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Billings helps Lions win series opener

Billings helps Lions win series opener

Kent’s Sam Billings took four catches to help England Lions win their first one-day match against South Africa A in Bloemfontein.

Wembley woe for battling Canterbury

Wembley woe for battling Canterbury

Despite a pulsating comeback from Canterbury’s men, they suffered Wembley heartbreak in the England Hockey 5s Indoor Championships on Sunday.

Rigging scandal hits charity competition

Rigging scandal hits charity competition

A competition to win a charity minibus worth £36,000 has been scrapped after allegations it was being rigged with multiple votes.

Biker, 21, skidded into oncoming car

Biker, 21, skidded into oncoming car

A student killed in a tragic bike crash lost control on a bend, an inquest has heard.

Browne: Wembley won't faze us

Browne: Wembley won't faze us

Kwan Browne says Canterbury must focus on their battle of Kent before turning their attention to ending East Grinstead’s indoor hockey dominance.

Pratt: We can still get better

Pratt: We can still get better

Andy Pratt says there is more to come from Canterbury RFC, despite them boosting their National 2 South survival hopes with a second straight win.

A Hoad off my mind: Leave to remain

A Hoad off my mind: Leave to remain

KM Group sports journalist Alex Hoad looks at the perils of leaving sporting spectacles before the final whistle and says thankyou to an unknown hero.

Police issue e-fit of mugger following nighttime robbery

Police issue e-fit of mugger following nighttime robbery

A woman suffered a head injury after being assaulted by a street robber who grabbed her bag.

Caption the Action

Caption the Action

Thinking caps at the ready, we want your imaginative descriptions for some of our photographic highlights of the week. It's all pun and games!

Hoax charity callers play deaf to steal iPhones

Hoax charity callers play deaf to steal iPhones

Thieves are pretending to be deaf to steal smart phones from shops across Kent.

The humble hero who has saved countless lives

The humble hero who has saved countless lives

A woman who set herself on fire, a heart attack victim and a suicidal teenager would not be here today if it wasn't for humble hero PC Paul Donovan.

Superb city side stun Stortford

Superb city side stun Stortford

Canterbury Rugby Club recorded a stunning 19-12 win on the road at Bishop’s Stortford on Saturday to boost their National 2 South survival chances.

Shock over death of free-spirited student

Shock over death of free-spirited student

Tributes have flooded in from friends and colleagues of a "vibrant and fun-loving" student following her sudden death.

Robbers threaten grandmother, 83, with torture and kidnap

Robbers threaten grandmother, 83, with torture and kidnap

Hammer-wielding intruders threatened to kidnap and torture an 83-year-old grandmother after breaking into her home.

Cooking on electric hob thought to have started house blaze

Cooking on electric hob thought to have started house blaze

Man rescued from second floor of smoke-filled house after fire breaks out in the kitchen

Talk of the Townsend

Talk of the Townsend

Kent hockey star Susannah Townsend lifts the lid on life in the England camp after the Champion's Trophy and turns her attentions to Rio 2016.

Trio of city 'movers and shakers' given top honour

Trio of city 'movers and shakers' given top honour

A Canterbury businessman, a fundraiser for the new Marlowe Theatre and an honorary fellow of Christ Church University awarded Freedom of the City

Boy punched and racially abused by thug in park

Boy punched and racially abused by thug in park

A teenage boy was left with blood pouring from his nose and mouth today after he was punched in the face by a man hurling racist abuse.

'Kafkaesque' laws strike wrong note with buskers

'Kafkaesque' laws strike wrong note with buskers

Buskers are campaigning against tough rules which allow council officials to judge them like "a poor man's Simon Cowell" and destroy instruments.

Pratt: We've still got work to do

Pratt: We've still got work to do

Andy Pratt says Canterbury Rugby Club need to build on their morale-boosting win over Taunton if they are to survive in National 2 South.

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