Canterbury’s High Street Under Scrutiny: Crackdown on Flashy Shopfronts Inspired by 'Second-Class Las Vegas' 🎲
Canterbury plans to tighten regulations on shopfront appearances after comparisons to a 'second-class Las Vegas' highlight the need for a more cohesive and historic look. Discover what this means for local businesses and residents.
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743 views • Feb 9, 2023
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<p>There's going to be a crackdown on garish shopfronts in Canterbury after the high street was likened to a 'second-class Las Vegas'.</p><br /><p>Dozens of businesses are set to be ordered to remove bright signs, lights and paintwork that don't comply with council rules.</p><br /><p>Hear from people in the city.</p><br /><p>Also in today's podcast, a Kent mum is calling for universities to have a legal duty of care over their students after her daughter took her own life...</p><br /><p>Phoebe Grime was just 20 when she died while studying at Newcastle University in 2021.</p><br /><p>Her mum Hilary has been speaking to Gabriel Morris from our colleagues at KMTV.</p><br /><p>An important meeting is taking place in Kent to decide how much council tax we'll have to pay.</p><br /><p>Bosses at county hall in Maidstone will vote on their budget and are expected to approve a hike of just under 5%. Hear from our political editor Paul Francis.</p><br /><p>The KentOnline Podcast has been finding out more about plans to release iron age pigs in an area of Kent woodland.</p><br /><p>You've probably already heard about the wild bison that have been roaming around West Blean and Thornden Woods near Canterbury.</p><br /><p>The pigs are joining them as part of a conservation project to help tackle climate change.</p><br /><p>And, Freya Ridings has been chatting to our sister radio station kmfm about her new single Weekends and album Blood Orange.</p><br /><p>It's her first new music in three years and she can't wait for us to hear it.</p>
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Feb 9, 2023
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