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The Thanet Star

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Url:http://thanetstar.com
Author(s):Matthew Brown
Language:English
Tags:thanet, uk, kent
Description:A blog from a slightly off-beat perspective of the new media on Thanet a district in recession. Plus news, reviews and interviews - getting under the skin of local issues.
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Popularity:21 Followers

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Council fail to convince on cliff face safety
Ramsgate resident and businessman Michael Child is worried about the Royal Sands Development and the state of maintenance of the cliff face. However the council insists that everything is safe and ...more
2009-11-22
UK Laws Unfair to UK Bloggers
Following on from my last post on the subject of blogging and liability Euroferries are made of green jam and the very good comments that have been added I have taken a deeper look at the state of ...more
2009-11-18
Euroferries are made of green jam.
Ignorance of their rights may be causeing Thanet bloggers to be unnecesserily pushed arround by big business. The big business attempting to censor or manipulate blogs this time is Euroferries. Two...more
2009-11-14
Euroferries a threat to Thanet
Euroferries threats to leading bloggers are, in my opinion, a threat to everyone in Thanet. Thanet still endures under a culture of fear and hostility where most bloggers do not dare to name themse...more
2009-11-14
Policy update
I have updated my comment policy to try and be clearer about how and why I do things (like when I feel a comment should be removed). It can still be found on the site policies page.In a nut shell I...more
2009-11-13
Who else wants to live in fear?
When enforcing the law of the land becomes a war on the innocent something must be done. Locally we have a history of significant crimes (of which a large number are fires) going unsolved but of mi...more
2009-11-12
Revamping the ellection battle.
Thinking of the Ellections in Dane Valley (bits of Dane Park and Millmead in old money) it is clear that both the Conservatives and Labour have set themselves up with such epic lack of a snow-balls...more
2009-11-07
A few more thoughts on the Dane Valley By-Election
Following up on Tony's post here are a few more thoughts on the Dane valley By-Election.Both main parties are going to be hard pressed to win much of the vote and should be working flat out to see ...more
2009-11-02
Screening will show how much Thanet has lost
A film screening about Thanet, it's claimed, will expose the shocking truth about how much has been lost of the isle's attractions as a holiday area.The screening, called "Thanet On Film" shows foo...more
2009-10-30
Raise your glasses and some funds for Kent Air Ambulance
This Saturday get yourself down to the Oldest Pub in Margate and help raise money for Kent Air Ambulance. If you get there by about 2pm you should be nice and snug somewhere by the time KMFM's John...more
2009-10-28

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