Stations across Kent are at risk of seeing no trains at the end of the month as another day of strike action has been announced. Members of the ASLEF union will be hosting walkouts between Tuesday, January 30 and Monday, February 5.
The union has confi…
The new Thanet Parkway Station between Ramsgate and Minster takes passengers to London on the train in 70 minutes and has opened up leisure destinations across Kent. It opened last July, with 10 trains a day on weekdays to and from London Bridge, Chari…
From prolific shoplifters to sex offenders, there were a lot of people who were put behind bars this month for committing crimes. This included a case that happened in the 1980s when a man indecently assaulted a girl in Broadstairs[1].
He has now been …
Top Dog
We’ve all heard of Crufts, but Scruffts is a branch of the prestigious dog-show competition specifically for cross breeds, and this year’s Family Crossbreed of the Year title went to Delila, a two-year-old Spaniel mix owned by Francesca Cairns …
A road has reopened after it was closed in both directions after a crash between a lorry and a car.
The A255 St Peter’s Road, Margate[1], shut both Margate-bound and Broadstairs-bound, between the A256 Westwood Road and the Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mo…
The bridge footpath in Broadstairs remains closed
Work is underway to “assess the method and cost of repairs” to the Ramsgate Road footbridge in Broadstairs which has been shut for one year since a car smashed into it last September.
On September 3 l…
Ten years ago, if you walked along a certain stretch of sandy beach at Ramsgate[1], you could have been forgiven for thinking the town was at its lowest ebb.
For all the growing interest in cafes and restaurants around its pretty nearby harbour and mar…
The Met Office has issued a rare danger to life warning as Strom Antoni is set to batter parts of the UK with high winds and rain.
An amber warning for the southwestern areas of both England and Wales on Saturday could cause injuries or danger to life….
The new Thanet[1] Parkway railway station opened to passengers on Monday (July 31). It is the county’s first railway station to be built in eight years.
As a result, passengers are now able to travel from Thanet Parkway to London in 70 minutes[2], Netw…
Now get set for the August thunderstorms: Met Office issues weather alert with up to 2in of rain, flooding and heavy wind set to batter Britain this weekendForecasters say an area of high pressure could settle conditions mid next week By Danya Bazaraa[…
“Wind speeds could be in excess of 60mph tomorrow as the Met Office issues yellow-level alerts for gusty conditions and rain in Kent[1] towns.
The agency is warning that the unseasonably windy conditions, accompanied by showers or longer spells of rain…
Thanet[1] Parkway station opened today (Monday 31 July), the first new station in Kent[2] for eight years.
The first train arrived on time at Thanet[3] Parkway at 04:58 this morning, and was scheduled to arrive at London[4] St. Pancras at 06:25. High-s…
Kent commuters are set to face further travel disruption later this month as three more days of strike action will grind rail travel to a halt. Southeastern[1] has confirmed that members of the RMT union will be holding industrial action on July 20, 22…
The world’s oldest bungalow has gone on the market with an eye-watering £1.5 million price tag.
Built in 1874, the garden backs onto the cliff edge in Spencer Road, Birchington[1], and even boasts its own path down to the beach.
The world’s oldest bu…