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Hospital trust doubles cost of short term parking

Hospital trust doubles cost of short term parking

Patients and visitors will be paying more for parking at several hospitals as the trust hikes prices.

Roadworks to close A2

Roadworks to close A2

Parts of the A2 will be shut at night throughout November and December while road works are carried out.

Bomb threat at university

Bomb threat at university

A university campus has been searched following an emailed bomb threat.

Car smashes into house

Car smashes into house

A car has swerved off the road and smashed into the front of a house on a high street.

Security firm joins fight against city centre crime

Security firm joins fight against city centre crime

Company says it will provide extra eyes and ears for the police.

Two arrested after police raids in drug op

Two arrested after police raids in drug op

Suspected dealers targeted in crackdown on illegal drug trade.

Woman freed from car after crash

Woman freed from car after crash

An elderly woman had to be freed from a car after it was driven up a steep embankment.

Popular city cafe to shut after owners give up on their dream

Popular city cafe to shut after owners give up on their dream

Sisters say they put their "heart and soul" into the business but high running costs means it's not making them a decent living.

Shoppers targeted by distraction thieves

Shoppers targeted by distraction thieves

A thief distracted an elderly woman with a map before swiping her bank cards...and it's not the first incident at city supermarket.

Pair jailed for breaking greengrocer's jaw

Pair jailed for breaking greengrocer's jaw

A pair of drunken thugs who broke a greengrocer's jaw in a vicious attack after he asked them to stop throwing his produce around have been jailed.

Dream deal for Kent prospect

Dream deal for Kent prospect

Teenage batsman Zak Crawley says signing his first professional contract with Kent ‘is a dream come true.’

Tragedy of three brothers

Tragedy of three brothers

The tragic story of a heroin addict who stabbed his brother to death and watched another die from drug abuse has been revealed at an inquest.

Light up the City charity walk in Canterbury attracts huge support

Light up the City charity walk in Canterbury attracts huge support

Organisers say they are delighted by the turnout for evening sponsored walk and run which raised £16,000 for the Pilgrims Hospice.

New pub proposed for busy city road

New pub proposed for busy city road

There are plans for a two-storey Marston's pub and restaurant just outside of the city, offering 50 new jobs.

Vegan activists protest in city centre

Vegan activists protest in city centre

Campaigners who oppose a takeaway having a pig carcass on display marched through the city today, comparing the cafe to Auschwitz.

Want clean streets? Pick up rubbish yourselves!

Want clean streets? Pick up rubbish yourselves!

If residents want clean streets they should be picking up other people's litter, according to a new council leader.

Fire crews rescue man from overturned car

Fire crews rescue man from overturned car

A man was taken to hospital last night after being cut free from his car which had overturned on a country road.

Clubber broke man's jaw in row over cigarette

Clubber broke man's jaw in row over cigarette

A clubber who fractured a man's jaw when he punched him unconscious in a row over a cigarette has avoided jail.

Pranksters fined £800 for supermarket rave

Pranksters fined £800 for supermarket rave

A two-man rave in Asda has cost practical jokers Discoboy and Speedo Shy £400 each.

Three injured in crash on major road

Three injured in crash on major road

Emergency services partially closed off a busy city centre route following a crash involving two cars, which left three people injured.

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