, smoothing out the worst bumps caused by shifting clay beneath the…
24 July 2026 -
Crime & Justice Two arrested after antisocial behaviour disrupts Broadstairs community event
A 13-year-old boy and a 60-year-old man were arrested in Victoria Gardens, Broadstairs, on the evening of 22 July 2026, as Kent Police used…
23 July 2026 -
Crime & Justice Canterbury shoplifter jailed within a day after targeting same Sainsbury’s seven times
Stuart Taylor, 37, of no fixed address, was sentenced to 30 weeks in prison at Margate Magistrates’ Court the day after his arrest, having…
22 July 2026 -
Crime & Justice Thanet pub customer sentenced after refusing to pay almost £100 food and drink bill
Thanet pub customer sentenced after refusing to pay almost £100 food and drink bill View tweet from @kent_police Kent Police has reported…
21 July 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Morning Briefing — Saturday, 18 July 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Saturday, 18 July 2026 United States Tops UK Foreign Business Ownership List With Over 41,000 Affiliates, ONS Data…
18 July 2026 -
Crime & Justice Kent Police impose 48-hour dispersal orders across five east Kent coastal towns
Section 34 powers activated in Whitstable, Herne Bay, Broadstairs, Ramsgate and Margate from 4pm on Friday 17 July 2026, giving officers…
17 July 2026 -
Crime & Justice Thanet beaches pass quiet weekend with no arrests as police crackdown takes hold
Kent Police issued three penalty notices for public drinking under a new order across Margate and Ramsgate between 10 and 12 July 2026, but…
13 July 2026