Canterbury News
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Crime & Justice Teaching Assistant Jailed for Child Cruelty at Sittingbourne School
Teaching Assistant Jailed for Child Cruelty at Sittingbourne School A 47-year-old teaching assistant has been sentenced to prison after a…
11 May 2026 -
Council Updates Kent’s housing-capacity gap: the documented numbers
South East Water has formally told Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council that of the 19,620 homes the council is mandated to deliver by 2040…
11 May 2026 -
Health New BMJ Guidance Helps Kent Clinicians Spot Pregnancy-Related Pelvic Pain
Medical journal releases infographic and consultation tips for identifying pelvic girdle pain affecting up to one in five pregnant women…
7 May 2026 -
Council Updates Canterbury City Council launches eight-week review to reshape local democracy ahead of government merger
Residents in Canterbury, Herne Bay and Whitstable asked whether they want new town councils as part of biggest council shake-up in 50…
7 May 2026 -
Council Updates What’s Really Happening to Kent’s Rivers, Beaches and Water Bills
Almost every monitored river in the Medway and the Stour now fails the legal environmental tests. Eleven Kent sewage treatment works are…
7 May 2026 -
Council Updates Canterbury Council coalition collapses after Labour leader’s WhatsApp ‘asks’ on planning votes
Canterbury City Council’s three-year Labour-Liberal Democrat coalition collapsed on Tuesday after the Lib Dems accused Labour leader Cllr…
6 May 2026 -
Local News What’s On in Kent This May: Festivals, Food, Bluebells and a Royal Jousting Anniversary to Look Forward To
From the Tenterden Food & Drink Festival’s 10th anniversary to Lovebox’s seaside debut at Dreamland Margate, plus Kent’s late-blooming…
5 May 2026 -
Fire & Rescue Kent Fire and Rescue Service Conducts Training Exercise in Canterbury High Street
Kent Fire and Rescue Service Conducts Training Exercise in Canterbury High Street Kent Fire and Rescue Service has reassured the public not…
5 May 2026 -
Investigations The Cost of Crisis: How Kent’s Water and Sewage Networks Are Failing
Ninety-seven per cent of monitored water bodies in the Medway basin, and one hundred per cent of those in the Stour, now fail the legal…
4 May 2026 -
Health BMJ Warns Against Replacing NHS Resident Doctors with Physician Associates
Leading medical journal argues that substituting resident doctors with physician associates offers no benefits and poses significant risks…
25 April 2026 -
Council Updates Lords vote clears Devolution Bill for Royal Assent — Kent councils’ pre-Bill conduct remains subject to live legal challenge
The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill cleared its final Lords stages on Thursday 23 April 2026 and now awaits Royal Assent…
25 April 2026 -
Council Updates Canterbury City Council Confirms £2 Million Revamp Timetable for Herne Bay’s King’s Hall
Canterbury City Council has outlined the project schedule and scope for a £2 million refurbishment of Herne Bay’s historic King’s Hall to…
14 April 2026