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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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Greedy customers who ‘dine and dash’ before paying are leaving owners out of pocket and staff disheartened but what is behind the rising trend?
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Could the government’s vision for our railways signal a new era for public transport and train travel in this country, asks our columnist?
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Kent is braced for a busy weekend on the roads and at its borders as schools begin to break-up, the weather warms up and Paris’ Olympics get closer.
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There has been a sharp rise in the number of rickets cases recorded in one part of Kent but are Victorian diseases really making a comeback?
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A lack of cash is turning education and schools into businesses, fears our columnist, when they should be in nothing but the business of education.
The wet, windy, humid conditions may create the ideal conditions for ‘flying ant day’ with the natural phenomenon thought to be around the corner.
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Families have accused one of Kent’s biggest academy trusts of ‘erasing’ its primary’s history as it prepares to rename more than 15 schools it runs.
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Labour proposes homes on the ‘grey belt’ but - asks our columnist - what will stop landowners letting their green land deteriorate so they can sell?
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Education plans to send children with special needs to mainstream schools have been branded ‘terrifying and damaging’.
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Vandalism and cash-strapped council budgets are putting public toilets at risk, fear charities, as one suggests charging a fee may be the answer.
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Compulsory microchipping for dogs has been law since 2016 yet despite the number of canines found without ID, few people ultimately face prosecution.
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Calls from some Conservatives for a Covid fine amnesty has angered our columnist, who says it shows disregard for all those who stuck to the rules.
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