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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.
We have thousands of reflector keyrings to give away to help Kent pupils remain visible during the darker days to come.
Why did an MP earning £91,000 a year attack maternity pay, ponders our columnist, but might it help those raising the next generation of taxpayers?
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Rising prices and unreliable deliveries - our columnist asks if she’s any right to grumble about postal services or is she part of the problem?
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Close to 900 parents have received multiple fines for term-time holidays - will the new threat of prison or a £2,500 penalty tackle repeat offenders?
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Free lunches are being served in London’s primary schools for the second year running and our columnist believes it’s time this happened everywhere.
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People are watching which way MPs vote on winter fuel payments, believes our columnist, with debates rumbling as autumn’s first cold snap arrives.
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A young boy fundraising for memorial benches after losing his own brother suddenly just last year is among this year’s Children’s Awards winners.
Why the fuss about Oasis ticket prices, asks our columnist, who argues families needing August holidays have paid inflated prices for years.
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It’s exam results time and our columnist is getting irritated by the multi-millionaire celebrities lining up to tell students grades don’t matter.
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There may be 100 likely sites of ‘grey belt’ land in Kent that could be suitable for housing development, suggests a report, but where are they?
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From the imam offering chips to rioters to the ‘nans against Nazis’ our columnist has become entranced by online videos showing acts of solidarity.
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‘Where are all the children?’ asks our columnist, who fears society is gradually waging a war on play that means fewer youngsters are on the streets.
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Rural churches reportedly face a funding crisis as fewer visitors carry cash, banks close and village internet struggles - can Kent’s parishes adapt?
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Pensioners’ winter fuel payments need capping just as TV Licences did, says our columnist, but it’s wrong to say all but the poorest can afford it.
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