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Posted on 06/09/2010 at 14:57:44 by Gary Wright
Now that the annual exam celebrations are over and our youngsters are settling down to a new academic year, it's time for a little...
Posted on 01/09/2010 at 17:41:13 by Gary Wright
This is why Kent’s further education system needs a through revision:The other week I wrote saying how I couldn’t...
5 responses - latest posted on 06/09/2010 at 09:59
Posted on 20/08/2010 at 11:10:50 by Gary Wright
Why do so many people HAVE to go to university and why was there so much upset last Thursday?How can any parent or adult advise an...
2 responses - latest posted on 02/09/2010 at 08:09
Posted on 27/08/2010 at 12:03:01 by Florence Tennent
So, in case you missed several days of 24-hour rolling news coverage, David Cameron has named his baby daughter Florence Rose Endellion...
1 response - posted on 27/08/2010 at 13:04
Posted on 05/08/2010 at 20:15:45 by Gurvinder Sandher
Kent Equality Cohesion Council came into being in April – previously we were called the North West Kent Racial Equality Council....
3 responses - latest posted on 27/08/2010 at 07:33
Posted on 30/07/2010 at 11:01:38 by Ann Barnes
Whilst there are areas for improvement in the current policing arrangements, I am extremely sceptical that USA-style elected commissioners...
2 responses - latest posted on 03/08/2010 at 08:19
Posted on 02/08/2010 at 14:01:24 by Ray Duff
A Town Unearthed (Folkestone Before 1500) project gets underway very soon.The project by Folkestone People's Histiry Centre, Canterbury...
Posted on 31/07/2010 at 17:28:26 by Ray Duff
Today (Sat July 31) Folkestone's Leas Lifts re-opened to the public after restoration. I have the pleasure of holding ticket number 001 on...
1 response - posted on 02/08/2010 at 13:54
Posted on 02/07/2010 at 10:22:37 by Cllr Rodney Chambers
It is often said that to become a city you need a cathedral, a university, a well-known sports team and a successful economy. If it...
4 responses - latest posted on 29/07/2010 at 23:59
Posted on 22/07/2010 at 14:57:56 by Gary Wright
I wasn't shocked to learn that the union activists at local councils are threatening strike action to show their anger as the cuts in public...
2 responses - latest posted on 23/07/2010 at 18:41
Posted on 23/07/2010 at 12:14:01 by Malcolm Gilbert
I know three things about childhood sexual abuse and rape services.First, there is little help out there for children and adults who have...
Posted on 12/07/2010 at 13:05:32 by Peter J Read
Headteachers at 28 Kent secondary schools, eight special schools and 4 referral centres were devastated to learn that plans to rebuild their...
2 responses - latest posted on 20/07/2010 at 14:37
Posted on 15/07/2010 at 11:40:37 by Thomas Betts
I used to think seagulls were funny, and perhaps even a little bit cool in a strange sort of way.
To me the birds seemed to have a...
1 response - posted on 16/07/2010 at 20:05
Posted on 16/07/2010 at 12:30:21 by Bishop-designate of Rochester, James Langstaff
Some people get really excited about change: new challenges, new opportunities and new places are the things that get them fired up. Other...
Posted on 06/07/2010 at 15:18:24 by Simon Robinson
By Simon Robinson, Yourmedway and Yourmaidstone news editor
This weather we are having is intolerable.
It’s too hot, too humid...
1 response - posted on 09/07/2010 at 14:15
Posted on 01/07/2010 at 20:33:06 by Chris Britcher - Editor, Tunbridge Wells on Saturday
IF you were to dilute the very essence of what makes rock ‘n’ roll – in its purest terms – then the chances are you...
1 response - posted on 02/07/2010 at 12:29
Posted on 01/07/2010 at 20:06:24 by Cllr Paul Carter
The recession and the current squeeze on public sector finances has focused the attention of ministers, media and public on the pay and...
Posted on 25/06/2010 at 11:33:22 by Tim Garbutt
Are you celebrating Armed Forces Day this weekend? It was created by Gordon Brown in 2006 to shore up support for the wars in Iraq and...
Posted on 21/06/2010 at 11:45:10 by Remona Aly
The findings of a recent YouGov poll – undertaken at the end of May – are troubling to say the least. More than 2,000 adults...
Posted on 04/06/2010 at 11:20:15 by Gary Wright
Barring the rather unfortunate departure of David Laws, the Cameron-Clegg coalition seem to be getting stuck in with the cuts and making a...
6 responses - latest posted on 21/06/2010 at 07:30
Posted on 29/10/2009 at 13:19:07 by Simon Robinson
A benefit fraudster writes for KOS Media about his conviction for claiming Jobseekers' Allowance while in employment.
I was made...
5 responses - latest posted on 17/06/2010 at 19:11
Posted on 17/06/2010 at 11:34:09 by Dave Mairs
KENT NEWS:It’s all started so horribly – as deep in our hearts we knew it would.England? Well, obviously. But, no, the really...
Posted on 14/06/2010 at 12:13:11 by Mike Barrett
Given the new coalition government is only a few weeks old it strikes me that we are in for an incredibly destabilising period in the...
Posted on 12/06/2010 at 15:43:47 by Ray Duff
With regard to the forthcoming Government consultation on the proposed cuts in spending, the elephant in the room; one of many no doubt;...
Posted on 11/06/2010 at 11:34:16 by Gary Wright, Group Editor Midweeks
I’ve lived in Ashford for 20 years and have become used to the frequent attempts to talk up the town to make residents feel that the...