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OPINION - Tracey Emin: I have to battle jellyfish and worse, but nothing beats sea swimming

I’ve always swum. Well, actually that’s not quite true — I’ve always liked being in the water and for someone who grew up in Margate, I learned to swim quite late.

Evening Standard

OPINION - I’m battling my body but I loved turning 60 with a huge, 200-strong party

I woke up in Margate — I was 60, my first day of being 60. It didn’t feel like 60, it didn’t feel new, I just knew I was 60. I felt quiet and a little bit sombre, like I should be very still and not move, maybe curl up…

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Turner watercolour Sunrise Over The Sea sells for more than £1m

The piece features bold yellows, oranges and blues to capture the changing sunlight over what is thought to be Margate.

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'I went from earning £25 a week to owning the most McDonald’s restaurants in the UK'

Paul Crocker employs more than 1,700 people in Kent - owning nearly every McDonald's branch there and now operates 16 branches in the county

Daily Mirror

Banksy artwork display ‘should open up conversations on domestic abuse’

The mural was first discovered on the side of a house in the seaside town of Margate.

The Independent UK

Turner sunrise watercolour expected to fetch more than £600,000 at auction

It is to be sold at Christie’s auction house on July 4 as part of their Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours sale.

The Independent UK

Tracey Emin at Hay Festival: ‘Keir Starmer has no edge’ – the artist talks politics, illness and Margate life

The artist took part in a candid conversation with the Standard’s incoming editor-in-chief Dylan Jones at the literature festival

Evening Standard

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EastEnders star Danielle Harold reveals souvenir TATTOO she got after soap exit

EastEnders star Danielle Harold shared the surprising souvenir she took back from Margate following her tragic soap exit.

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Missed out on Vermeer? Try these arty gems across Europe instead

With the Amsterdam blockbuster all sold out, our writer picks 10 alternative arty must-sees in Europe – all reachable by train

The Guardian - UK

‘We’ve done so much damage’: Beatriz Milhazes’s carnivalesque odes to nature

Ahead of a historic survey of her work at Margate’s Turner Contemporary, the Brazilian artist discusses her global inspirations, shape-shifting patterns, and why she’s still an optimist

The Guardian - UK

Mystery as hundreds of dead starfish wash up on beach of popular seaside town

Hundreds of dead starfish, which live on seabeds across the world's oceans, were spotted in the sand in Palm Bay near Margate, Kent by residents and tourists last weekend

Daily Mirror

A coastal Kent walk under chalk cliffs to a great pub: The George and Heart, Margate

Starting in Dickens’ Broadstairs, this walk takes in the spectacular bays of Thanet’s eastern tip

The Guardian - UK

'We live in a beach paradise with stunning tidal pool - but we can't swim there'

Residents in Margate, Kent, adore Palm Bay beach but, as it is popular with jet skiers, beachgoers are not supposed to swim in the water, a rule which has split opinion

Daily Mirror

The week in TV: Rain Dogs; Beef; Dreamland; Boom! Boom! The World vs Boris Becker – review

Daisy May Cooper is tremendous in the BBC’s merciless new black comedy, while a trippy LA road-rage saga dazzles. Plus, secrets, lies and Lily Cole in Margate, and the compelling rise and fall of a tennis giant

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Dreamland review: Lily Allen gives a grounded, understated performance in this brash and bold Margate sitcom

Beneath the slapstick and cotton-candy hues in this new Sky Atlantic show, dark family secrets are lurking

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Freema Agyeman on what persuaded her to sign up for Dreamland

Freema Agyeman reveals what persuaded her to sign up for darkly comic drama Dreamland.

Evening Standard

Dreamland: everything there is to know about Lily Allen’s new Sky show

Forget Neverland, it’s time to head to Margate’s Dreamland

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Dreamland: release date, cast, plot, trailer, episode guide, interviews and all about the comedy drama series

Dreamland on Sky Atlantic is a seaside comedy set in Margate with Freema Agyeman and Lily Allen starring.

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Banksy Margate Valentine’s Day artwork to move to new location

Artist unveiled a piece that highlights domestic violence earlier this week

Daily Mirror

Pub dubbed 'longest Homes Under Hammer project ever' could finally reopen after 14 YEARS

The Old Cottage Pub in Margate, Kent, was built in 1650 and in use until 2007 before being snapped up on Homes Under the Hammer, and put back together over the next 14 years

The Independent UK

Freezer removed again from Banksy’s Valentine’s Day Mascara artwork

The Red Eight Gallery in London said the work had been safely removed while a permanent home is found.

The Guardian - UK

Freezer removed from Banksy domestic violence artwork for second time

Gallery puts chest freezer from Margate mural into storage for safe keeping

Daily Mirror

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

The Guardian - UK

Kent council returns freezer to Banksy’s Valentine’s Day artwork

Local authority in Margate said it had removed installation to make it safe

The Independent UK

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’.

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