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‘Never has getting your hair cut been so good’

‘Never has getting your hair cut been so good’

The number of barbers on our high streets has exploded in recent years - but the experience of getting a haircut is lightyears from the 80s and 90s.

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‘Casual shoplifting and fare evasion rife as people feel excluded from society’

‘Casual shoplifting and fare evasion rife as people feel excluded from society’

Are people getting naughtier? Is it any wonder we’ve less interest in the rules when fewer of us feel we have a stake in society, asks Melissa Todd.

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’More stop-and-searches and visible policing would cut knife crime’

’More stop-and-searches and visible policing would cut knife crime’

Knife crime, devolution, the drive for net zero and sadness at Sainsbury’s cafe closures are among topics tackled on this week’s letters page.

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‘Are parks and pools safe if they soon have to compete with social care and schools for cash?’

‘Are parks and pools safe if they soon have to compete with social care and schools for cash?’

If local councils are scrapped what protection will leisure centres or parks get, asks our columnist, so they can’t be sold to balance big budgets?

‘Environmental concerns are the latest weapon in the Nimby’s arsenal’

‘Environmental concerns are the latest weapon in the Nimby’s arsenal’

Is Kent’s economic growth being held back by the relentless use of environment concerns to oppose development, asks our columnist.

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‘UK needs its own Trump - at least he’s doing what he says he’s going to do’

‘UK needs its own Trump - at least he’s doing what he says he’s going to do’

Bus services, devolution, bureaucracy and Trump's tough stance on immigration are among topics tackled in this week's letters to the editor.

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‘It’s not just the 11-plus system that makes finding a school place in Kent increasingly complicated’

‘It’s not just the 11-plus system that makes finding a school place in Kent increasingly complicated’

Families no longer put their name down at the local school and take a place, says our columnist, but does greater choice come with its own problems?

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‘One of our biggest unspoken problems lurks inside my kettle’

‘One of our biggest unspoken problems lurks inside my kettle’

Kent is a great place to live. But there is a problem many of us face - caused everytime we turn on our taps.

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‘As our winters get wetter, we need to stop concreting over our countryside’

‘As our winters get wetter, we need to stop concreting over our countryside’

As our summers get hotter and winters get wetter, Melissa Todd says no one is building smartly, planning wisely or putting enough money aside.

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‘Free speech without responsibility is a recipe for chaos’

‘Free speech without responsibility is a recipe for chaos’

The ‘devolution revolution’, Facebook’s removal of fact-checkers and climate change are among topics tackled in this week’s letters to the editor.

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‘20mph seems unfeasible - but there’s calm on London’s speed camera clad streets’

‘20mph seems unfeasible - but there’s calm on London’s speed camera clad streets’

Would you support more speed cameras on Kent’s roads? After driving in London, our columnist thinks she might not be so opposed to such surveillance.

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‘Are these the driving habits which most enrage Kent motorists?’

‘Are these the driving habits which most enrage Kent motorists?’

Driving anywhere on our roads can be a frustrating experience - but do you agree with our columnist’s top 10 gripes?

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‘Poverty is no excuse for theft - today's generation can't live within their means'

‘Poverty is no excuse for theft - today's generation can't live within their means'

The ‘devolution revolution’, farm tax, shoplifting and the failure to deal with grooming gangs are among topics tackled on this week’s letters page.

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‘LA may be 5,000 miles from Kent but its fires are a glimpse into our future’

‘LA may be 5,000 miles from Kent but its fires are a glimpse into our future’

LA’s burning suburbs should be a warning, says our columnist, who fears Kent faces similar dangers from the threat of climate change and flooding.

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‘Come on Eurostar, come clean with your Kent plans’

‘Come on Eurostar, come clean with your Kent plans’

Five years after it left us, is our pleading for Eurostar to return on the brink of becoming undignified?

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'Will new year health kick hold same significance when everyone's on weight loss drugs?'

'Will new year health kick hold same significance when everyone's on weight loss drugs?'

After the excesses of Christmas, Melissa Todd wonders if “new year, new me” resolutions will be as meaningful with the rise of weight-loss meds.

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‘Developers are not in business to solve housing crisis - they need profit’

‘Developers are not in business to solve housing crisis - they need profit’

Election spending, housing crisis, plans to ‘sideline’ local councils and electric vehicle myths are among topics tackled on this week’s letters page.

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‘Do we really need a Mayor of Kent? I actually think we might…’

‘Do we really need a Mayor of Kent? I actually think we might…’

Our columnist says an elected Mayor of Kent could be just what the county needs to take charge of issues like transport and housing but do you agree?

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‘ANPR forces you onto double-yellow lines for pick-ups’

‘ANPR forces you onto double-yellow lines for pick-ups’

ANPR car parks are fundamentally sensible, says our columnist, but useless for picking up your kids from a night out.

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