A new report suggests nearly 1 in 4 suspected cancer patients are not starting cancer treatment in Kent when they should.
Category: General
Ramsgate family living in tent
When is Thanet District Council going to take action to house this family of 8, currently living in a tent in a Ramsgate garden?
Take back the tap!
Recent Research shows the general public are largely in favour of renationalisation of
water supplies…
Margate Pride with Peter Tatchell
Labour activists and those attending this years Margate Pride had a fantastic opportunity to meet with and hear Peter Tatchell speak on Saturday 10th August…
NHS needs more than a pre-election sweetener
East Kent didn’t receive any of Boris Johnson’s NHS sweetener this week. Perhaps we’re seen as safe Tory territory?
William Harvey Hospital gridlock
Ashford is too far. There’s no way stroke patients from Thanet want to have to travel to the William Harvey…
Stroke unit closure at QEQM more likely after Tunbridge Wells collapse?
The early closure of a hospital stroke unit in Kent has sent alarm signals to residents in Thanet…
Manston, What’s next?
We learned today that RiverOak Strategic Partnership (RSP) has purchased the Manston Airport site. Well, Stone Hill Park (SHP) seem to have been beaten down by a lack of vision, forward thinking and intransigence at Thanet District Council. Despite a robust plan for mixed use development on the Manston site and clearly demonstrating their business […]
Mental health services shortfall costing lives?
Today, 13th June, Kathy Bailes in The Isle Of Thanet News covered the tragic story of Ben Stone and his brother, Lee Thrumble. Both local men were victims of suicide, the rates for which are higher for men in Kent than elsewhere in the country. The story highlights the problems of accessing mental health services […]
Stroke unit: judicial review progress
After amazing support from Thanet residents who wish to keep a stroke unit locally, we raised £5k in days, we were able to begin a formal Judicial Review. This is now at the High Court and we are waiting to hear when it will be heard. We are hopeful that it will be called in […]