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Cashless trial on Kent buses sparks backlash over contactless failures

Cashless trial on Kent buses sparks backlash over contactless failures

Bus passengers fear a cashless trial in Kent is doomed to fail if reported issues with contactless failures are not fixed.

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City club aim to complete a memorable double

City club aim to complete a memorable double

Head coach Matt Corker is well aware of the importance of Canterbury Rugby Club’s final home league match this season.

Park fenced off ahead of nine-month closure

Park fenced off ahead of nine-month closure

Contractors have started closing off the lawned areas of a city centre beauty spot as a multi-million-pound revamp gets underway.

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Singh eager to deliver again

Singh eager to deliver again

Seam bowler Jas Singh wants to play back-to-back Championship games for the first time after he impressed in Kent's opening-round victory.

Woman who Googled how to kill her husband jailed for life

Woman who Googled how to kill her husband jailed for life

A woman who Googled how to kill her husband before stabbing him to death and dumping his body at the bottom of her garden has been jailed for life.

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Police name three men charged after cocaine and £7k cash seized in raids

Police name three men charged after cocaine and £7k cash seized in raids

Three men have been charged after police raided several homes in the city as part of efforts to disrupt drug-dealing.

Man to appear in court after homes evacuated amid bomb scare

Man to appear in court after homes evacuated amid bomb scare

A man is set to appear in court today after homes were evacuated amid a bomb scare in a residential street.

Arson probe launched into fires at former military training ground

Arson probe launched into fires at former military training ground

Investigators have launched an arson probe after two fires at a former military training ground sparked a huge emergency response.

‘Get out!’ Protester told to leave meeting as plans for mini-estate rejected

‘Get out!’ Protester told to leave meeting as plans for mini-estate rejected

A protester was ordered out of a meeting as emotions ran high over fears about potential deaths at a junction serving a new housing development.

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Road-rage attacker who left victim bedbound for a month spared jail

Road-rage attacker who left victim bedbound for a month spared jail

A motorist left another driver bedbound with fractures to his spine after ploughing his car into him in an inexplicable road-rage attack.

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Massive emergency response amid bush fire at former military training ground

Massive emergency response amid bush fire at former military training ground

Firefighters have been battling a bush fire at a former military training ground.

Restaurant leaves £115m leisure complex after just two years

Restaurant leaves £115m leisure complex after just two years

A restaurant which opened in a new leisure complex just two years ago has shut suddenly - but bosses say it will relaunch elsewhere.

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Arrest of suspected drug-dealer sparks police raid 39 miles away

Arrest of suspected drug-dealer sparks police raid 39 miles away

An arrest of a suspected drug dealer sparked a police raid of a home 39 miles away, where officers uncovered cocaine.

Proactive approach works wonders

Proactive approach works wonders

Head coach James Hockley reckons Kent Women’s close-season pro-activeness helped them with player recruitment.

‘I bought shop 55 years ago for £2.9k - now I’m calling it a day’

‘I bought shop 55 years ago for £2.9k - now I’m calling it a day’

A well-known trader told how he bought a shop 55 years ago for £2.9k and has now decided to call it a day.

Man stabbed through heart in Kent high street, murder trial told

Man stabbed through heart in Kent high street, murder trial told

Two men accused of murdering another by stabbing him through the heart in a late-night attack have gone on trial.

Bomb squad called to residential street after ‘suspicious package’ found

Bomb squad called to residential street after ‘suspicious package’ found

Homes were evacuated and the bomb squad called to a village street following the discovery of a ‘suspicious package’.

Bus and two cars crash on busy route

Bus and two cars crash on busy route

A crash between a bus and two cars caused delays on a busy route this afternoon.

‘Some owners don’t appreciate a dog off a lead can cause serious harm’

‘Some owners don’t appreciate a dog off a lead can cause serious harm’

Dog walkers are being urged to keep their pets on leads after a goat died in an attack which saw both of its ears torn off. Warning: graphic images.

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Canterbury duo do the trick

Canterbury duo do the trick

Tyler Oliver and Harry Sloan scored trebles in Canterbury’s try fest at Oxford Harlequins in National League 2 East.

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