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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Kent Football Ramsgate 2-2 Leatherhead (5-6 pens): FA Trophy match report
Ramsgate went out of the FA Trophy on penalties after a 2-2 draw away to Leatherhead.
26 September 2026 -
Investigations Have Britons given up on voting? A century of turnout, and what the people who stay at home say
In 1950, 84 in every 100 registered voters cast a ballot. In July 2024 it was fewer than 60, and in Sittingbourne and Sheppey barely half…
26 September 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Morning Briefing — Friday, 25 September 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Friday, 25 September 2026 10 stories · 3-minute read 1944: Surviving British 1st Airborne Division troops withdrew…
25 September 2026 - Kent Football
Preview: Leatherhead vs Ramsgate — FA Trophy, Third Qualifying Round
Ramsgate travel to Leatherhead on Saturday 26 September. Form, H2H, prediction.
24 September 2026 -
Council Updates Ramsgate Road footpath works in Margate to start in October
Kent County Council will rebuild and resurface sections of pavement on Ramsgate Road between St Peter’s Road and Perkins Avenue across five…
23 September 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Morning Briefing — Wednesday, 23 September 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Wednesday, 23 September 2026 10 stories · 4-minute read 1951: King George VI had his left lung removed after surgeons…
23 September 2026 -
Investigations Kent’s water, Part B: why fixing the leaks will not be enough, and what nobody has planned for
South East Water loses 105 million litres a day and is, by the numbers, an average English water company. This part shows why even…
22 September 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Morning Briefing — Tuesday, 22 September 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Tuesday, 22 September 2026 8 stories · 4-minute read 1914: A German submarine sank three British cruisers in just 70…
22 September 2026 - Crime & Justice
Over 350 people dispersed in east Kent coastal crackdown
Kent Police used dispersal notices, arrests and school presentations between May and August 2026 to tackle antisocial behaviour across…
21 September 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Weekend Briefing — Sunday, 20 September 2026
Kent Weekend Briefing Sunday, 20 September 2026 14 stories · 5-minute read 1988: Margaret Thatcher delivered her landmark Bruges speech…
20 September 2026 -
Kent Football Tonbridge Angels 2-1 Ramsgate: FA Cup match report
Tonbridge Angels won 2-1 at home to Ramsgate in the FA Cup.
19 September 2026 -
Council Updates Margate Winter Gardens plans for drama school, nursery and restaurant recommended for approval
Thanet’s planning committee considered a proposal on 16 September 2026 to transform the Winter Gardens on Fort Crescent from a theatre into…
19 September 2026