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We want Tower of London poppies to come here

20 November 2014
We want Tower of London poppies to come here

The Gazette has launched a petition urging everyone in Canterbury to work together to secure a visit by iconic installation.

City's poppy dream

16 November 2014
City's poppy dream

An area of Kent is bidding to host part of the hugely popular ceramic poppy artwork that attracted millions to the Tower of London.

Grandmother gets first tattoo on 90th birthday

14 November 2014
Grandmother gets first tattoo on 90th birthday

Retired receptionist Heather Brooks decided to mark her 90th birthday by getting a tattoo.

City Council leader John Gilbey to step down at next election

14 November 2014
City Council leader John Gilbey to step down at next election

"The executive has achieved staggering amount for the district but Westgate Towers scheme is my biggest regret," says retiring council leader

Man charged with vandalism to war memorials

14 November 2014
Man charged with vandalism to war memorials

Veterans were outraged after two memorials to the fallen were daubed with the word 'sold ya'.

Relief for drivers as A2 opens this weekend

11 November 2014
Relief for drivers as A2 opens this weekend

There's an end to the misery for drivers and businesses as weekend roadworks on the A2 are finished ahead of schedule.

Schoolgirl, 14, saves man's life on train

03 November 2014
Schoolgirl, 14, saves man's life on train

A youngster who rushed to help a man who collapsed on a train may well have saved his life - as others looked on.

Man killed in front of family as he cut branch over bonfire

02 November 2014
Man killed in front of family as he cut branch over bonfire

A tree a man loved to climb as a boy lead to his death in a freak accident as he removed a branch hanging above a bonfire.

Porn-sponsored football shirts given the 'blue' card

29 October 2014
Porn-sponsored football shirts given the 'blue' card

University chiefs have got hot under the collar after a team proudly boasted a sponsor on their shirts... a porn site!

Victim cut from wreckage following two-car smash.

26 October 2014
Victim cut from wreckage following two-car smash.

Road closed for several hours while emergency services dealt with serious collision.

Families plagued by rats

25 October 2014
Families plagued by rats

Children are being kept awake at night by scratching noises as a plague of rats blights several families.

Chihuahua family handed in to rescue centre

24 October 2014
Chihuahua family handed in to rescue centre

A dogs' charity is looking to rehome seven Chihuahuas named after the famous Disney dwarfs.

Bus carrying schoolchildren in crash

20 October 2014
Bus carrying schoolchildren in crash

School bus and Jaguar car in smash which caused gridlock on city ring road this morning

Post Office drops controversial move into high street supermarket

19 October 2014
Post Office drops controversial move into high street supermarket

Campaigners and unions are celebrating in a seaside town as Post Office bosses vow to think again.

Grieving mum-of-four wants justice for ‘love of my life’

17 October 2014
Grieving mum-of-four wants justice for ‘love of my life’

Videos are all three-year-old Star has to remember her dad Callum Osborne, killed a month before she was born when a trench collapse buried him alive.

Rush hour chaos after road collapses

17 October 2014
Rush hour chaos after road collapses

Diversions have been set up after major route to a Kent hospital has been shut off due to a subsidence

City council to consider McDonald's 24-hour opening request

16 October 2014
City council to consider McDonald's 24-hour opening request

They're not lovin' it. Residents worry that opening fast food restaurant further into the early hours will attract drunks and cause nuisance.

Student surrounded and headbutted in unprovoked attack

14 October 2014
Student surrounded and headbutted in unprovoked attack

Police have issued a CCTV image of a suspect thought to have assaulted a 17-year-old in an unprovoked attack.

Woman trapped after crash with lorry

14 October 2014
Woman trapped after crash with lorry

A woman has been cut from the wreckage of her car by firefighters and taken to hospital after a crash with a lorry.

A2 closure branded 'unmitigated disaster'

10 October 2014
A2 closure branded 'unmitigated disaster'

As motorists face the second weekend closure of the A2 we reveal the chaos caused by badly signed diversions, rat run drivers and dodgy sat navs.

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