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11 Thanet businesses receive share of £4.9 million Cultural Recovery Fund
"This funding will make a real difference to these organisations as they get ready to welcome audiences and visitors again.”
Katie Boyden
I'm a print content editor for the Dover Express, Folkestone Herald, Sevenoaks Chronicle, Kent and Sussex Courier and Isle of Thanet Gazette.
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Thanet has some of the poorest transport links in England
"Good public transport helps to connect people of all ages to work, school and the usual day to day norms of shopping, social life and accessing healthcare."
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Campaign against closure of Viking Bay lift which will 'severely' impact disabled residents and visitors
"This is not good enough and needs to be addressed ASAP"
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Carers' charity launches new fund to give them a break for free
"I enjoy being a carer for my son but as carers, everything we do revolves around the needs of the person we care for. It would be amazing to just feel yourself for a little while. "
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Dreamland ride dismantled to make way for social distancing
"The Pinball X will be leaving us, but hopefully a similar type of ride will be back at Dreamland in the near future."
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Stumbling block for Manston Airport as part of airspace application needs resubmission
These failures "contained errors and inconsistencies which did not allow us to conclude that it had been correctly undertaken," according to the CAA.
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Opinion: Folkestone council has decimated the town's most beautiful park
"Kingsnorth Gardens became my lockdown sanctuary. It was a place to spend my lunch break instead of hunching over my laptop and eating al desco"
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Thanet council to create 'wildflower corridors' but campaigners say approach is piecemeal
"Despite promises to plant more trees and provide more canopy cover to support biodiversity, carbon offset and improve air quality, the council continues to rely on volunteers and external funding, and allow the continued felling of healthy mature trees"
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Lockdown One Year On: A message from the headteacher at St Lawrence College
'Here we are one year later and school has not returned to normal, and perhaps never will'
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Lockdown One Year On: A message from the chief executive of Thanet District Council
'As we reflect on the past year and all the changes that it has brought, one of the positives we take from it is a greater sense and appreciation of us all as a community'
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Bird breeding season will be 'decimated' as Princes Parade prep work starts
The works could also generate both noise and unpleasant odours during the first week, due to the site's previous use as a municipal waste tip
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Lockdown One Year On: Data shows impact of coronavirus on Kent and Sussex
Thousands of people in Kent and Sussex have experienced the heartbreak of losing a loved one to Covid-19; while others have lost jobs, seen businesses closed or suffered the crippling loneliness of being isolated from friends and close relations.