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Would you buy a lump of stone for £7,000?

27 September 2016
Would you buy a lump of stone for £7,000?

Two pieces of stone have sold at auction for nearly £15,000 - but these are not just any bits of rock.

Lab test chimps finally have a new home

26 September 2016
Lab test chimps finally have a new home

A two-year battle to bring a troop of chimps from America to Kent was finally granted by a judge.

Description issued after girl, 15, 'raped in park'

26 September 2016
Description issued after girl, 15, 'raped in park'

Detectives have issued a description of a suspect after a 15-year-old girl reported being raped in a children's play area.

Appeal to help family following attack and fire

23 September 2016
Appeal to help family following attack and fire

A fund has been set by by a group of mums for a family involved in an attack which also left their home badly damaged by fire.

Cyclist air lifted to hospital following fall from bike

23 September 2016
Cyclist air lifted to hospital following fall from bike

Police closed the road on a housing estate after a man fell off his bike, suffering suspected shoulder and head injuries

Police urge students not to misbehave during freshers' week

23 September 2016
Police urge students not to misbehave during freshers' week

Late night police patrols have been stepped up as thousands of new students arrive to party the night away.

Road closed after woman hurt in car crash

23 September 2016
Road closed after woman hurt in car crash

A 19-year-old has been taken to hospital following a two car smash on a busy road

Landlord ordered to pay £2,500 damages says he will appeal

21 September 2016
Landlord ordered to pay £2,500 damages says he will appeal

A landlord says a judge made a legal error when he threw out a case against a tenant and awarded them compensation instead.

MP: 'Non-EU students should go home after studies'

12 September 2016
MP: 'Non-EU students should go home after studies'

An MP has called for non-EU students to return home after their studies, saying unis "are to educate, not act as a bypass for immigration controls".

Celebrations but not quite yet popping corks at new wine estate

11 September 2016
Celebrations but not quite yet popping corks at new wine estate

The harvest will soon be underway in the countryside near Canterbury where the crop is destined to be turned into high quality sparkling wines.

Spectacular £2.5m cathedral window work revealed

11 September 2016
Spectacular £2.5m cathedral window work revealed

A painstaking project to restore a magnificent Canterbury Cathedral window is nearing an end - after a £2.5m project.

Grid lock on the city ring road

07 September 2016
Grid lock on the city ring road

Bus services in and out of Canterbury are being severely disrupted by a jam caused by a broken down lorry.

Hospital crutches sold at boot fairs

03 September 2016
Hospital crutches sold at boot fairs

Unreturned crutches and walking frames loaned to patients are costing a health trust a small fortune – and even being sold on at boot fairs.

Brave 'Buster' loses his battle with cancer

02 September 2016
Brave 'Buster' loses his battle with cancer

Family say dozens of farewell visits by friends show just how popular the 78-year-old painter and decorator was.

Officers investigating stolen bikes release CCTV images

31 August 2016
Officers investigating stolen bikes release CCTV images

Owners have reported a spate of thefts of cycles in recent weeks which has prompted a police appeal to identify suspects

Fire spreads over seven acres of scrubland

30 August 2016
Fire spreads over seven acres of scrubland

Fire fighters remain at the scene after being called to tackle a blaze on a large open expanse on a Kent city's outskirts.

Court staff call police over antique fruit knife

29 August 2016
Court staff call police over antique fruit knife

A court interpreter says he was made to feel like a criminal when security staff called police after finding a fruit knife in his lunch box.

Cat stranded on log in fast-flowing river

28 August 2016
Cat stranded on log in fast-flowing river

A cat called Dipper almost lived up to his name after finding himself stranded on a tree trunk in a fast-flowing river.

Cycling duo's remarkable effort remains on course

27 August 2016
Cycling duo's remarkable effort remains on course

A tandem riding pair are more than 4,000 miles into their extraordinary bid to circumnavigate the world - shrugging off packs of dogs along the way

Pensioners flee home as lightning strike sparks blaze

26 August 2016
Pensioners flee home as lightning strike sparks blaze

A pensioner's hair was singed as he battled a blaze with a garden hose to save his home from being burned down following a lightning strike.

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