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A new chapter for Tales

12 March 2015
A new chapter for Tales

A tourist attraction based on Geoffery Chaucer's epic poem The Canterbury Tales has been given a £20,000 overhaul.

Immigrant seconds from freedom crushed under lorry

09 March 2015
Immigrant seconds from freedom crushed under lorry

An immigrant who clung to the underside of a lorry to enter Britain was just seconds from freedom when he was crushed to death as the vehicle parked.

Brazen thief walks off with hotel's safe

07 March 2015
Brazen thief walks off with hotel's safe

A heartbroken hotelier says the theft of a safe containing £1,000 has left her sickened.

Shop 'hits new low' with Fifty Shades display

05 March 2015
Shop 'hits new low' with Fifty Shades display

A family values group has accused a lingerie shop of hitting a "new low" by exposing children to its erotic Fifty Shades of Grey window display.

Boy, 17, charged after teenager stabbed

25 February 2015
Boy, 17, charged after teenager stabbed

A 17-year-old boy arrested after another teenager was allegedly knifed has been charged with GBH with intent.

Council opts for 1.99% tax increase

20 February 2015
Council opts for 1.99% tax increase

Canterbury's local authority has set its budget amid calls for independence from Westminster.

'A whole bunch of wrong has happened here'

12 February 2015
'A whole bunch of wrong has happened here'

Four days after police shot a 40-year-old man, a 16-year-old remains critically ill in hospital and a community is still reeling.

Girl wakes up after stabbing - but shot dad still critical

11 February 2015
Girl wakes up after stabbing - but shot dad still critical

A 16-year-old girl has regained consciousness three days after being stabbed - but her dad is still fighting for his life after being shot by police.

'Abuse of power' claims over police at debate

04 February 2015
'Abuse of power' claims over police at debate

Kent Police has been accused of abusing its power by planting plain-clothes police officers at a public meeting about fracking.

£294k for hospital boss - who works a four-day week

01 February 2015
£294k for hospital boss - who works a four-day week

It's been revealed a new Kent hospital boss will earn £294,000 - more than double the Prime Minister's salary - and will only work a four-day week.

New boss for beleaguered hospital trust

27 January 2015
New boss for beleaguered hospital trust

An expert in dealing with crisis-hit hospitals - including Mid-Staffs - has been appointed to run a Kent trust that is mired in special measures.

Could Shabana be city's first non-white councillor?

26 January 2015
Could Shabana be city's first non-white councillor?

Conservative Shabana Raman could make history as Canterbury's first-ever councillor from an ethnic minority if she is elected at May's election.

Man suffers facial injuries after early morning attack on road

25 January 2015
Man suffers facial injuries after early morning attack on road

Police are hunting two men after a man was attacked while walking along a road early yesterday morning.

Car collides with telegraph pole near Herne Bay

24 January 2015
Car collides with telegraph pole near Herne Bay

Police and firefighters were called to Bullockstone Road after a female driver lost control on a country road.

Arsonists torched police car in Barham

15 January 2015
Arsonists torched police car in Barham

Detectives are hunting for suspects who firebombed a marked dog unit van in Railway Hill.

Van crash sparks jams on dual-carriageway

14 January 2015
Van crash sparks jams on dual-carriageway

An accident on the Thanet Way caused traffic problems this morning.

Town mourns councillor and 'tireless campaigner'

09 January 2015
Town mourns councillor and 'tireless campaigner'

City councillor and magistrate Ron Flaherty has died following a short illness aged 70.

Fears boy, 15, died after taking 'contaminated drug'

08 January 2015
Fears boy, 15, died after taking 'contaminated drug'

A father devastated by the tragic death of his son, 15, fears he may have taken a contaminated substance he believed to be a recreational drug.

Hotel firm Travelodge reveals the bizarre items left by guests

05 January 2015
Hotel firm Travelodge reveals the bizarre items left by guests

Animals, expensive clothing, jewellery... and a box of wigs are just some of the weird and wonderful items left by guests at Kent hotels.

MP's 'racy' novel creates a Storm

04 January 2015
MP's 'racy' novel creates a Storm

An MP has been praised after his "racy" and "pacy" first novel was hailed a hit by critics.

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