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'RingGo parking is ageist' row sparks national debate
25 April 2022The debate over cashless parking at car parks has made it to BBC Radio 2, with pensioners continuing to label the use of the RingGo app as 'ageist'.
Is your child the cutest of them all?
25 April 2022It's time to brush off your little one's most adorable outfit, as the Kentish Gazette's Cute Kids competition is back for another year.
£33m cash boost would 'give us truly global appeal'
25 April 2022Council bosses are optimistic of their chances of securing £33 million of government funding to significantly develop a Kent district.
'RingGo parking is ageist - many don't know what an app is!'
22 April 2022Frustrated pensioners say a council's rollout of a pay-by-phone service at some district car parks is discriminatory to the elderly.
Secret Drinker's hunt for a good pub in Whitstable
22 April 2022Secret Drinker squeezes into lycra for a seaside saunter and meets an all-hands-on-deck hero.
'Why are pollution police targeting taxis and not old buses?'
20 April 2022A cabby feels his industry is being targeted by a council over emissions - while buses as old as 19 years are still running in the district.
Yet more M2 misery over full weekend closures
19 April 2022Motorists are set to face more traffic misery when full weekend closures of the M2 are enforced for repair works from next month.
'It'll be ruined by stench and sight of poor dead pigs and revolting burgers'
18 April 2022A vegan has sparked a fierce backlash on social media after arguing that a new harbour development will be "ruined by the stench and sight" of meat.
Kent seaside homes see highest price rise in UK
16 April 2022Kent's seaside towns have seen higher house price rises over 10 years than anywhere else on Britain's coast.
Repeat shoplifter banned from four stores in town
14 April 2022A repeat shoplifter has been banned from four shops in a town - including Tesco, The Co-Op and Sainsbury's.
Cookie fans book Airbnbs for shop opening as food shed tenants revealed
14 April 2022Fans of an Instagram-famous dunkable cookie business have booked Airbnbs to visit its first physical shop as the tenants of a food shed are revealed.
Network Rail spend £2m removing graffiti from railway lines
12 April 2022Tags are being removed and anti-graffiti paint is being utilised by Network Rail in an effort to "freshen up" the railways.
Harry Potter author hosts Kent MP at 'women's rights' lunch
11 April 2022Harry Potter author JK Rowling has hosted a Kent MP at a lunch with some of the country's most prominent feminists and women's activists.
Repair Shop expert surprises centenarian with street organ show
11 April 2022A renovator from BBC's The Repair Shop surprised a centenarian on her 100th birthday with tunes from a street organ outside her home.
Holiday park chain sold for £950m
11 April 2022A holiday park giant, with parks across the county, has finally been taken over after a multi-million pound deal was finally approved.
Outrage over drastic cuts to village and school bus services
11 April 2022Stagecoach is set to slash 'vital' bus services - leaving some villages without transport and pupils forced to find alternative routes to school.
'Absolutely horrifying' holiday park expansion thrown out
09 April 2022Councillors have ignored their own planning officers by refusing a proposal to install 91 extra caravans at a holiday complex.
'I said I'd drive anywhere - and have done 10k miles across Europe in a month'
09 April 2022A man has spent a month driving around Europe, transporting refugees from war-torn Ukraine to places of safety. Here, he tells of his experience...
Huge food festival to return
08 April 2022A massive food and drink festival attracting tens of thousands of people is making a come-back following a two-year hiatus.
Kent's traffic nightmare to last another TWO WEEKS
07 April 2022Severe delays are set to continue across Kent's road network until the end of April due to Operation Brock.
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