Canterbury News
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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 -
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 -
Crime & Justice Broadstairs drug dealer jailed after cocaine worth £240,000 found beside his bed
Rennie Ash, 47, was asleep when Kent Police officers entered a Broadstairs property on 12 March 2026 and found three kilogram blocks of…
28 August 2026 -
Crime & Justice Whitstable man charged with drug supply offences after Canterbury stop attempt
Cameron Neal, 23, was arrested, charged with five offences and appeared before magistrates within 48 hours after Kent Police seized…
28 August 2026 -
Economy UK Service Sector Volumes Still Falling But Set to Level Off, CBI Figures Show
Business and professional services firms expect volumes to stabilise next quarter while consumer services face a further, smaller decline…
28 August 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Morning Briefing — Friday, 28 August 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Friday, 28 August 2026 10 stories · 3-minute read 1833: The Slavery Abolition Act 1833 received royal assent, making…
28 August 2026 -
Crime & Justice Canterbury man jailed for six years for sexual abuse of two children
Luke Johnson, 36, of Old Park Avenue, Canterbury, was sentenced to six years in prison on 21 August 2026 after pleading guilty to four…
27 August 2026 -
Local News William Burges conference to be held at Dover’s Maison Dieu in September
A day-long event on 25 September 2026 will bring together conservators, historians and architects to examine the Victorian architect’s…
26 August 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Weekend Briefing — Saturday, 22 August 2026
Kent Weekend Briefing Saturday, 22 August 2026 9 stories · 4-minute read Canterbury man banned from supermarkets and shopping centres…
22 August 2026 -
Crime & Justice Canterbury man banned from supermarkets and shopping centres across Kent after 27 thefts
Daniel Rogers, 36, was sentenced in February 2026 and handed a Criminal Behaviour Order barring him from Tesco, Aldi, Asda, TK Maxx and…
21 August 2026