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The rarest 50p pieces currently in circulation have been unveiled by The Royal Mint and there’s a new coin to have taken the top spot this year.
Do you follow your local online residents’ group? It’s the season of goodwill but our columnist says things have taken a turn in the virtual world.
Christmas expectations, says our columnist, feel off the scale this year so have we allowed the most magical time to now be nothing but stressful?
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A new cafe is opening inside a major homeware store which is promising customers an “upgraded” shopping experience.
The UK has named storms since 2015 but with climate change causing more extreme weather our columnist asks if we’re at risk of ignoring the warnings?
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The number of e-scooters being seized by police is rising but in some parts of Kent it remains in single figures.
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Pavement parking is the reality when the number of cars outweigh space on new narrow streets, argues our columnist - so would you support a ban?
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With funeral costs soaring more people are being laid-to-rest in public health funerals, while others turn to direct cremations to relieve the burden.
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Cinemas, theatres and public transport have become etiquette battlegrounds, says our columnist, but is what we find socially acceptable now changing?
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Angry customers are unleashing violent and verbal attacks on pharmacists with one chemist owner saying abusive patients have cost him ‘caring’ staff.
Brexit, bird flu, energy costs and weather have all exposed delicate food chains, argues our columnist, who fears protesting farmers could be next.
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Why is it so hard to find tradespeople who call back - is it poor customer service or is everyone just too busy these days, asks our columnist?
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A highly sought-after school, which was forced to deny nursery places to children living just metres away, is to expand its popular pre-school.
We mustn’t turn smokers into criminals trying to keep cigarettes from children, argues our columnist, who says adults have a right to make decisions.
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Can children cope without a smartphone until age 14 or 16? Thousands of Kent parents think so and they’re on a mission to change things.
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Since when did swimming become so costly asks our columnist - who fears charges have turned it into a luxury outing and no longer a regular activity.
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There were 9,000-plus noise complaints in Kent last year - but with children playing and babies crying among the gripes are we becoming less tolerant?
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Police are warning people not to answer ‘very convincing’ parking fine messages circulating in Kent - but can you get your money back if caught out?
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Water bills are to rise but £157m must be returned in rebates so is improving our waterways taking one step forward and two back asks our columnist?
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We’re giving away thousands of reflective keyrings and high-vis jackets to help Medway’s school children remain visible in the darker days ahead.
Trying to find the right nursery, school, college, university or training provider in Kent or Medway? Our Education Directory has everything you could possibly need!
