Our columnist urges the council not to shut our libraries as they are loved and needed by so many people, including her young children.

In the late 2000s plans for a giant white horse, visible for 20 miles, were proposed – but should we have dug deep to deliver it?

The Post Office scandal, Eurostar, the price of non-alcoholic drinks and the cost of new homes are among topics tackled on this week’s letters page.

As the temperature drops, Secret Thinker says the constant barrage of “absurd” weather warnings is counterproductive and “pointless in the extreme”.

The last time homes were this unaffordable was 1876, says our columnist, who asks ‘what now’ for Kent’s younger generations?

Rishi Sunak will have to pull out all the stops to avoid a battering at the election if the latest polls are anything to go by, writes Paul Francis.

The divide between east and west Kent is alive and well – but which side do you hold closest to your heart, asks our columnist.

Is yoga racist, with its ‘skinny, bendy and blonde’ devotees? Regular ‘yogi’ Melissa Todd argues the term cultural appropriation is racist in itself.

The Post Office Horizon scandal, climate protests, the state of Kent’s roads and Eurostar are all topics tackled in this week’s letters to the editor.

Who will be the next celebrity to pop their clogs? Secret Thinker felt compelled to make his own predictions on a visit to a pub with a ‘death list’.

With pupils skipping school in record numbers our columnist says the government needs a radical plan that might involve meeting families halfway.

A short film on a Facebook site provides our columnist with a fascinating glimpse of a town beloved by generations.

After a banking boss said it’s ‘not that difficult’ to join the property ladder, our columnist outlines why it’s ridiculous to advise ‘saving more’.

Brace yourselves for tribalist keyboard ‘activists’ pulling out their favourite cliches in the build-up to a general election, our columnist warns.

The impact of stopping oil, our addiction to smartphones, pints of wine and e-scooters are among topics tackled in this week's letters to the editor.

Leaving the Christmas decorations up until Twelfth Night is a dying tradition says our columnist - but why are we in such a hurry to move on?

The Tories will be breathing a sigh of relief that a drop in small boat crossings appears to show its tough stance is working, writes Paul Francis.

Even though Secret Thinker was rudely awoken by clanging bells, he says that we need to make sure we use churches – and pubs – or we’ll lose them.

In a heart-wrenchingly honest account, Melissa Todd describes the visceral shock, guilt and fury she felt in the aftermath of her husband’s suicide.

You wouldn’t do it in the high street, but while on a walk it’s plain bad manners not to give a cheery greeting or smile to those you pass.