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Keep Whitstable Different!

Local residents have set up a campaign to ‘Keep Whitstable Different’ in response to the proposed development of the Gladstone Road Post Office.

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Is It Tesco Or Isn't It?

The fact that a voracious, profit-hungry superstore in our midst could, quite conceivably, suck the heart out of our town, is irrelevant in planning terms.

9 comments    money planning post office
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The Unknown at the Labour Club

The Unknown at the Labour Club There was a band on at the Labour Club this weekend, called The Unknown. This was their 20th anniversary. They’ve played at the Labour Club once a year, every year,...

4 comments    music shape whitstable
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Cost of flats in Whitstable

This time last year I was looking for a flat. I wonder how many readers have been in the same position recently? I was shocked at how expensive they have become, and how little you get for your...

4 comments    housing apartments rooms
Geoff in the Labour Club Photograph by Big Pete62

In Memory of Geoff Squires

The reason I knew him is that we were both Midlanders who came to Whitstable at about the same time. Geoff was from Coventry, while I am from Birmingham...

0 comments    tobacco customs birmingham
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Don't Privatise Our Alleys

Whitstable is unique. That’s why we all love it here. It has a charm unlike any other town, what with the wooden framed buildings along Island Wall; the unspoiled Victorian frontage of Harbour Street; the...

5 comments    adventure gates whitstable
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Canterbury City Council and the Situationist International

The organization calling itself “Canterbury City Council” is, in fact, the front for a highly organized group of international revolutionaries out to exploit the discontent of the toddlers and young people of Whitstable for their own nefarious ends.

2 comments    travel politics whitstable
Frank Schofield in his customary spot in front of the Whitstable Town map near the Harbour.65

Too Old To Volunteer?

“I could take the world on up top,” he says, pointing to his head. “It’s just my leg that lets me down.”

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Proposed plans for the Castle Grounds, Whitstable

I went to the Castle grounds today. It is one of my favourite places in Whitstable, a place of quiet beauty and serenity, perfect for contemplation. Currently the Castle itself is closed, awaiting...

3 comments    politics trees gardens
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What is Whitstable Views?

Whitstable Gazette columnist CJ Stone has a new on-line column, called “Whitstable Views”. CJ hopes to make it a focus for opinion in the town. “I’d like to see people leaving comments...

0 comments    writing column whitstable
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