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SHOCKING: Thanet district council | Mind Blowing Facts

£20 million renovation proposed for historic Margate hotel

Nayland Rock Hotel has hosted everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Mick Jagger

The Independent UK · Apr 23

A new lido could transform this Kent seaside town’s marina

An Olympic-sized bathing pool was built on the site in the 1930s

The Independent UK · Feb 10

Man arrested and streets evacuated after suspicious items reported in Margate

Four roads have been evacuated in Margate over reports of suspicious items

The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2025

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Brickbat: I Swear

Thanet District Council in England is reviving plans to fine individuals up to £100 ($134) for swearing in public spaces,… The post Brickbat: I Swear appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Jul 29, 2025

OPINION - What Thanet Council's attempt to ban swearing tells us about Britain

Change the language, change the reality: that’s the theory, because it’s cheaper. Thanet District Council, which administers a somewhat unlovely part of Kent, has imposed a Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) which means you can be fined £100 for swearing in the street. So, if, for instance, you want to…

Evening Standard · Aug 12, 2024

Banksy mural is cut off end of terraced house and taken away

Workmen could be seen carrying a huge chunk of the wall away, leaving the inside of the end-of-terrace building exposed

Wales Online · Mar 31, 2023

Banksy's Valentine's Day mural freezer put back after being removed for 'safety reasons'

The freezer was initially taken away from Banksy's Valentine's Day Mascara in Margate on 'safety grounds' - but one neighbour says Thanet Council left a festering mound of rubbish nearby

Daily Mirror · Feb 15, 2023

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Council returns freezer to Banksy Valentine’s Day Mascara artwork

Thanet District Council confirmed it removed the real-life chest freezer incorporated into the wall painting ‘on the grounds of safety’ on Tuesday.

The Independent UK · Feb 15, 2023

North Thanet MP says council’s dismantling of Banksy artwork was ‘heavy-handed’

Thanet District Council confirmed it has removed the chest freezer incorporated into the wall painting ‘on the grounds of safety’.

The Independent UK · Feb 15, 2023

Banksy's new Valentine's Day artwork ALREADY partly removed by council due to 'safety'

Pictures of Banksy's distinctive work began to emerge online yesterday morning, before the mysterious street artist and political activist claimed it as his own

Daily Mirror · Feb 14, 2023

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