Our columnist recalls one seaside town’s beachside amusement park – once a must-visit destination.

Do men have to work harder than ever to get lower-value women? Here’s what happened when Melissa Todd sparred with controversial YouTuber Pearl Davis.

The expansion of ULEZ, climate change and the ‘disgraceful’ treatment of Nigel Farage are all topics tackled in this week’s letters to the editor.

It seems most of the county is jammed up with roadworks – which would be acceptable if they were actually fixing the roads, writes Secret Thinker.

Hobbies and Happy Meals, says our columnist, are not big luxuries and living standards won’t improve if that’s where we’re content to set the bar.

While the summer recess is usually downtime for politicians, the Conservatives are busy showcasing their immigration pledges, writes Paul Francis…

Our columnist asks whether we’re safer drivers after all the changes to the driving test since he passed his more than three decades ago.

Doctors’ strikes, the ULEZ expansion, ‘alarmist’ climate change propaganda and the small boats crisis are all topics tackled by our readers this week.

Why is it so difficult to speak to a human being nowadays? Secret Thinker says automated systems put in place during Covid have a lot to answer for...

More and more self-service tills are requiring shoppers to show proof of purchase before leaving but it’s a policy our columnist disagrees with.

Rishi Sunak has declared himself an ally of the motorist in a clumsy policy u-turn to help drive votes, writes political editor Paul Francis.

We need to get used to major changes in all our towns and stop complaining so much – it’s called progress, says our columnist.

When it comes to babies, everyone has an opinion. Dad Alex Jee explores the worst things you can say to a new parent – no matter how well-meaning.

The scourge of e-scooters, threats to freedom of speech and the perils of summer travel are all issues tackled in this week’s letters to the editor.

As refuse workers continue to strike, an increasingly exasperated Secret Thinker resorts to dumping his rubbish in public bins to stop it piling up.

Parents and teachers in Wales are to be asked about shortening the school summer holiday and our columnist thinks it’s time England followed suit.

Tower blocks proposed for Folkestone harbour have been widely derided by residents – but Rhys Griffiths thinks they could be good for the town.

After controversial plans to expand ULEZ cost Labour Boris Johnson’s former seat, Paul Francis says Starmer must act quickly to limit the damage.

Remember when children used to cycle everywhere with their friends? Why have attitudes changed so dramatically?

Columnist Melissa Todd questions our “weird obsession” with identity after a mixed reaction from the public during a gender-bending photoshoot...