A large grey and white creature stands in the rain with a leaf on its head. Next to it are two girls, one on the others back, with a red umbrella. There is a bus stop.

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News Blast: Totoro peaks out from behind the curtain

The latest creative and cultural news from the coast to the capital, including the first official Totoro puppet image, new openings in Margate, and more

Aug 9, 2025

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Incoming: Ed Gamble, Blondie, Rocky Horror

Aug 5, 2025

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A man with brown hair dressed in blue and white operates an orange crab puppet standing on grass and in front of trees.

Things to in Thanet and beyond this week (August 4-10)

Aug 4, 2025

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The blue frontage of a restaurant called Buoy and Oyster

News Blast: Margate chef makes National Chef of the Year final

Aug 3, 2025

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A man with black hair wearing a brown suit and white polo neck jumper against a brown background

Incoming: Canterbury Festival, Cirque du Mar-Gay, Diaries of Note

Jul 29, 2025

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A view of a harbour looking from the sea inland

News Blast: Thanet awards, designer clothes, fiction, new bars and more

Jul 27, 2025

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A woman measures the sleeve of a red jacket with a white and blue lightning flash on the back formerly owned by David Bowie

Incoming: David Bowie, Pride, London Film Festival

Jul 22, 2025

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A woman wearing glasses looks down through earth cleared away with her hands

Things to to in Thanet and beyond this week (July 21-27)

Jul 21, 2025

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News News Margate Margate Broadstairs Broadstairs London London Ramsgate Ramsgate

A bandstand in a well kept park

News Blast: Green Flags for Thanet parks

Jul 20, 2025

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A wolf sniffs the hand of a woman wearing glasses who has been drawing a picture of the wolf

Incoming: Wild Life Drawing, Thanet Experimental, Seed Talks

Jul 15, 2025

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Things to do in Thanet and beyond this week (July 14-20)

Jul 14, 2025

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A man stands in a colourful, predominantly blue shit looking off to the side of the frame.

Incoming: Joe Goddard, Thanet Alive, Folkestone Book Festival

Jul 8, 2025

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A view down a street to the sea. In the foreground is a small cinema housed in an old building. People mill around further down the street.

Things to do in Thanet and beyond this week (July 7-13)

Jul 7, 2025

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