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Lettings crook targeted students

Lettings crook targeted students

A woman who ripped off students by pocketing rent instead of paying landlords has been locked up for a £60,000 scam.

PICTURES: Storm hits east Kent after hottest day for seven years

PICTURES: Storm hits east Kent after hottest day for seven years

People across the Canterbury district captured these stunning images as a thunderstorm struck early this morning.

Dozens of fish killed in sewage leak

Dozens of fish killed in sewage leak

A water firm has apologised after dozens of fish were killed when sewage flooded into a brook because of a pumping station failure.

Car flips in crash near supermarket

Car flips in crash near supermarket

A road was shut off by police after a car overturned onto its roof near a supermarket in Thanington.

City councillor dies after short illness

City councillor dies after short illness

Canterbury City Council has today announced the death of Seasalter councillor Mike Sharp.

Developers to announce £500,000 town centre investment

Developers to announce £500,000 town centre investment

The company behind plans for a Sainsbury's on the outskirts of a Kent town are expected to announce a major investment for the next three years

How you could be related to royal baby

How you could be related to royal baby

A professional genealogist related to Kate Middleton has today revealed hundreds of people across Kent will have close family ties to her child.

Police sniff out suspected thief

Police sniff out suspected thief

A man has been arrested for stealing fuel after officers found him smelling of diesel.

Bid for changes to late night busking

Bid for changes to late night busking

Plans to regulate busking in Canterbury have been proposed by councillors after noise complaints.

How 'our Gracie' became aunty to orphan William

How 'our Gracie' became aunty to orphan William

An orphan who grew up in a Kent care home has told the incredible story of how he was 'adopted' by screen superstar Gracie Fields

Man taken to hospital after bedsit fire

Man taken to hospital after bedsit fire

Firefighters attended Craddock Road in Canterbury last night after a fire broke out in a bedsit.

Accountant who lived high life jailed for £3m fraud

Accountant who lived high life jailed for £3m fraud

An accountant has been jailed for a £3m gambling fraud which funded holidays, expensive cars... and even his wedding.

Tredwell looks to top order to turn around t20 fortunes

Tredwell looks to top order to turn around t20 fortunes

Kent skipper James Tredwell has called on their top-order batsmen to produce the performances which will turn around their Friends Life t20 fortunes.

Lib Dem chief in Twitter spat

Lib Dem chief in Twitter spat

A keyboard war erupted between Canterbury's Lib Dem leader and a Tory councillor in a furious four-letter online spat about closing museums.

How about cat!

How about cat!

Buxton the Whitstable cat has been reunited with his owners... after going missing in Scotland during a voyage around UK.

Wartime bomb detonated off Kent coast

Wartime bomb detonated off Kent coast

Bomb disposal experts carried out a controlled explosion on a Second World War mine found off the coast of Herne Bay by a fisherman.

Junkie pulled down trousers to inject in city centre park

Junkie pulled down trousers to inject in city centre park

A heroin addict who injected himself in the groin near a play park in a Canterbury beauty spot claimed the drug was a painkiller.

Bay boss Denly excited by opening day fixture

Bay boss Denly excited by opening day fixture

Herne Bay are already looking forward to hosting Ryman League newcomers Guernsey on the opening day of the new football season.

Clay just misses out on medal in World Youth Championships

Clay just misses out on medal in World Youth Championships

Bobby Clay of Invicta East Kent AC says she has unfinished business on the world stage after missing out on a medal at the World Youth Championships.

Early derbies excite Turner

Early derbies excite Turner

Faversham boss Ray Turner is relishing the prospect of four Kent derbies in the opening three weeks of the new Ryman League Division 1 South season.

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