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Hospital trust ‘missed earlier opportunity to raise alarm about meningitis case’

It is reported a patient first presented to a hospital in Margate on the evening of Wednesday March 11.

Evening Standard

Artist Dame Tracey Emin ‘proud to be British’

Speaking ahead of her new exhibition at London’s Tate Modern, Dame Tracey said art had improved her home town of Margate.

Evening Standard

Tracey Emin, Britain’s greatest female artist: ‘Against death, illness or pain, art wins’

INTERVIEW: Raped at 13, written off by critics, in remission from cancer – Tracey Emin is art’s great survivor, and her new major Tate retrospective, set to be one of the year’s blockbuster shows, is the ultimate accolade. She talks to Geordie Greig about painting, pain and showing Madonna around…

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‘Regrets? Number one: smoking. Number two: taking it up the wrong hole’: Tracey Emin on reputation, radical honesty – and Reform

She scandalised the art world in the 1990s with her unmade bed, partied hard in the 2000s – then a brush with death turned the artist’s life upside down. Now she’s as frank as ever

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Tracey Emin facing £160,000 bill to fix cladding problems on Margate’s tallest building

Artist says leaseholders are being made to pay for ‘years and years of neglect’

Evening Standard

Madonna says Margate is ‘her idea of heaven’ – here’s what won her over

The Independent’s Luke Reevey visits Margate to find out why the seaside town has become so popular with the international superstar

The Independent UK

‘A place of two halves’: how Margate’s art-led renewal has divided opinion

Madonna labelled it ‘heaven’ on a recent visit, but the cost of living in the seaside resort is hitting many residents hard

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Madonna says Margate feels like a 'dream' as she visits Tracey Emin in seaside town

The pop icon shared a series of posts on Instagram documenting her visit, including photographs of herself with Tracey Emin inside the artist’s studio

Evening Standard

‘I was watching an art show in a seaside town - then Madonna walked in’

It was just an ordinary day in Margate when a superstar paid a visit to the seaside town, leaving locals and tourists alike stunned.

The Independent UK

‘My idea of heaven’: Madonna sings praises of artists’ paradise Margate

Star says seaside town ‘inhabited by creativity’ and shares love for a local restaurant after dropping in Tracey Emin

The Guardian - UK

‘Madonna is my idol – now she’s a regular at my Margate restaurant’

Bottega Caruso in the Kent seaside town has been named by the singer as her ‘favourite Italian restaurant’

The Independent UK

Madonna hails Margate as ‘my idea of heaven’ – as she reveals love for mysterious Italian restaurant

The Queen of Pop says visiting the seaside town ‘is like a dream’

The Independent UK

Madonna surprises locals as she's spotted at art show in Margate

The Queen of Pop, 67, ‘stunned’ onlookers in Kent as she joined the public during the grassroots Off Season event

Evening Standard

From Suffolk to Margate: Exploring the lands of Turner’s fire and Constable’s rain

INSPIRING TRAVEL: With a new exhibition celebrating the rival artists at the Tate Britain this winter, Michael Hodges explores the parts of England that inspired some of their greatest works

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Man arrested and streets evacuated after suspicious items reported in Margate

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

Evening Standard

Trial date set for Reform councillor charged with threatening to kill his wife

Kent county councillor Daniel Taylor, 35, for Cliftonville, near Margate had the Reform party whip removed after his arrest in June.

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Reform councillor charged with threatening to kill his wife

The councillor is accused of threatening to kill his wife on June 1

The Guardian - UK

Gower power, deep-sea dances and a millennial male prayer – the week in art

Anna Boghiguian sinks a boat in Margate, Emma Critchley takes soundings in St Ives and Guy Oliver examines his masculine identity in Edinburgh

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Tributes to boy, four, who died after being hit by a bus outside hospital in Margate

Zaahir Jan’s mother says she is lost without her ‘sweet, funny’ child whose ‘smile we can’t see again’

The Guardian - UK

‘Just ticking away in the background’: old Euston departures board lives on in millionaire’s Margate warehouse

Board continues to show live updates in Jeremy Hosking’s storage space which will open to public next weekend

The Guardian - UK

Dining across the divide: ‘She felt people had become hypersexualised – I don’t think the solution is to go completely the other way’

A teacher in London and a student in Margate had differing views on feminism and intimacy outside of marriage – could they find some common ground over sex workers?

The Independent UK

Study reveals the best (and worst) British seaside spots for a summer break

Destinations like Brighton and Margate failed to ignite enthusiasm

Evening Standard

The best places to snorkel near London (yes, really) — from Margate to Eastbourne

There’s a surprising amount of sea life to explore close, say Emma and Gordon Taylor

The Independent UK

Pictures of lifeboat and crew in Dunkirk rescue colourised for 85th anniversary

Pictures of Coxswain Edward Drake Parker and his crew at Margate Lifeboat Station have been painstakingly cleaned and colourised.

The Guardian - UK

Turner’s rarely seen watercolours take centre stage in Bath

Exhibition at Holburne Museum features 32 experimental land and seascapes that chart artist’s evolution

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