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 — Wednesday, 14 October 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Wednesday, 14 October 2026 8 stories · 4-minute read 1066: The Battle of Hastings was fought on this day, beginning…
14 October 2026 - Crime & Justice
Police appeal to find Malcolm Macartney, 64, missing from Ramsgate
Kent Police is asking for help to find Malcolm Macartney, 64, who was last seen in the Boundary Road area of Ramsgate on Sunday morning.
13 October 2026 -
Business & Economy Can America grow its way out of $40 trillion of debt? Why Washington’s bet is already reaching Kent
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says 3% growth will “bend the curve” on a $40 trillion debt and wants the rest of the world to follow…
12 October 2026 -
Kent Football Preview: Whitehawk vs Ramsgate — Non League Premier – Isthmian, Regular Season – 12
Ramsgate travel to Whitehawk on Saturday 10 October. Form, H2H, prediction.
8 October 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Morning Briefing — Monday, 5 October 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Monday, 5 October 2026 7 stories · 3-minute read 1962: Dr. No, the first James Bond film based on Ian Fleming’s…
5 October 2026 -
Kent Football Kent derby: Dartford vs Ramsgate — Non League Premier – Isthmian, Regular Season – 11
Dartford host Ramsgate on Tuesday 6 October. Form, H2H, prediction.
4 October 2026 -
Kent Football Preview: Ramsgate vs Carshalton Athletic — Non League Premier – Isthmian, Regular Season – 10
Ramsgate host Carshalton Athletic on Saturday 3 October. Form, H2H, prediction.
1 October 2026 -
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