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Ladies suffer penalty heartbreak

Ladies suffer penalty heartbreak

Canterbury Ladies suffered a heartbreaking penalty shootout defeat in the semi-final of the Maxinutrition Hockey 5s Championships.

Man's arrest by armed police captured on camera

Man's arrest by armed police captured on camera

A 36-year-old alleged to have told a taxi driver he had a gun puts his hands up as armed officers surround his home.

Overturned van shuts one lane of the M2

Overturned van shuts one lane of the M2

Two separate accidents in the last hour have shut one lane of the motorway between Sittingbourne and Faversham.

Victory boosts city club's play-off push

Victory boosts city club's play-off push

Canterbury edged-out promotion rivals Southend 27-21 at Merton Lane on Saturday to return to a National 2 South promotion play-off berth.

Cancer girl's pal silenced by Twitter

Cancer girl's pal silenced by Twitter

A friend of a terminally ill mum was banned from Twitter... for asking celebrities to support her dying pal.

Two women cut free after van hits tree in Whitstable

Two women cut free after van hits tree in Whitstable

Firefighters had to rescue two women after a van came off a road and hit a tree in Whitstable.

Police called amid angry protests after petition fails to oust city council leader

Police called amid angry protests after petition fails to oust city council leader

Angry protests at a council meeting last night led to police being called after a petition calling for the leader's resignation was rejected.

Facebook campaign brings drunken student vandal to justice

Facebook campaign brings drunken student vandal to justice

A drunk vandal who smashed the windows of a historic hotel has handed himself in after a Facebook campaign to track him down.

Nazi graffiti scrawled on baby's face

Nazi graffiti scrawled on baby's face

Mindless yobs have drawn a swastika and Hitler moustache on a popular tree carving of a baby in the womb.

Bay ready to invest in new pitch

Bay ready to invest in new pitch

Herne Bay want to lay a new pitch to replace the battered Winch’s Field playing surface which has suffered from over-use.

Turner says more bad weather could hit Town financially

Turner says more bad weather could hit Town financially

Faversham boss Ray Turner says the weather woe has not hit Town as hard financially as some of their rivals.

College principal's pay soars by 60%... despite leadership standards dropping

College principal's pay soars by 60%... despite leadership standards dropping

A college principal earns £15,000 more than the Prime Minister - even though Ofsted says management has worsened since she started.

Elderly driver trapped by floodwater

Elderly driver trapped by floodwater

Firefighters have rescued a motorist and closed a road after he drove into floodwater under a bridge.

Thousands call for council leader to quit

Thousands call for council leader to quit

More than three thousand people have signed a petition demanding the mass resignation of a council's executive due to be considered tonight.

Shake up on brewery board

Shake up on brewery board

The reorganisation of Shepherd Neame into two trading arms has led to the resignation of one of its directors.

Pub boss 'borrows' £19k from firm to cheer up wife

Pub boss 'borrows' £19k from firm to cheer up wife

A pub manager decided to cheer up his wife - grieving over the loss of her mother - by stealing £19,000 and blowing it on evenings out and DIY.

Browne hopes Wembley will boost Canterbury's profile

Browne hopes Wembley will boost Canterbury's profile

Canterbury player-coach Kwan Browne says qualifying for the Wembley finals of the Maxinutrition 5s is a good opportunity to raise the club’s profile.

Oystermen boss calls for 'common sense'

Oystermen boss calls for 'common sense'

Nicky Southall has called on Ryman League chiefs to show ‘common sense’ and extend the season to help deal with their backlog of games.

Pratt keen to refocus after Cornish set-back

Pratt keen to refocus after Cornish set-back

Head coach Andy Pratt says Canterbury’s defeat to Launceston might provide them with a timely reality check in the National 2 South promotion hunt.

Pub raided by drugs police

Pub raided by drugs police

A city pub was raided on Thursday by officers executing a search warrant under the Misuse of Drugs Act.

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