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City councillor loses fight with cancer

07 January 2014
City councillor loses fight with cancer

Tory veteran Bill Oakey has died just a month after attending his last meeting.

Family receives the best Christmas gift – being together again

25 December 2013
Family receives the best Christmas gift – being together again

A little boy with a rare condition that saw him fighting for his life in hospital last Christmas has been given the best present - being allowed home.

Mauled mother: 'I thought dog would tear my throat out'

20 December 2013
Mauled mother: 'I thought dog would tear my throat out'

A terrified dog walker was dragged to the ground and mauled by another woman's seven-stone doberman - as the owner told her: 'He's only playing'.

Huge crowd expected for city's festive singalong on Christmas Eve

20 December 2013
Huge crowd expected for city's festive singalong on Christmas Eve

Archbishop Justin Welby is due to attend his first city community carol singing in aid of the Lord Mayor of Canterbury's Christmas Gift Fund

Falklands veteran and partner scoop £100,000 lottery prize

18 December 2013
Falklands veteran and partner scoop £100,000 lottery prize

"We won't blow it but share the winnings with our families," says Health Lottery winning couple

Fans mourn death of popular band member and publican

09 December 2013
Fans mourn death of popular band member and publican

Founder and drummer of Caravan dies aged 66 after battling a long illness

Archbishop leads tributes to Mandela with book of remembrance

06 December 2013
Archbishop leads tributes to Mandela with book of remembrance

A book of remembrance in honour of ex-South African president Nelson Mandela has been opened by the Archbishop of Canterbury after his death at 95.

Trio still quizzed after policeman hit by car in high-speed chase

04 December 2013
Trio still quizzed after policeman hit by car in high-speed chase

Three people were today still being questioned after an officer was hit by a car in a pursuit involving up to 13 police cars.

Boffins hail cancer breakthrough

02 December 2013
Boffins hail cancer breakthrough

Revolutionary technology can detect earliest stages of cancer through a simple breath test

Young people triumph in awards for endeavour and bravery

02 December 2013
Young people triumph in awards for endeavour and bravery

Try Angle Awards honour a 16-year-old disabled athlete and a 14-year-old girl for her bravery.

'Despicable' thief steals dementia sufferer's war medals

01 December 2013
'Despicable' thief steals dementia sufferer's war medals

A family have pleaded for thieves to show some mercy and return a dementia sufferer's war medals.

Rush hour crash causes long tailbacks

27 November 2013
Rush hour crash causes long tailbacks

Ambulance at scene of collision between car and van which blocks road.

Poisoned cat had to be put down by vet

21 November 2013
Poisoned cat had to be put down by vet

Fears another cat has been poisoned with anti-freeze after it was found in agony bleeding from the mouth

'We can't forgive girlfriend for leaving our son to die'

14 November 2013
'We can't forgive girlfriend for leaving our son to die'

The family of a man who plunged a knife into his own heart say they will never forgive his girlfriend for leaving him for dead.

Owner devastated as Daisy dies in his arms

14 November 2013
Owner devastated as Daisy dies in his arms

The city has joined Tony Hickson in mourning, after his beloved Harlequin Great Dane - a familiar sight in Canterbury - died in his arms.

Boy arrested after knife found at school

11 November 2013
Boy arrested after knife found at school

A 15-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of taking a knife into a school for children with learning and behavioural difficulties today.

Veterans' chance meet after 50 years

11 November 2013
Veterans' chance meet after 50 years

As Kent marks Remembrance Day to honour the fallen, two Army veterans have told how they were reunited by chance after almost 50 years.

Couple keen to press on with vineyard

10 November 2013
Couple keen to press on with vineyard

A corking new business is planning to transform part of the Kent countryside into a winery to produce high-quality sparkling wine.

'I pulled knife out of boyfriend's heart... but didn't phone 999'

08 November 2013
'I pulled knife out of boyfriend's heart... but didn't phone 999'

A father-of-two killed when he plunged a knife into his own heart was left for 11 hours by his girlfriend who pulled the blade out, an inquest heard.

Route for miles of pylons is revealed

07 November 2013
Route for miles of pylons is revealed

The National Grid has today revealed which area of the Kent countryside it wants to cut through to build up to 70 electricity pylons.

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