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Injured motorist cut from smashed car

03 January 2015
Injured motorist cut from smashed car

Car crashed into motorway barrier leaving driver with multiple injuries.

Police launch appeal following alleged assault

03 January 2015
Police launch appeal following alleged assault

Man hospitilised with head injuries after incident in the early hours of New Year's Day.

New Year's Honours list reveals local recipients.

31 December 2014
New Year's Honours list reveals local recipients.

Awards to six dedicated people who have done pioneering work and volunteering in the community

Travelodge proposes financial deal with city council to build a new hotel

30 December 2014
Travelodge proposes financial deal with city council to build a new hotel

But hotelier warns that another budget hotel in Canterbury could squeeze smaller operators out of business.

Calls for crossing where girl, 20, died rejected

27 December 2014
Calls for crossing where girl, 20, died rejected

A campaigner still believes a crossing is desperately needed where a young student was killed in a crash... despite the council rejecting a bid.

Grandmother startled by car horn breaks hip in fall

23 December 2014
Grandmother startled by car horn breaks hip in fall

A pensioner faces Christmas in hospital after she was startled by a thoughtless motorist's car horn in a supermarket car park.

Shop denies 'hosing down' homeless people

22 December 2014
Shop denies 'hosing down' homeless people

Store staff accused of using a hose to get rid of homeless people sleeping outside insist they were cleaning urine and broken bottles.

Campaigners lose battle against village homes plan

19 December 2014
Campaigners lose battle against village homes plan

A controversial housing scheme which promises to rid a village of heavy lorries has been given the green light.

Patients left 'freezing' after boiler breakdown

19 December 2014
Patients left 'freezing' after boiler breakdown

Patients undergoing dialysis endured “tortuous and freezing” conditions for more two weeks on a ward because of a boiler breakdown.

Tragic last text of dad found dead below cliffs

18 December 2014
Tragic last text of dad found dead below cliffs

A man found dead yesterday sent a text saying “please don’t watch the news” just hours before his body was discovered.

Teachers prove hit with staff Band Aid song

18 December 2014
Teachers prove hit with staff Band Aid song

School staff have flexed their vocal chords to record their own version of Band Aid's Do They Know It's Christmas? - racking up more than 13,000 hits.

Disabled man attacked in the street by gang of youths

18 December 2014
Disabled man attacked in the street by gang of youths

A gang of youths taunted a disabled man in the street before launching an assault and punching him repeatedly in the face.

£4,000 needed to fund weekend openings of homeless day centre

16 December 2014
£4,000 needed to fund weekend openings of homeless day centre

Catching Lives launches appeal to raise money to pay for its day centre to open at weekends.

Concerns for safety of 61-year-old man last seen in Canterbury

16 December 2014
Concerns for safety of 61-year-old man last seen in Canterbury

Police launch appeal to find missing 61-year-old man whose family fears for his safety

Boss to face court after labourer buried alive

13 December 2014
Boss to face court after labourer buried alive

The boss of a groundworks firm is to be prosecuted after the horrific death of a labourer in a trench on a building site.

Brand's food bank visit to prepare for Question Time

12 December 2014
Brand's food bank visit to prepare for Question Time

Russell Brand visited Canterbury Food Bank because "first hand knowledge would make me look good and, partly because y'know, I actually care."

Vet's suicide by lethal injection

11 December 2014
Vet's suicide by lethal injection

A vet took his own life by injecting himself with a drug used to put down animals, because he feared debts would force him to close down his surgery.

Boss to face court over death on building site

11 December 2014
 Boss to face court over death on building site

The boss of a groundworks firm is to be prosecuted after the horrific death of a labourer in a trench on a building site.

Pensioner robbed of wedding rings in broad daylight

10 December 2014
Pensioner robbed of wedding rings in broad daylight

An appeal has been launched after a pensioner was hospitalised by a mugger who stole her treasured wedding and eternity rings in a daylight robbery.

Developer reveals plans for huge housing estate

27 November 2014
Developer reveals plans for huge housing estate

Proposals for 800 homes, dubbed New Thanington, have run into opposition from residents who fear traffic chaos.

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