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Disabled widow 'worried sick' after getting £105k gas bill

04 October 2013
Disabled widow 'worried sick' after getting £105k gas bill

A disabled woman's been left in tears after being bombarded with 38 British Gas bills - one for £105k - and she's not even a customer!

Starbucks closure whips up a row with Canterbury Cathedral

01 October 2013
Starbucks closure whips up a row with Canterbury Cathedral

Business shuts popular outlet in Burgate but Dean and Chapter claims there are still years left to run on the lease

Former University of Kent student among the Kenyan shopping mall massacre dead

28 September 2013
Former University of Kent student among the Kenyan shopping mall massacre dead

Mitul Shah, who studied at the UKC Canterbury, praised for his heroism as he paid with his own life trying to save children from the slaughter.

A whisker away from catastrophe...

23 September 2013
A whisker away from catastrophe...

Firefighters have reunited a relieved couple with their pet cat - after he got stuck up the chimney.

Case of the comeback cat...

09 September 2013
Case of the comeback cat...

It was a mystery that kept Sonny the cat's owners guessing... until he strolled up the garden path FIVE YEARS after he went missing.

Parking charges doubled for hospital staff

04 September 2013
Parking charges doubled for hospital staff

Cleaners, kitchen staff and porters at a hospital trust will have to pay double to park on the site following the ramping up of staff charges.

Big increase in parking permit charges for hospital staff

03 September 2013
Big increase in parking permit charges for hospital staff

The lowest paid staff at a Kent hospital trust will have to pay more than double to park at work.

EastEnders star Samantha Womack turns over a new leaf.

01 September 2013
EastEnders star Samantha Womack turns over a new leaf.

Expect a bit of 'Mitchell' naughtiness in my panto role as the woodland Good Fairy in Canterbury, says actress Samantha Womack

Revealed: Towers traffic layout could be back

29 August 2013
Revealed: Towers traffic layout could be back

The controversial road layout used during the Westgate Towers traffic trial is one of four options set to be put out to public consultation.

Huge response to dumped kittens plea

28 August 2013
Huge response to dumped kittens plea

The RSPCA has been inundated with offers to rehome dozens of starving kittens dumped in woodland... as their condition improves significantly.

Blind woman's terror as guide dog viciously attacked in park

25 August 2013
Blind woman's terror as guide dog viciously attacked in park

A woman has been left a nervous wreck and fearful of going out alone after her guide dog was viciously attacked in a park.

Donations flood in for Dave Lee memorial

19 August 2013
Donations flood in for Dave Lee memorial

An appeal set up to fund a £40,000 sculpture in memory of the late comedian and charity fundraiser Dave Lee has got off to an encouraging start

Mum's car erupts into fireball in street

18 August 2013
Mum's car erupts into fireball in street

This is the moment firefighters battled to control a fierce blaze after a mother's car mysteriously went up in flames early today.

Firefighters tackle eight-acre grass blaze in Canterbury

15 August 2013
Firefighters tackle eight-acre grass blaze in Canterbury

Turntable ladder used to douse flames as blaze spreads across scrubland near Canterbury Golf Club - for the second time in 24 hours

Walk ends in horror after pack of killer dogs attacks

09 August 2013
Walk ends in horror after pack of killer dogs attacks

A woman and her dog suffered serious bite wounds and needed medical treatment after three killer dogs attacked them on a walk.

Mum locked out of son’s graduation

01 August 2013
Mum locked out of son’s graduation

A widow travelled 200 miles to see her only son receive his degree - only to be turned away heartbroken at the door because she had lost her ticket.

Riders honour UK's bravest village

30 July 2013
Riders honour UK's bravest village

A village once dubbed the bravest in the UK after the First World War has had a special visit to mark its achievement.

'Zoos are no longer viable': zoo boss Damian Aspinall

14 July 2013
'Zoos are no longer viable': zoo boss Damian Aspinall

A Kent wildlife park boss says he has no intention of closing Howletts or Port Lympne... despite saying zoos should be phased out.

Smiling toddler beats rare cancer

11 July 2013
Smiling toddler beats rare cancer

Darcie Kay's mother thanks "miracle" medics and pledges to raise money for cancer and children's charities in future.

Patients left stranded just days into new transport service

10 July 2013
Patients left stranded just days into new transport service

A boss has said he is 'deeply sorry' after his firm let down patients it was due to transport to hospital.

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