Gerry Warren
Chief Reporter at Kentish Gazette
Chief Reporter at East Kent Mercury
Kentish Gazette series Chief Reporter (these views are my own)
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2 weeks ago |
kentonline.co.uk | Gerry Warren
Bus passengers fear a cashless trial in Kent is doomed to fail if issues with “unreliable” technology are not fixed. Operator Stagecoach plans to go contactless-only on two busy routes for a month from April 22, with no other way to buy an adult single fare. Bosses say the trial – on services between Deal and Canterbury and Folkestone and Canterbury - is “a learning exercise” to give the firm a “better understanding of the impact it may have”.
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2 weeks ago |
kentonline.co.uk | Gerry Warren
Traffic on one of Kent’s busiest routes will be reduced to a crawl when a 20mph speed limit is imposed next month. The daytime restriction is due to come into force for two weeks on the A299 New Thanet Way between the St Nicholas roundabout near Birchington and Herne Bay. Kent County Council’s highways department says it is so the five-mile stretch can be sprayed with a special substance to protect the surface from potholes developing.
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3 weeks ago |
kentonline.co.uk | Gerry Warren
An eye-catching 12ft high public drinking water feature where people can fill their bottles will be unveiled in a Kent high street later this month. Called The Point, the “functional architecture” made from Portland stone and steel cost £150,000. It is a gift from Canterbury Rotary Club to the city to celebrate the charity’s centenary.
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3 weeks ago |
kentonline.co.uk | Gerry Warren
Villagers are fuming after plans for a new housing estate which they believe should be scrapped could now go-ahead. The controversial scheme for 17 homes in a field off Gobery Hill in Wingham previously sparked more than 200 objections, mostly over highway and pedestrian safety concerns. It was submitted despite a very similar application for 15 houses being rejected on appeal by a planning inspector in 2020 on the same grounds.
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3 weeks ago |
kentonline.co.uk | Gerry Warren
An animal sanctuary owner overrun with abandoned rabbits says they are the most abused and neglected pets prone to having “miserable lives”. Margaret Todd, who runs the Lord Whisky charity near Canterbury, fears dozens of bunnies are languishing unloved in filthy hutches across the county after their owners lost interest in them. She is currently caring for 20 unwanted rabbits and is now urging potential owners to think twice about having one unless they can provide the care they need.
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