The boss of a Canterbury tourist business was so impressed by a student's small act of kindness that he offered him a job.

Carey Miles, who runs Canterbury Historic River Tours, watched as Luke Mumford approached a homeless man sitting in the High Street and handed him a coffee.

He raced after the youngster and discovered he was a newly-arrived student in the city.

Mr Miles said: “I was very impressed by him and his thoughtfulness so offered him a job with my business next season.

“There is a lot of student bashing in the city and they get a lot of grief, but I employ quite a few of them and he seemed a very decent young man.”

The arrival of freshers in the city has prompted a lot of complaints about noise and nuisance on social media and forums like the Canterbury Residents Group Facebook page.

"I was so impressed with him I offered him a job next year" - Carey Miles

Mr Miles says he posted his experience to offer another view.

“I don’t want to make a big deal about it, but just thought there should be a bit of balance to all the bad publicity,” he said.

“It’s very refreshing to see a young lad walking down the high street, stop and provide one of our homeless persons with a large coffee as he walked past.

“He made no fuss, but it was extremely well-received by the chap.

“I thought about it for a moment, and then chased after the young lad and called out to him.

“I wanted to thank him for his goodwill, we had a little chat and it turned out that he was called Luke Mumford and a first-year student at Canterbury College studying graphics.

“I was so impressed with him I offered him a job next year. So this is a post to be positive and cheer our students, well done Luke Mumford.”