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Interviews Interviews Margate Margate Things to do in Margate Things to do in Margate Music Music Comedy Comedy

Margate band Big Woes on the town’s “personal and human” music scene

“Softcore punk band” Big Woes on a new compilation A Margate Sampler, the “amazing” energy of its launch shows, and feeling part of a musical community

Aug 16, 2025

by Andy Malt

Interviews Interviews Art Art Margate Margate Tracey Emin Tracey Emin TKE Studios TKE Studios Music Music Dance Dance

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Ziah Ziah's artistic growth through creative freedom

Jul 26, 2025

by Zita Whalley

Interviews Interviews Things to do in London Things to do in London Things to do in East Kent Things to do in East Kent Things to do in Margate Things to do in Margate Margate Margate Folkestone Folkestone London London Theatre Theatre

A woman with black hair, wearing hoop earrings, an orange knitted jumper and black trousers crouches with her head cocked to the side.

A jukebox of confessions: Letters You’ll Never Send brings anonymous confessions to the stage

Jul 12, 2025

by Andy Malt

Interviews Interviews Ramsgate Ramsgate Things to do in Ramsgate Things to do in Ramsgate Literature Literature

A man and a woman dressed as pirates stand in front of a skull and crossbones, and two crossed swords.

New Ramsgate bookshop mines Thanet treasures for literary gain

Jul 5, 2025

by Zita Whalley

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Palace cinema celebrates 60 years at the heart of Broadstairs

Jun 28, 2025

by Andy Malt

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'Dying breed' photo booth art project brings 'a lot of joy'

Jun 21, 2025

by Zita Whalley

Things to do in Thanet and beyond Things to do in Thanet and beyond Things to do in Margate Things to do in Margate Margate Margate Local guides Local guides Interviews Interviews News News

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In pictures: Anna Boghiguian's The Sunken Boat at Turner Contemporary

Jun 14, 2025

by Zita Whalley

Interviews Interviews Ramsgate Ramsgate Things to do in Ramsgate Things to do in Ramsgate LGBTQ+ LGBTQ+ Gay Thanet Gay Thanet Kids & Family Kids & Family

A group of people celebrate Pride in Ramsgate

Ramsgate Pride returns for second year with drag pageants and family raves

Jun 14, 2025

by Zita Whalley

Interviews Interviews LGBTQ+ LGBTQ+ Things to do in Margate Things to do in Margate Margate Margate Gay Thanet Gay Thanet Literature Literature

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New DIY LGBTQ+ library a ‘form of resistance’

Jun 7, 2025

by Zita Whalley

Interviews Interviews Deal Deal Things to do in East Kent Things to do in East Kent Kids & Family Kids & Family Music Music

A woman wearing a flamboyant outfit performs life, reaching out to the audience with her microphone

Smugglers Festival’s journey to become a magical and mysterious summer highlight

May 24, 2025

by Andy Malt

Interviews Interviews Things to do in Margate Things to do in Margate Margate Margate Comedy Comedy

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Small but mighty: Margate Fringe returns

May 17, 2025

by Andy Malt

Interviews Interviews Kids & Family Kids & Family Margate Margate Literature Literature

The cover of a children's book called A Natural History of Bums

Butt of the joke: book teaches kids about evolution one bum at a time

May 3, 2025

by Andy Malt

Interviews Interviews Ramsgate Ramsgate Kids & Family Kids & Family News News

A group of people sit at tables. Two children look through kaleidoscopes.

Ramsgate STEM outfit closes High Street doors - but it's not goodbye

Apr 26, 2025

by Zita Whalley

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