Gabriel Morris
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Gabriel Morris
@gabrieldmorris.bsky.social
Multimedia Local Democracy Reporter covering SE England (Brighton, East Sussex, Kent and Medway)
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December 11, 2024 at 6:53 AM
Medway Council says you won't be fined for driving down a school street during the holidays, but there seems to be a catch which brings restrictions back in www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/news/...
‘I was fined for flouting term-time rule during school holidays’
A man has been fined for driving down a School Street during a half-term holiday because it was a teacher training day.
www.kentonline.co.uk
December 3, 2024 at 6:57 AM
Reposted by Gabriel Morris
The Kent Politics Podcast team were joined by former MP Kelly Tolhurst this week as they spoke about the possibility of councils in Kent being merged into one authority
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Kent Politics Podcast: Is it the end of the line for KCC?
In this week’s Kent Politics Podcast our reporters discuss potential major changes for Kent councils and Reform UK winning its first KCC seat.
kentonline.co.uk
November 30, 2024 at 7:55 PM
The Environment Agency's has rated Dymchurch beach's water quality as "poor," leading to a do-not-swim warning. Local businesses and the council worry what this might mean for tourism next year. Watch my full report here https://buff.ly/4g5EKmT
November 27, 2024 at 7:15 AM
Tunbridge Wells’ taxi fares could jump to become second most expensive in Kent after Sevenoaks

Drivers are asking for the increase because of the rise in card payments

Watch my report below 👇

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Taxi fares could jump to second priciest in county
Hard-pressed cabbies are hoping the go-ahead is given to plans to hike the amount they can charge their customers.
www.kentonline.co.uk
November 23, 2024 at 10:26 AM
LDRs Excl.
KCC Labour councillor claims his deselection was a 'witchhunt' after party drop him over 'concerning' remarks he made and placing bets on election results.
Labour has declined to comment
Watch below 👇👇
www.kentonline.co.uk/thanet/news/...
Labour dumps councillor over ‘concerning’ remarks and election betting
A Labour county councillor has been deselected over “concerning” remarks he made and placing bets on election results.
www.kentonline.co.uk
November 21, 2024 at 5:41 PM
Reposted by Gabriel Morris
A vicious killer who sexually assaulted a mum-of-two before stabbing her to death at her home is up for parole ahead of the 25th anniversary of her death
Killer could be released from prison 25 years after brutal murder of dinner lady
A vicious killer who sexually assaulted and murdered a dinner lady at her family home is up for parole ahead of the 25th anniversary of her death.
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November 20, 2024 at 7:30 AM
Tonight at 5:45 on KMTV you catch my feature looking into inheritance tax reforms and what this will mean for Kent.
Farmers across the Garden of England tell me these changes could tear up the countryside as we know it.
Here's the trailer:
November 20, 2024 at 3:49 PM
Fed-up neighbours have compared bright lights on a nearby school which stay on until 10pm every night to the Blackpool Illuminations.
My report below 👇

www.kentonline.co.uk/thanet/news/...
‘School lights up our street like the Blackpool Illuminations!’
Fed-up neighbours have compared bright lights on a nearby school which stay on until 10pm every night to the Blackpool Illuminations.
www.kentonline.co.uk
November 20, 2024 at 7:10 AM
Tomorrow farmers across the SE will protest in London against inheritance tax reforms, my full feature will be out on Wednesday looking at its potential impacts.

The Weald of Kent MP Katie Lam tells me she fears the Garden of England will ‘cease to exist’

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‘This will rip out the heart of Kent’: Farmers fear wipe out after inheritance tax bill
Families who have spent generations building up farming ventures fear the “destruction” of their way of life following changes to inheritance tax.
www.kentonline.co.uk
November 18, 2024 at 9:08 PM
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November 17, 2024 at 10:23 PM