Canterbury News
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Council Updates Canterbury City Status to Be Protected by Charter Trustees If Councils Merge
A cross-party group of councillors wants to appoint Charter Trustees to safeguard Canterbury’s city status, the Lord Mayor and the Sheriff…
8 September 2026 -
Council Updates Mobile signal black hole targeted as small cells go up across Canterbury city centre
Kent County Council has installed mobile signal-boosting equipment on lampposts and other street assets across Canterbury city centre…
8 September 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Weekend Briefing — Sunday, 6 September 2026
Kent Weekend Briefing Sunday, 6 September 2026 9 stories · 4-minute read 1997: Diana, Princess of Wales was farewelled in London; over a…
6 September 2026 -
Crime & Justice More than 10,000 items seized in Canterbury high street operation as four arrested
Kent Police and Trading Standards visited seven vape and phone repair shops in Canterbury city centre on 28 August 2026, seizing over…
5 September 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Weekend Briefing — Saturday, 5 September 2026
Kent Weekend Briefing Saturday, 5 September 2026 11 stories · 4-minute read 1887: A fire at the Theatre Royal in Exeter killed 186 people…
5 September 2026 -
Council Updates Canterbury Council asks British Museum to give district residents priority Bayeux Tapestry tickets
Canterbury City Council says its residents deserve the same priority booking access already offered to people in Hastings and Rother…
4 September 2026 -
Crime & Justice Kent Police seek man wanted on recall to prison with links to Dover, Canterbury, Folkestone and Sheerness
Jordan Lamoon is being sought by Kent Police, who have asked anyone who sees him or knows his whereabouts to call 999 quoting reference…
4 September 2026 -
Council Updates Three Herne Bay Play Areas to Get New Equipment in £270,000 Upgrade
Canterbury City Council has secured £270,000 from the government’s Playground Fund to revamp play areas at Central Parade seafront, Collins…
2 September 2026 -
Council Updates New inclusive play area coming to Herne Bay Memorial Park
Canterbury City Council is spending £300,000 to replace and expand the play area at Herne Bay Memorial Park with fully accessible and…
2 September 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Morning Briefing — Wednesday, 2 September 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Wednesday, 2 September 2026 10 stories · 4-minute read 1807: The British Royal Navy bombarded Copenhagen with fire…
2 September 2026 -
Council Updates Canterbury could lose city status under council shake-up
Canterbury could lose city status under council shake-up Canterbury’s historic city status may need new legal protection after Kent’s local…
1 September 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Weekend Briefing — Saturday, 29 August 2026
Kent Weekend Briefing Saturday, 29 August 2026 10 stories · 4-minute read 1831: Michael Faraday discovered electromagnetic induction on…
29 August 2026